Thirumangalam is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Madurai district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. R.b.udhayakumar, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated Manimaran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 14087 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Munis enters the fray.
Thirumangalam Assembly constituency is part of the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore won the Virudhunagar parliamentary seat by defeating Vijaya Prabhakaran of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam with a margin of 4379 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Thirumangalam assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R.b.udhayakumar
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
100,338
Lead: 14,087
|
45.51% |
| Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 86,251 | 39.12% |
| Athi Narayanan K | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 13,780 | 6.25% |
| Saaraal | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,593 | 5.26% |
| Ramkumar | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 2,775 | 1.26% |
| Veeranan S | Independent | 1,576 | 0.71% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 971 | 0.44% |
| Ramanathan A | Independent | 684 | 0.31% |
| Muthuvelraj P | Independent | 503 | 0.23% |
| Ramanathan M | Independent | 433 | 0.20% |
| Rajanbabu P | Independent | 278 | 0.13% |
| Muthuraja M | Independent | 190 | 0.09% |
| Ramamoorthi R | Independent | 165 | 0.07% |
| Balamurugan N R | Independent | 131 | 0.06% |
| Arumugam K | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 122 | 0.06% |
| Nirmal M | My India Party | 122 | 0.06% |
| Marikannan A | National Democratic Party of South India | 98 | 0.04% |
| Thiralipandi N | Independent | 82 | 0.04% |
| Jegadeesh Kumar R | Independent | 75 | 0.03% |
| Alagarsamy M | Independent | 71 | 0.03% |
| Vairaseeman G | Independent | 64 | 0.03% |
| Duraipandi B | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| Kali A | Independent | 45 | 0.02% |
| Chandrasekaran R | Independent | 44 | 0.02% |
| Veeramani V | Independent | 42 | 0.02% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Udhayakumar.r.b
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
95,864
Lead: 23,590
|
47.36% |
| Jeyaram.r | Indian National Congress | 72,274 | 35.70% |
| Srinivasan.m | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 20,589 | 10.17% |
| Ramamoorthy.v.r | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,261 | 1.61% |
| Manikandan.k | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,999 | 0.99% |
| Karnan.s | All India Forward Bloc | 1,813 | 0.90% |
| Others | Others | 1,572 | 0.78% |
| Pandyaraj.v.s | Independent | 1,232 | 0.61% |
| Sundaramoorthi.d | Independent | 887 | 0.44% |
| Kanniah.t | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 843 | 0.42% |
| Ravi.s | Independent | 799 | 0.39% |
| Jeyasakthivel.s | Shivsena | 445 | 0.22% |
| Vaiyadurai.v | Bahujan Samaj Party | 406 | 0.20% |
| Nagarajan.s | Samuga Makkal Katchi | 358 | 0.18% |
| Vengateswaran.b | Independent | 349 | 0.17% |
| Kamarasu.c | Independent | 258 | 0.13% |
| Pandy.p | Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham | 198 | 0.10% |
| Vairamani.s | Independent | 196 | 0.10% |
| Ramanathan.m | Independent | 180 | 0.09% |
| Rajamanikandan.s | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
| Kaluvanathan.m | Independent | 129 | 0.06% |
| Chandrabose.p | Youth And Students Party | 116 | 0.06% |
| Tamilappandi.m.p | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 94 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Muthuramalingam M
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
101,494
Lead: 26,367
|
55.55% |
| Manimaran M | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 75,127 | 41.12% |
| Jayapandi P | Independent | 1,469 | 0.80% |
| Vaiyadurai V | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,389 | 0.76% |
| Ramesh Babu M | Independent | 787 | 0.43% |
| Muthu P | Independent | 677 | 0.37% |
| Muthumani M | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 450 | 0.25% |
| Periasamy K | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 243 | 0.13% |
