Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency
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Dindigul | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Palani Oddanchatram Athoor Nilakkottai Natham Dindigul |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 16,37,511 8,13,707(Male) 8,23,696 (Female) 108 (Others)[1] |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Elected year | 2024 |
Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 22 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Athoor, Dindigul, Oddanchatram, Natham, Nilakottai and Palani.
Assembly segments
[edit]From 2009
[edit]Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
127. | Palani | None | Dindigul | DMK |
128. | Oddanchatram | None | DMK | |
129. | Athoor | None | DMK | |
130. | Nilakottai | SC | AIADMK | |
131. | Natham | None | AIADMK | |
132. | Dindigul | None | AIADMK |
Before 2009
[edit]- Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
- Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Nilakottai (SC)
- Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Dindigul
- Athoor
Members of Parliament
[edit]Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | 1952-1957 | Ammu Swaminathan | Indian National Congress | |
Second | 1957-1962 | M. Gulam Mohideen | ||
Third | 1962-1967 | T. S. Soundram | ||
Fourth | 1967-1971 | N. Anbuchezhian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Fifth | 1971-1973 | M. Rajangam | ||
1973-1977 | K. Maya Thevar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
Sixth | 1977-1980 | |||
Seventh | 1980-1984 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
eighth | 1984-1989 | K. R. Natarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Ninth | 1989-1991 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | ||
Tenth | 1991-1996 | |||
Eleventh | 1996-1998 | N. S. V. Chitthan | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
Twelfth | 1998-1999 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Thirteenth | 1999-2004 | |||
Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | N. S. V. Chitthan | Indian National Congress | |
Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | |||
Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | M. Udhayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | P. Velusamy[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Eighteenth | 2024–Incumbent | R. Sachidanandam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Election results
[edit]General Elections 2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | R. Sachidanandam | 670,149 | 58.29 | ![]() | |
AIADMK | Mohamed Mubarak | 2,26,328 | 19.69 | ![]() | |
PMK | M. Thilagabama | 1,12,503 | 9.79 | ![]() | |
NTK | Kailai Rajan D | 97,845 | 8.51 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 22,120 | 1.92 | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 4,43,821 | 38.6 | |||
Turnout | 11,49,621 | 71.14 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing |
General Elections 2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | P. Velusamy | 746,523 | 64.60% | 28.93% | |
PMK | K. Jothimuthu | 2,07,551 | 17.96% | ||
Independent | P. Jothi Murugan | 62,875 | 5.44% | ||
NTK | Mansoor Ali Khan | 54,957 | 4.76% | ||
MNM | Dr. S. Suthakaran | 38,784 | 3.36% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 14,177 | 1.23% | 0.24% | |
Margin of victory | 5,38,972 | 46.64% | 34.72% | ||
Turnout | 11,55,607 | 74.95% | −1.65% | ||
Registered electors | 15,41,881 | 10.09% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 17.02% |
General Elections 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Udhayakumar | 510,462 | 47.58% | 10.11% | |
DMK | S. Gandhirajan | 3,82,617 | 35.67% | ||
DMDK | A. Krishnamoorthy | 93,794 | 8.74% | −3.55% | |
INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 35,632 | 3.32% | −40.78% | |
CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 19,455 | 1.81% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 10,591 | 0.99% | ||
Independent | R. Rajendhran | 7,580 | 0.71% | ||
