Chidambaram
Constituency No. 27 · Scheduled Caste
TT
Thol. Thirumaavalavan
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- Ariyalur
- Jayankondam
Ariyalur District
Tamil Nadu
Ariyalur district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Ariyalur. It covers 1,949 sq km and had a population of 7,54,894 at the 2011 census, a density of 387 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Ariyalur
Area
1,949 sq km
Population
7.55 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
387 /km²
Literacy Rate
71.34%
Sex Ratio
1,015
per 1,000 males
Ariyalur District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Ariyalur district.
Total Population
7.55 Lakh
Male Population
3.75 Lakh
Female Population
3.80 Lakh
Rural Population
6.71 Lakh
Urban Population
83,694
Scheduled Caste
1.75 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
10,800
Literacy Rate
71.34%
Population Density
387 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,015
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 81.23%Female literacy 61.74%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Ariyalur district.
4
Tehsils
6
Blocks
35
Nyay Panchayats
201
Gram Panchayats
195
Villages
- Headquarters
- Ariyalur
- Languages
- Tamil, English
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 11.14° N, 79.07° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Ariyalur
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Ariyalur
(2)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 149 · Chidambaram
KC
K. Chinnappa
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
No. 150 · Chidambaram
KK
Ka. So. Ka. Kannan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Your Representatives from Ariyalur
(3)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Ariyalur district.
- TTThol. ThirumaavalavanViduthalai Chiruthaigal KatchiMPChidambaram · No. 27
- KCK. ChinnappaDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAAriyalur · No. 149
- KKKa. So. Ka. KannanDravida Munnetra KazhagamMLAJayankondam · No. 150
Election History
Lok SabhaChidambaram · No. 27
- 202418th Lok SabhaVCKThol. ThirumaavalavanVotes 5,05,084Vote share 43.28%Margin 1,03,554
- 1. Thol. Thirumaavalavan · VCK5,05,084 (43.28%)
- 2. M. Chandrahasan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,01,530 (34.41%)
- 3. P. Karthiyayini · BJP1,68,498 (14.44%)
- 4. R. Jhansi Rani · Naan Tamilar Katchi65,550 (5.62%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaVCKThol. ThirumaavalavanVotes 5,00,229Vote share 43.83%Margin 3,219
- 1. Thol. Thirumaavalavan · VCK5,00,229 (43.83%)
- 2. P. Chandrasekhar · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,97,010 (43.55%)
- 3. A. Elavarasan · Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam62,308 (5.46%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamM. ChandrakasiVotes 4,29,536Vote share 39.49%Margin 1,28,495
- 1. M. Chandrakasi · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,29,536 (39.49%)
- 2. Thol. Thirumaavalavan · VCK3,01,041 (27.67%)
- 3. K. Saravanarajan · Pattali Makkal Katchi2,62,819 (24.16%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Ariyalur District at a Glance
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- Headquarters
- Ariyalur
- Area
- 1,949 sq km
- Population
- 7.55 Lakh
- Population density
- 387 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,015 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 71.34%
- Languages
- Tamil, English
- Tehsils
- 4
- Blocks
- 6
- Gram panchayats
- 201
- Villages
- 195
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 2
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.