Srirangam | |
Type: | SLA |
Constituency No: | 139 |
State: | Tamil Nadu |
Established: | 1952 |
District: | Tiruchirappalli |
Loksabha Cons: | Tiruchirappalli |
Mla: | M. Palaniyandi |
Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
Electors: | 3,11,716[1] |
Reservation: | None |
Srirangam is a state assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 139. It comes under Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency for Parliament elections. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu existence since 1952 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.The Majority of people Mutharaiyar and other People next to it Brahmin and Devendrakula Velalar play a major role in Srirangam assembly constituency, as a majority of voters are from these communities.[3]
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1952 | Chitrambalam | ||
1957 | K. Vasudevan | ||
1962 | N. Subramanian Chettiar | ||
1967 | S. Ramalingam | ||
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1971 | Jothi Venkatachalam | ||
1977 | R. Soundararajan | ||
1980 | |||
1984 | |||
1989 | Y. Venkatesa Dikshidar | ||
1991 | Ku. Pa. Krishnan | ||
1996 | T. P. Mayavan | ||
2001 | K. K. Balasubramanian | ||
2006 | M. Paranjothi | ||
2011 | J. Jayalalithaa[4] | ||
2015^ | S. Valarmathi | ||
2016 | |||
2021 | M. Palaniyandi |
^By Poll
Due to the conviction and jailing of then Chief Minister and MLA J Jayalalithaa in the Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa in September 2014, the MLA position became vacant. Bye-elections were announced.