Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1952-present
Current MP	N. S. V. Chitthan
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected Year	2009 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,085,696
Most Successful Party	AIADMK (6 times)
Assembly Constituencies	127. Palani 128. Oddanchatram 129. Attur 130. Nilakkottai (SC) 131. Natham 126. Dindigul

Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Before 2009

1. Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
2. Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
3. Nilakottai (SC)
4. Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
5. Dindigul
6. Athoor

2009-present

1. Palani
2. Oddachatram
3. Athoor
4. Nilakottai (SC)
5. Natham
6. Dindigul

Members of the Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
First	1952-57	Ammu Swaminathan	Indian National Congress
Secondh	1957-62	M. Gulam Mohideen	Indian National Congress
Third	1962-67	T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967-71	N. Anbuchezhian	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971-77	M. Rajangam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-80	K. Maya Thever	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-84	K. Maya Thever	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984-89	K. R. Natarajan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989-91	C. Sreenivaasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-96	C. Sreenivaasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elewenth	1996-98	N. S. V. Chitthan	Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth	1998-99	C. Sreenivaasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	1999-04	C. Sreenivaasan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2004-2009	N. S. V. Chitthan	Indian National Congress
Fifteenth	2009-Incumbent	N. S. V. Chitthan	Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election, 2004: Dindigul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	N. S. V. Chitthan	407,116	58.92	n/a
	AIADMK	Jeyaraman. M	251,945	36.46	-6.48
	Independent	Ravindran. J	10,359	1.50	+1.47
Majority			155,171	22.46	+19.49
Turnout			690,973	60.75	+3.29
	Congress gain from AIADMK		Swing	+58.92

See also

• Dindigul
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha