Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency
Namakkal is a Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 16 of 39. It was a part of Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in previous parliament Election. Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency consists of Sankagiri, Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Namakkal, Paramathi-Velur and Tiruchengodu assembly segments. Out of these 6 assembly segments Rasipuram is Reserved for SC candidates and Senthamangalam assembly segment is reserved for ST Candidates.
History
Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency) and Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency) were delimited in 2008 and the area became a part of the Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Assembly segments
From 2009
Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
87 | Sankari | None | Salem | AIADMK |
92 | Rasipuram | SC | Namakkal | DMK |
93 | Senthamangalam | ST | DMK | |
94 | Namakkal | None | DMK | |
95 | Paramathi-Velur | None | AIADMK | |
96 | Tiruchengodu | None | DMK |
Members of Parliament
Year | Duration | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd | 1962-1967 | V. K. Ramasamy | Indian National Congress | |
15th | 2009-2014 | S. Gandhiselvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
16th | 2014-2019 | P. R. Sundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
17th | 2019 – 2024 | A.K.P. Chinraj | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | |
18th | 2024 - Present | V.S.Matheswaran | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |
Election results
General Elections 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. S. Maadheshwaran | 462,036 | 40.31 | 15.10 | |
AIADMK | S. Tamil Mani | 4,32,924 | 37.77 | 5.81 | |
BJP | K. P. Ramalingam | 1,04,690 | 9.13 | New | |
NTK | K. Kanimozhi | 95,577 | 8.34 | 4.93 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 12,984 | 1.13 | 0.20 | |
Margin of victory | 29,112 | 2.54 | 20.93 | ||
Turnout | 11,46,303 | 78.21 | 2.01 | ||
DMK hold | Swing |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A. K. P. Chinraj | 626,293 | 55.43 | +29.64 | |
AIADMK | P. Kaliappan | 3,61,142 | 31.96 | −22.06 | |
NTK | B. Baskar | 38,531 | 3.41 | ||
MNM | R. Thangavelu | 30,947 | 2.74 | ||
Independent | P. P. Saminathan | 23,347 | 2.07 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 15,073 | 1.33 | −0.20 | |
Margin of victory | 2,65,151 | 23.47 | −4.76 | ||
Turnout | 11,29,890 | 80.22 | 1.50 | ||
Registered electors | 14,13,599 | 6.32 | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.41 |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. R. Sundaram | 563,272 | 54.02% | 22.15% | |
DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 2,68,898 | 25.79% | −18.21% | |
DMDK | S. K. Vel | 1,46,882 | 14.09% | 4.68% | |
INC | G. R. Subramaniyan | 19,800 | 1.90% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 16,002 | 1.53% | ||
TNMK | S. Velusamy | 4,827 | 0.46% | ||
Independent | S. M. Sivaji | 4,808 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,94,374 | 28.23% | 16.10% | ||
Turnout | 10,42,753 | 79.73% | −0.07% | ||
Registered electors | 13,29,552 | 23.62% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.02% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 371,476 | 44.00% | ||
AIADMK | V. Vairam Tamilarasi | 2,69,045 | 31.87% | ||
DMDK | N. Maheswaran | 79,420 | 9.41% | ||
KNMK | R. Devarasan | 52,433 | 6.21% | ||
Independent | U. Thaniyarasu | 24,230 | 2.87% | ||
BJP | K. Suresh Gandhi | 7,939 | 0.94% | ||
Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | V. Lingappan | 6,907 | 0.82% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,02,431 | 12.13% | |||
Turnout | 8,44,223 | 78.69% | |||
Registered electors | 10,75,526 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
Note: After the 1967 Delimitation order, the constituency was abolished. It was reestablished after the passing of the 2008 Delimitation order.
General Elections 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. K. Ramaswamy | 118,603 | 43.83% | 22.36% | |
DMK | M. P. Vadivelu | 1,09,652 | 40.52% | ||
TNP | S. Palanimuthu | 28,621 | 10.58% | ||
Independent | Seerangan | 13,722 | 5.07% | ||
Margin of victory | 8,951 | 3.31% | 0.98% | ||
Turnout | 2,70,598 | 67.94% | −23.50% | ||
Registered electors | 4,08,580 | −51.16% | |||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 20.03% |
General Elections 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | E. V. K. Sampath | 182,066 | 23.80% | ||
INC | S. R. Arumugam | 1,64,221 | 21.47% | ||
INC | T. A. M. Subramania Chettiar | 1,55,531 | 20.33% | ||
Independent | Sundararajan | 1,50,673 | 19.70% | ||
Independent | Kesavlal Kalidass Sait | 70,673 | 9.24% | ||
Independent | Paramasiva Gounder | 41,848 | 5.47% | ||
Margin of victory | 17,845 | 2.33% | |||
Turnout | 7,65,012 | 91.44% | |||
Registered electors | 8,36,631 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "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.