Aruppukottai Assembly constituency
| Aruppukottai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 207 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 223,820 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Aruppukottai is a legislative assembly in Virudhunagar district, which includes the city, Aruppukkottai. It is a part of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician, M. G. Ramachandran, when he first became Chief Minister in the 1977 assembly elections. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
The Chettiyar (all kinds - mostly Devanger) community is the biggest community in this constituency with around 13% population.
The population of other communities are: 15% Devendrakula Velalar, 15% all kinds of Naidus, 14% Saliyar, 10% Nadar, 10% Mutharaiyar, 8% Mukkulathor (Mostly Maravar and Agamudaiyar), 8% Reddy, 3% Konar, 3% Pillaimar and 3% Muslims.
In the 2021 MLA election, the DMK party's Reddy candidate K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran won, and became the minister of Revenue and Disaster Management.