Independent | N. Manivannan | 5,859 | 0.55% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,27,845 | 11.92% | 5.29% | ||
Turnout | 10,72,773 | 76.60% | 1.08% | ||
Registered electors | 14,00,531 | 29.00% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.49% |
General Elections 2009
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 361,545 | 44.10% | −14.88% | |
AIADMK | P. Baalasubramani | 3,07,198 | 37.47% | 0.97% | |
DMDK | P. Muthuvelraj | 1,00,788 | 12.29% | ||
BSP | M. Srinivasa Babu | 6,960 | 0.85% | 0.12% | |
Independent | K. A. Motilal | 6,706 | 0.82% | ||
KNMK | M. Sellamuthu K | 6,411 | 0.78% | ||
Independent | K. Durai | 6,063 | 0.74% | ||
Independent | G. Manikanda Prabu | 5,331 | 0.65% | ||
Margin of victory | 54,347 | 6.63% | −15.85% | ||
Turnout | 10,85,696 | 75.51% | 14.83% | ||
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.00% | |||
Registered electors | 8,19,860 | −4.54% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -14.88% |
General Elections 2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 407,116 | 58.98% | ||
AIADMK | M. Jeyaraman | 2,51,945 | 36.50% | −7.28% | |
Independent | J. Ravindran | 10,359 | 1.50% | ||
JP | P. Thinakara Kumar | 5,850 | 0.85% | ||
JD(U) | Pushpa Sachan | 5,206 | 0.75% | ||
BSP | M. Perumal | 5,011 | 0.73% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,55,171 | 22.48% | 19.46% | ||
Turnout | 6,90,231 | 60.69% | 3.23% | ||
Registered electors | 11,37,313 | −4.80% | |||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.21% |
General Elections 1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 294,794 | 43.78% | 18.33% | |
DMK | S. Chandrasekar | 2,74,451 | 40.76% | ||
TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 69,713 | 10.35% | ||
AIFB | K. Surendran | 32,342 | 4.80% | ||
Margin of victory | 20,343 | 3.02% | 0.46% | ||
Turnout | 6,73,398 | 57.46% | −10.02% | ||
Registered electors | 11,94,616 | 4.44% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -20.20% |
General Elections 1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 276,106 | 46.55% | ||
TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 2,60,907 | 43.98% | ||
MADMK | S. Latha | 35,119 | 5.92% | ||
PT | C. Santhana Krishnan | 19,176 | 3.23% | ||
Margin of victory | 15,199 | 2.56% | −35.97% | ||
Turnout | 5,93,173 | 53.47% | −14.01% | ||
Registered electors | 11,43,880 | 6.40% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -17.43% |
General Elections 1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 444,858 | 63.97% | ||
AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 1,76,944 | 25.45% | −41.60% | |
MDMK | S. Pasumpon Pandian | 54,202 | 7.79% | ||
PMK | P. Gopal | 10,986 | 1.58% | ||
ATMK | R. Muthumani | 4,060 | 0.58% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,67,914 | 38.53% | 2.42% | ||
Turnout | 6,95,368 | 67.48% | 5.68% | ||
Registered electors | 10,75,085 | 4.26% | |||
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.07% |
General Elections 1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 416,652 | 67.04% | −0.20% | |
DMK | Maya Thevar | 1,92,235 | 30.93% | ||
PMK | P. Gopal | 7,194 | 1.16% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,24,417 | 36.11% | −0.28% | ||
Turnout | 6,21,479 | 61.80% | −1.61% | ||
Registered electors | 10,31,174 | −0.16% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.20% |
General Elections 1989
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 434,966 | 67.24% | 5.45% | |
CPI(M) | N. Varatharajan | 1,99,598 | 30.86% | ||
PMK | K. Raithinasamy | 7,579 | 1.17% | ||
Independent | S. Palanisamy | 2,901 | 0.45% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,35,368 | 36.39% | 10.97% | ||
Turnout | 6,46,863 | 63.41% | −7.81% | ||
Registered electors | 10,32,870 | 26.92% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.45% |
General Elections 1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K. R. Natarajan | 343,571 | 61.79% | 15.67% | |
DMK | Maya Thevar | 2,02,253 | 36.38% | −15.41% | |
Independent | P. Pitchaimani | 5,474 | 0.98% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,41,318 | 25.42% | 19.76% | ||
