Cuddalore (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Cuddalore is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 26 of 39.
Assembly segments
Since 2009
Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
151 | Tittakudi | SC | Cuddalore | DMK | |
152 | Vriddhachalam | None | INC | ||
153 | Neyveli | None | DMK | ||
154 | Panruti | None | DMK | ||
155 | Cuddalore | None | DMK | ||
156 | Kurinjipadi | None | DMK |
Before 2009
Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Ulundurpet (SC) (moved to Villupuram)
- Nellikkuppam (defunct)
- Cuddalore
- Panruti
- Rishivandinam (moved to Kallakurichi)
- Sankarapuram (moved to Kallakurichi)
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1951 | N.D.Govindasamy Kachirayar | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | |
1957 | T. D. Muthukumarasamy | Independent politician | |
1962 | T. Ramabadran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1967 | V.K. Gounder | ||
1971 | S. Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress | |
1977 | G. Bhuvarahan | ||
1980 | R. Muthukumaran | ||
1984 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | ||
1989 | |||
1991 | P. P. Kaliaperumal | ||
1996 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
1998 | M. C. Dhamodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1999 | Adhi Sankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2004 | K. Venkatapathy | ||
2009 | S. Alagiri | Indian National Congress | |
2014 | A. Arunmozhithevan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2019 | T.R.V.S. Ramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2024 | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | Indian National Congress |
Election results
General Elections 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 455,053 | 44.11 | ||
DMDK | P. Sivakozhundu | 2,69,157 | 26.09 | ||
PMK | Thangar Bachan | 2,05,244 | 19.90 | ||
NTK | V. Manivasagam | 57,424 | 5.57 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 7,292 | 0.10 | ||
Margin of victory | − | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | T. R. V. S. Ramesh | 522,160 | 50.27% | 21.70% | |
PMK | Dr. R. Govindasamy | 3,78,177 | 36.41% | ||
Independent | K. Thangavel | 44,892 | 4.32% | ||
NTK | R. Chithra | 34,692 | 3.34% | ||
MNM | V. Annamalai | 23,713 | 2.28% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 8,725 | 0.84% | −0.22% | |
ACDP | Kuppusamy | 7,540 | 0.73% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,43,983 | 13.86% | −6.99% | ||
Turnout | 10,38,741 | 76.49% | −1.91% | ||
Registered electors | 13,64,038 | 9.31% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.85% |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | A. Arunmozhithevan | 481,429 | 49.42% | 9.75% | |
DMK | K. Nandagopalakrishnan | 2,78,304 | 28.57% | ||
DMDK | C. R. Jayasankar | 1,47,606 | 15.15% | 2.71% | |
INC | K. S. Alagiri | 26,650 | 2.74% | −40.07% | |
CPI | K. Balasubramanian | 11,122 | 1.14% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 10,338 | 1.06% | ||
Independent | V. Rajkumar | 7,678 | 0.79% | ||
Independent | P. Jaishankar | 6,250 | 0.64% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,03,125 | 20.85% | 17.71% | ||
Turnout | 9,74,200 | 78.94% | 2.15% | ||
Registered electors | 12,47,908 | 26.56% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 6.61% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. S. Alagiri | 320,473 | 42.81% | ||
AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 2,96,941 | 39.67% | 4.32% | |
DMDK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 93,172 | 12.45% | ||
Independent | S. Vasanthi | 13,400 | 1.79% | ||
BSP | C. Arokiyadoss | 8,269 | 1.10% | 0.35% | |
Independent | R. Parthiban | 5,492 | 0.73% | ||
LJP | A. Kamaraj | 5,045 | 0.67% | ||
Margin of victory | 23,532 | 3.14% | −14.14% | ||
Turnout | 7,48,594 | 76.04% | 12.93% | ||
Registered electors | 9,86,030 | −18.30% | |||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -9.82% |
General Elections 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. Venkatapathy | 400,059 | 52.63% | 2.13% | |
AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 2,68,707 | 35.35% | −4.72% | |
JD(U) | E. Sarwar Khan | 53,406 | 7.03% | ||
Independent | P. M. Veerapatran | 13,664 | 1.80% | ||
BSP | M. Santhiyaguraj | 5,766 | 0.76% | ||
Independent | M. Rajendiran | 5,030 | 0.66% | ||
Independent | P. Vijaykumar | 3,544 | 0.47% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,31,352 | 17.28% | 6.86% | ||
Turnout | 7,60,180 | 62.99% | −0.77% | ||
Registered electors | 12,06,876 | 6.23% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 2.13% |
General Elections 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Adhi Sankar | 358,367 | 50.49% | ||
AIADMK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 2,84,414 | 40.07% | ||
TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 65,467 | 9.22% | ||
Margin of victory | 73,953 | 10.42% | 6.15% | ||
Turnout | 7,09,744 | 63.76% | −6.21% | ||
Registered electors | 11,36,122 | 5.56% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.70% |
General Elections 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 309,985 | 48.84% | ||
TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 2,82,856 | 44.56% | ||
INC | Dr. R. Eramadass | 40,603 | 6.40% | ||
Margin of victory | 27,129 | 4.27% | −25.32% | ||
Turnout | 6,34,744 | 61.17% | −8.80% | ||
Registered electors | 10,76,266 | 3.24% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -7.36% |