| Pannirselvam A | Independent | 238 | 0.13% |
| Arumugam G | Independent | 204 | 0.11% |
| Nagarathinam R | Independent | 177 | 0.10% |
| Selvaraj M | Independent | 176 | 0.10% |
| Karunthanmalai P | Independent | 159 | 0.09% |
| Gurusamy G | Independent | 113 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Elavarasan.veera
WINNER
|
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
45,067
Lead: 4,144
|
37% |
| Velusamy.v | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 40,923 | 34% |
| Dhanapandiyan.t | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 19,970 | 17% |
| Ochathevar.t | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,790 | 6% |
| Sundarraj.c | Independent | 1,593 | 1% |
| Veluchamy.a | Independent | 1,193 | 1% |
| Gurusamy.p | Janata Dal (united) | 1,118 | 1% |
| Raj.m | All India Forward Bloc | 899 | 1% |
| Ramaiah.g | Bahujan Samaj Party | 866 | 1% |
| Muthuvel.k | Independent | 419 | 0% |
| Thavamani.s | Independent | 210 | 0% |
| Alagarsamy.p | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kalimuthu K
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,080
Lead: 18,162
|
53% |
| Ocha Thevar T | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 39,918 | 36% |
| Swaminathan K.r. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9,591 | 9% |
| Mathiyalagan M.r. | Independent | 1,177 | 1% |
| Rajasekaran M | Janata Dal (united) | 809 | 1% |
| Karmegam R | Independent | 693 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M. Muthuramalingam
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
56,950
Lead: 28,925
|
51% |
| S. Andithevar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 28,025 | 25% |
| R. Saminathan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,769 | 16% |
| P. Gajendran | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,643 | 2% |
| A.c. Anandan | Independent | 183 | 0% |
| E. Thavamani @ Eruappan | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Thorale T.v. Sridharan | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| A.k. Vellaiyan | Independent | 109 | 0% |
| Rama Muthiah | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| T.k.karuthapandian | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| G. Alagu | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| M.r. Mathiyazhagan | Independent | 84 | 0% |
| S. Pandi | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| K.m. Raja | Independent | 70 | 0% |
| K. Balasubramanian | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| S. Nalliah Thevar | Independent | 47 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
T,k. Radhakrishnan
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
62,774
Lead: 31,263
|
63% |
| R. Saminathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,511 | 32% |
| P.v. Sankaralingam | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 620 | 1% |
| A.p. Raju | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 510 | 1% |
| P. Gajandran | Independent | 340 | 0% |
| Kamanadevan | Independent | 329 | 0% |
| S. Seeni | Independent | 192 | 0% |
| P. Subbiah | Independent | 183 | 0% |
| V. Veerapan | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| P.k. Atharamalai | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saminathan, R.
WINNER
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,433
Lead: 4,055
|
34% |
| Chitthan, N.s.v. | Indian National Congress | 29,378 | 30% |
| Ingarsaa, K.a. | Independent | 11,213 | 11% |
| Seenivasan, V.a. | Independent | 9,912 | 10% |
| Subbiah, P. | Independent | 9,168 | 9% |
| Gajandran, P. | Independent | 1,123 | 1% |
| Atharamalai, P.k. | Independent | 866 | 1% |
| Muthukannan, S. | Independent | 260 | 0% |
| Sridharan, T.v. | Independent | 254 | 0% |
| Raja, K.m. | Independent | 252 | 0% |
| Raju, A.p. | Independent | 108 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N.s.v. Chitthan
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
46,146
Lead: 10,842
|
52% |
| A.athiyanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 35,304 | 40% |
| A. Kaliyappan | Independent | 1,269 | 1% |
| R.k. Kannan | Independent | 535 | 1% |
| S. Ramaoorthy | Independent | 295 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chitthan, N. S. V.
