Thiruthuraipoondi | |
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Constituency No. 166 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tiruvarur |
LS constituency | Nagapattinam |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 2,40,072[1] |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | CPI |
Elected year | 2021 |
Thiruthuraipundi is a state assembly constituency in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, which includes Thiruthuraipoondi.[2] It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. communist party members from Thiruthuraipoondi area played a vital role in abolition of "agricultural bond labours" (pannayal ozhipu) in delta districts. The act was enacted after their continuous struggle. The constituency comprises Kottur, Thiruthuraipoondi and Muthupettai panchayat union. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.