Turnout | 5,55,997 | 71.22% | 7.65% | ||
Registered electors | 8,13,821 | 7.46% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.01% |
General Elections 1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Maya Thevar | 244,669 | 51.78% | ||
AIADMK | V. Rajan Chellappa | 2,17,923 | 46.12% | −13.48% | |
Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 3,506 | 0.74% | ||
JP(S) | S. Krishnan | 2,552 | 0.54% | ||
Margin of victory | 26,746 | 5.66% | −29.93% | ||
Turnout | 4,72,487 | 63.57% | −3.49% | ||
Registered electors | 7,57,333 | 5.02% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.82% |
General Elections 1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Maya Thevar | 283,341 | 59.60% | ||
CPI(M) | A. Balasumbramaniam | 1,14,117 | 24.00% | ||
Independent | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar | 60,500 | 12.73% | ||
Independent | N. M. Santhanam | 8,768 | 1.84% | ||
Independent | M. Manokaran | 5,830 | 1.23% | ||
Independent | N. Sreenivasan | 2,861 | 0.60% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,69,224 | 35.59% | 12.08% | ||
Turnout | 4,75,417 | 67.06% | −3.89% | ||
Registered electors | 7,21,154 | 16.45% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.28% |
Bye-election 1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar | 2,60,824 | 52.0 | ||
INC(O) | V. C. Sitthan | 1,19,032 | 20.1% | ||
DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam | 93,496 | 18.5% | ||
INC | Seemaisamy | 11,423 | 2.2% | ||
Majority | 1,41,792 | ||||
Turnout | 6,43,704 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing |
General Elections 1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. Rajangam | 248,638 | 59.88% | −2.52% | |
SWA | K. Chemachamy | 1,51,003 | 36.36% | ||
Independent | K. P. Kuppusamy Moopanar | 15,610 | 3.76% | ||
Margin of victory | 97,635 | 23.51% | −1.28% | ||
Turnout | 4,15,251 | 70.95% | −6.06% | ||
Registered electors | 6,19,290 | 11.41% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -2.52% |
General Elections 1967
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | N. Anbuchezhian | 260,065 | 62.40% | 35.91% | |
INC | T. S. S. Ramachndran | 1,56,719 | 37.60% | −5.62% | |
Margin of victory | 1,03,346 | 24.80% | 8.06% | ||
Turnout | 4,16,784 | 77.01% | 5.11% | ||
Registered electors | 5,55,868 | 20.54% | |||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 19.17% |
General Elections 1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | T. S. Soundram | 138,574 | 43.23% | 15.24% | |
DMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | 84,921 | 26.49% | ||
CPI | N. Krishnaswami | 80,406 | 25.08% | ||
SWA | Sakuntala | 16,673 | 5.20% | ||
Margin of victory | 53,653 | 16.74% | 9.97% | ||
Turnout | 3,20,574 | 71.90% | −22.30% | ||
Registered electors | 4,61,145 | −46.08% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 15.24% |
General Elections 1957
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | M. Gulam Mohideen | 225,510 | 27.99% | −8.90% | |
INC | S. C. Balakrishna | 1,70,995 | 21.22% | −15.67% | |
CPI | Krishnasamy | 1,32,070 | 16.39% | ||
CPI | R. Muniyandi | 94,038 | 11.67% | ||
Independent | A. Desiar | 77,680 | 9.64% | ||
Independent | Pitchaimuthu | 63,645 | 7.90% | ||
Independent | Janakai N Karuppa Pillai | 41,724 | 5.18% | ||
Independent | G. D. Naidu | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Margin of victory | 54,515 | 6.77% | 0.88% | ||
Turnout | 8,05,662 | 94.20% | 33.91% | ||
Registered electors | 8,55,235 | 146.17% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -8.90% |
General Elections 1951
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Ammu Swaminathan | 77,285 | 36.89% | 36.89% | |
CPI | Krishnaswami | 64,953 | 31.01% | ||
Independent | Rengaswami Reddiar | 48,808 | 23.30% | ||
KMPP | M. Natarajan | 18,442 | 8.80% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,332 | 5.89% | |||
Turnout | 2,09,488 | 60.30% | |||
Registered electors | 3,47,422 | 0.00% | |||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.