Tiruppattur in Sivaganga district has been a consistent stronghold for senior DMK leader K. R. Periakaruppan. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s K. R. Periakaruppan won the seat with 1,03,682 votes, defeating AIADMK’s Marudhu Alaguraj, who secured 63,308 votes. The margin was 40,374 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, DMK’s K. R. Periakaruppan won with 1,10,719 votes, defeating AIADMK’s K. R. Asokan, who received 68,715 votes. The margin was 42,004 votes. In the 2011 Assembly elections, DMK’s K. R. Periakaruppan won the seat with 83,033 votes, defeating AIADMK’s candidate, who secured 59,112 votes. The margin was 23,921 votes. This year, elections in Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase on April 23. The 234-seat Assembly election will see the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), led by Chief Minister M K Stalin, take on the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and a resurgent BJP-led alliance. The campaign is centred around issues such as welfare schemes, law and order, and the broader debate between Dravidian political identity and national integration narratives. While the DMK government is highlighting its record on industrial growth and social justice, the opposition has targeted it over allegations of corruption and concerns about power shortages.