In
1985, the erstwhile Ramanathapuram District was trifurcated
to create the districts of Ramanathapuram, Pasumpon
Muthuramalinga Thevar Tirumagan (later renamed Sivaganga)
and Kamarajar District (later renamed Virudhunagar
District). The District headquarters is Virudhunagar
town. It covers an area of 4232 sq. km. and is divided
into 8 taluks, namely Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam,
Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar.
On 3rd March 1996, Sivakasi taluk was created separating
the firkas of Sivakasi, Edirkottai and Salwarpatti
from Sattur taluk and Mangalam firka from Virudhunagar
taluk. On 31st August 1998, Kariapatti taluk was formed
by separating Kariapatti, Mudukkankulam and Kalkurichi
firkas from Aruppukattai taluk. Mallanginar firka,
the 4th firka of the taluk was carved out of Kalkurichi
firka.
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The District is divided into two Revenue Divisions
comprising four taluks each. The Aruppukkottai Revenue
Division comprises Kariapatti, Tiruchuli, Aruppukkottai
and Virudhunagar taluks, and Sivakasi Revenue Division
of Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputur and Rajapalayam
taluks. There are 6 Assembly Constituencies in the
District. 209. Rajapalayam Assembly Constituency is
reserved for the scheduled castes. 204. Aruppukkottai,
205. Sattur, 206. Virudhunagar, 207. Sivakasi and
208. Srivilliputur are the other Assembly Constituencies.
There are 2 Parliamentary Constituencies in the District.
Aruppukkottai Assembly Constituency falls within 34.
Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency and 35.
Sivakasi Parliamentary Constituency extends over all
the other five Assembly Constituencies and also includes
212. Kovilpatti Assembly Constituency in Tuticorin
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