General Elections 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 389,660 | 56.20% | ||
INC | V. Santhamurthy | 1,84,456 | 26.60% | −31.84% | |
MDMK | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | 55,110 | 7.95% | ||
AIIC(T) | P. P. Kalia Perumal | 41,284 | 5.95% | ||
BJP | N. Apparsamy | 7,845 | 1.13% | −0.53% | |
Independent | M. Kirubapuri | 3,975 | 0.57% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,05,204 | 29.59% | −4.14% | ||
Turnout | 6,93,384 | 69.97% | 1.69% | ||
Registered electors | 10,42,486 | 9.33% | |||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -2.24% |
General Elections 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. P. Kalia Perumal | 360,445 | 58.44% | 7.87% | |
JD | G. Bhuvaraghan | 1,52,388 | 24.71% | ||
PMK | G. Chinnadhuri | 82,416 | 13.36% | ||
BJP | V. Kothandapani | 10,234 | 1.66% | ||
THMM | B. Liyakath Ali | 2,827 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,08,057 | 33.73% | 15.92% | ||
Turnout | 6,16,760 | 68.28% | −1.22% | ||
Registered electors | 9,53,560 | −0.57% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 7.87% |
General Elections 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 331,617 | 50.58% | −10.61% | |
DMK | G. Bhaskaran | 2,14,782 | 32.76% | −3.77% | |
PMK | V. R. Dhandapani | 99,814 | 15.22% | ||
THMM | S. Perumal | 3,394 | 0.52% | ||
Independent | K. Dharuman | 2,985 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,16,835 | 17.82% | −6.84% | ||
Turnout | 6,55,682 | 69.49% | −7.71% | ||
Registered electors | 9,59,014 | 30.83% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -10.61% |
General Elections 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 327,393 | 61.18% | ||
DMK | Ramu T Alias Killivalavan | 1,95,439 | 36.52% | ||
Independent | R. V. Seetharaman | 9,545 | 1.78% | ||
Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 2,728 | 0.51% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,31,954 | 24.66% | 0.10% | ||
Turnout | 5,35,105 | 77.20% | 11.62% | ||
Registered electors | 7,33,050 | 5.84% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.79% |
General Elections 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | R. Muthukumaran | 262,694 | 59.39% | ||
AIADMK | Arvinda Bala Pajanor | 1,54,043 | 34.83% | ||
Independent | Rajalakshmi Selvi | 6,359 | 1.44% | ||
Independent | T. Kanagarathinam | 5,786 | 1.31% | ||
JP(S) | L. Ramamurthy | 4,959 | 1.12% | ||
Independent | T. R. Narasimhan | 3,524 | 0.80% | ||
Independent | A. Ramalingam | 2,970 | 0.67% | ||
Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 1,984 | 0.45% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,08,651 | 24.56% | 3.08% | ||
Turnout | 4,42,319 | 65.59% | −1.08% | ||
Registered electors | 6,92,583 | 7.40% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 3.64% |
General Elections 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | G. Bhuvarahan | 231,128 | 55.75% | 1.44% | |
INC(O) | S. Radhakrishnan | 1,42,071 | 34.27% | ||
Independent | S. Kanagarathinam | 26,862 | 6.48% | ||
Independent | T. Meyalagan | 10,989 | 2.65% | ||
Independent | T. Vahab | 3,511 | 0.85% | ||
Margin of victory | 89,057 | 21.48% | 12.86% | ||
Turnout | 4,14,561 | 66.66% | −8.18% | ||
Registered electors | 6,44,882 | 9.03% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 1.44% |
General Elections 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 229,934 | 54.31% | 10.26% | |
INC(O) | R. Muthukumaran | 1,93,447 | 45.69% | ||
Margin of victory | 36,487 | 8.62% | −3.28% | ||
Turnout | 4,23,381 | 74.85% | −1.55% | ||
Registered electors | 5,91,447 | 8.51% | |||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -1.64% |
General Elections 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. K. Gounder | 225,571 | 55.95% | 4.57% | |
INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 1,77,598 | 44.05% | 3.97% | |
Margin of victory | 47,973 | 11.90% | 0.59% | ||
Turnout | 4,03,169 | 76.40% | 8.60% | ||
Registered electors | 5,45,062 | 13.78% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.57% |
General Elections 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | T. Ramabadra Naidu | 160,811 | 51.38% | ||
INC | T. D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu | 1,25,424 | 40.08% | −2.46% | |
Independent | R. Thillai Govindan | 19,752 | 6.31% | ||
Independent | A. Shariff | 6,981 | 2.23% | ||
Margin of victory | 35,387 | 11.31% | 11.28% | ||
Turnout | 3,12,968 | 67.80% | 14.13% | ||
Registered electors | 4,79,031 | 10.97% | |||
DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 8.83% |
General Elections 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu | 98,605 | 42.56% | ||
INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 98,546 | 42.53% | 20.24% | |
Independent | N. D. Govindaswamy Kachirayar | 34,549 | 14.91% | ||
Margin of victory | 59 | 0.03% | −2.94% | ||
Turnout | 2,31,700 | 53.68% | −45.58% | ||
Registered electors | 4,31,659 | −42.10% | |||
Independent gain from TTP | Swing | 17.30% |
General Elections 1951
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TTP | Govindaswamy Kachirayar | 186,894 | 25.26% | ||
INC | Kanakasabai | 1,64,985 | 22.30% | 22.30% | |
INC | L. Elayaperumal | 1,56,488 | 21.15% | 21.15% | |
TTP | N. Rajangan | 1,44,625 | 19.54% | ||
Independent | D. Narayana Ayyar | 46,384 | 6.27% | ||
Independent | Smapath Ayyangar | 40,595 | 5.49% | ||
Margin of victory | 21,909 | 2.96% | |||
Turnout | 7,39,971 | 99.26% | |||
Registered electors | 7,45,514 | 0.00% | |||
TTP win (new seat) |
See also
References
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