Lack of infrastructure development plagues Tirumangalam constituency

An Assembly conception that achieved ignominy for the ‘Tirumangalam formula’, gets acceptable to elite a representative. In the 2009 by-election, the systematic bribing of voters saw a landslide triumph for the DMK and besides brought with it disrepute to the party. In successive elections successful 2011, 2016 and 2021, they person played 2nd fiddle to the AIADMK. Now 16 years hence, this look is the champion kept unfastened concealed and has go ubiquitous successful the electoral script successful the State. Parties specified arsenic the Left and the BJP had raised a hue and outcry successful 2016 against some the DMK and the AIADMK for resorting to this bribing of voters. Now, successful 2026, the Left is successful confederation with the DMK and the BJP has joined hands with the AIADMK and currency for votes is conscionable different contented connected the predetermination landscape.

The Tirumangalam Assembly conception has the imaginable to go a outer township of Madurai. But, infrastructure improvement successful Tirumangalam, which became a Grade 1 municipality successful 2013, has been astatine a dilatory pace. It serves arsenic a junction for Tirumangalam-Rajapalayam, a cardinal conception of the Madurai-Kollam road and NH-44 (Kashmir-Kanyakumari) highway.. The roadworthy network, a dedicated railway presumption and Kappalur concern property marque it a beardown contender for being an concern corridor. Yet, it lags down successful infrastructure development. No steps person been taken to alteration it into a logistics hub with cargo terminals and warehousing facilities.