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress (i) |
35,181
Lead: 3,502
|
46% |
| Perumal, A. R. | All India Forward Bloc | 31,679 | 41% |
| Ingarsal, K. A. | Janata Party (jp) | 8,033 | 10% |
| Krishnan, S. | Independent | 873 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P.t. Saraswathy
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
29,493
Lead: 1,773
|
44% |
| N.s.v. Chithan | Indian National Congress | 27,720 | 41% |
| U.m. Kannuchamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,948 | 6% |
| M. Balasamy Thevar | Janta Party | 3,901 | 6% |
| R. Jaganathan | Independent | 1,520 | 2% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R.b.udhayakumar | AIADMK | 100,338 | 14,087 | 45.51% |
| 2016 | Udhayakumar.r.b | AIADMK | 95,864 | 23,590 | 47.36% |
| 2011 | Muthuramalingam M | AIADMK | 101,494 | 26,367 | 55.55% |
| 2006 | Elavarasan.veera | MDMK | 45,067 | 4,144 | 37% |
| 2001 | Kalimuthu K | AIADMK | 58,080 | 18,162 | 53% |
| 1996 | M. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 56,950 | 28,925 | 51% |
| 1991 | T,k. Radhakrishnan | AIADMK | 62,774 | 31,263 | 63% |
| 1989 | Saminathan, R. | DMK | 33,433 | 4,055 | 34% |
| 1984 | N.s.v. Chitthan | INC | 46,146 | 10,842 | 52% |
| 1980 | Chitthan, N. S. V. | INC(I) | 35,181 | 3,502 | 46% |
| 1977 | P.t. Saraswathy | AIADMK | 29,493 | 1,773 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R.b.udhayakumar | AIADMK |
100,338
(Lead: 14,087)
|
45.51% |
| Manimaran | DMK | 86,251 | 39.12% | |
| 2016 | Udhayakumar.r.b | AIADMK |
95,864
(Lead: 23,590)
|
47.36% |
| Jeyaram.r | INC | 72,274 | 35.70% | |
| 2011 | Muthuramalingam M | AIADMK |
101,494
(Lead: 26,367)
|
55.55% |
| Manimaran M | DMK | 75,127 | 41.12% | |
| 2006 | Elavarasan.veera | MDMK |
45,067
(Lead: 4,144)
|
37% |
| Velusamy.v | DMK | 40,923 | 34% | |
| 2001 | Kalimuthu K | AIADMK |
58,080
(Lead: 18,162)
|
53% |
| Ocha Thevar T | DMK | 39,918 | 36% | |
| 1996 | M. Muthuramalingam | DMK |
56,950
(Lead: 28,925)
|
51% |
| S. Andithevar | AIADMK | 28,025 | 25% | |
| 1991 | T,k. Radhakrishnan | AIADMK |
62,774
(Lead: 31,263)
|
63% |
| R. Saminathan | DMK | 31,511 | 32% | |
| 1989 | Saminathan, R. | DMK |
33,433
(Lead: 4,055)
|
34% |
| Chitthan, N.s.v. | INC | 29,378 | 30% | |
| 1984 | N.s.v. Chitthan | INC |
46,146
(Lead: 10,842)
|
52% |
| A.athiyanan | DMK | 35,304 | 40% | |
| 1980 | Chitthan, N. S. V. | INC(I) |
35,181
(Lead: 3,502)
|
46% |
| Perumal, A. R. | FBL | 31,679 | 41% | |
| 1977 | P.t. Saraswathy | AIADMK |
29,493
(Lead: 1,773)
|
44% |
| N.s.v. Chithan | INC | 27,720 | 41% |
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R.b.udhayakumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Thirumangalam Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Manimaran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 14087 votes.
The strike rate in the Thirumangalam constituency is 75% AIADMK and 25% DMK, with AIADMK won 6 times and DMK won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
R.b.udhayakumar (AIADMK) received 45.51% vote share.
Manimaran (DMK) received 39.12% vote share.
R.b.udhayakumar (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 100338 votes, leading by 14087 votes and securing a 45.51% vote share.
The Thirumangalam Assembly constituency falls under the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency of Madurai district.
R.b.udhayakumar (AIADMK) won the Thirumangalam Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 14087 votes over Manimaran (DMK).
The Thirumangalam Assembly constituency is part of the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Thiruparankundram, Sattur, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai.
The top candidates in the Thirumangalam Assembly Election 2021 were:
R.b.udhayakumar (AIADMK)
Manimaran (DMK)
Athi Narayanan K (AMMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with R.b.udhayakumar (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Thirumangalam Assembly Election 2021 was 78.11%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.