Karur Lok Sabha constituency
Appearance
10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E
Karur | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Vedasandur Aravakurichi Karur Krishnarayapuram Manapparai Viralimalai |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 13,86,636[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | INC |
Elected year | 2019 Election |
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 23 of 39.
Assembly segments
[edit]From 2009
[edit]Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Constituency number | Name | District | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
133 | Vedasandur | Dindigul | None | DMK | |
134 | Aravakurichi | Karur | None | DMK | |
135 | Karur | None | DMK | ||
136 | Krishnarayapuram | SC | DMK | ||
138 | Manapparai | Tiruchirappalli | None | MNMK | |
179 | Viralimalai | Pudukkottai | None | AIADMK |
Before 2009
[edit]- Aravakurichi
- Karur
- Krishnarayapuram (SC)
- Marungapuri (defunct)
- Kuliththalai (moved to Perambalur)
- Thottiyam (defunct)
Members of Parliament
[edit]Year | Winning Candidate | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | K. Periyasamy Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | ||
1967 | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | Swatantra Party | |
1971 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress | |
1977 | |||
1980 | A. R. Murugaiah | ||
1984 | |||
1989 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | N. Murugesan | ||
1996 | K. Natrayan | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
1998 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1999 | M. Chinnasamy | ||
2004 | K. C. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2014 | |||
2019 | S. Jothimani[3] | Indian National Congress | |
2024 |
Election results
[edit]General Elections 2024
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Jothimani | 534,906 | 47.25% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | K. R. L. Thangavel | 368,090 | 32.52% | ![]() | |
BJP | V.V Sentilnathan | 102,482 | 9.05% | ||
NTK | Dr. R. Karuppaiya | 87,503 | 7.73% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 8,275 | 0.73% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 166,816 | 14.74% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,132,045 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
INC hold | Swing |
General Elections 2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Jothimani | 695,697 | 63.36% | 60.41% | |
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,75,151 | 25.06% | −27.30% | |
NTK | R. Karuppaiya | 38,543 | 3.51% | ||
Independent | P. S. N. Thangavel | 31,139 | 2.84% | ||
MNM | Dr. R. Hariharan | 15,967 | 1.45% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 9,603 | 0.87% | −0.46% | |
Margin of victory | 4,20,546 | 38.30% | 19.40% | ||
Turnout | 10,97,947 | 79.55% | −0.40% | ||
Registered electors | 13,87,286 | 6.85% | |||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.01% |
General Elections 2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 540,722 | 52.36% | 6.14% | |
DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | 33.45% | −7.02% | |
DMDK | N. S. Krishnan | 76,560 | 7.41% | 1.20% | |
INC | S. Jothimani | 30,459 | 2.95% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 13,763 | 1.33% | ||
BSP | V. Maruthaiveeran | 5,694 | 0.55% | −0.11% | |
Margin of victory | 1,95,247 | 18.91% | 13.17% | ||
Turnout | 10,32,771 | 80.65% | −1.74% | ||
Registered electors | 12,98,322 | 28.18% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.14% |
General Elections 2009
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 380,542 | 46.21% | 11.31% | |
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,33,288 | 40.48% | −20.10% | |
DMDK | R. Ramanathan | 51,196 | 6.22% | ||
KNMK | R. Natarajan | 14,269 | 1.73% | ||
Independent | K. Shankar | 6,519 | 0.79% | ||
Independent | T. Karventhan | 5,553 | 0.67% | ||
BSP | R. Dharmalingam | 5,413 | 0.66% | ||
Margin of victory | 47,254 | 5.74% | −19.93% | ||
Turnout | 8,23,421 | 81.43% | 11.76% | ||
Registered electors | 10,12,924 | −5.28% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.36% |
General Elections 2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 450,407 | 60.57% | 14.50% | |
AIADMK | Raja N. Palanichamy | 2,59,531 | 34.90% | −11.56% | |
Independent | N. Jawahar | 14,552 | 1.96% | ||
JP | H. Nagarajan | 5,672 | 0.76% | ||
Independent | C. Rathinasamy | 5,578 | 0.75% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,90,876 | 25.67% | 25.27% | ||
Turnout | 7,43,592 | 69.70% | 6.60% | ||
Registered electors | 10,69,359 | −8.65% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 14.11% |
General Elections 1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 334,407 | 46.46% | 13.39% | |
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,31,560 | 46.07% | ||
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 45,539 | 6.33% | ||
Independent | K. Sathiyamoorthy | 4,970 | 0.69% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,847 | 0.40% | −6.32% | ||
Turnout | 7,19,705 | 62.94% | −8.27% | ||
Registered electors | 11,70,582 | 3.56% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -9.65% |
General Elections 1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 327,480 | 50.39% | ||
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 2,83,807 | 43.67% | ||
INC | K. P. Shanmuga Sundram | 30,157 | 4.64% | ||
PT | S. Kamaraj | 5,449 | 0.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 43,673 | 6.72% | −16.32% | ||
Turnout | 6,49,880 | 59.84% | −11.36% | ||
Registered electors | 11,30,361 | 5.35% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -5.73% |
General Elections 1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 409,830 | 56.12% | ||
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,41,556 | 33.08% | −35.82% | |
MDMK | T. P. Moorthy | 61,188 | 8.38% | ||
BJP | R. K. Madhukumar | 5,870 | 0.80% | ||
Independent | S. Arokkiam | 4,338 | 0.59% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,68,274 | 23.04% | −16.07% | ||
Turnout | 7,30,328 | 71.20% | 3.63% | ||
Registered electors | 10,72,924 | 2.82% | |||
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.78% |
General Elections 1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | N. Murugesan | 475,571 | 68.89% | 3.30% | |
DMK | D. Thirunavukkarasu | 2,05,602 | 29.78% | −3.49% | |
PMK | R. Pakkian | 4,388 | 0.64% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,69,969 | 39.11% | 6.78% | ||
Turnout | 6,90,318 | 67.57% | −3.64% | ||
Registered electors | 10,43,464 | −0.70% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.30% |
General Elections 1989
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 484,492 | 65.60% | ||
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 2,45,741 | 33.27% | 3.85% | |
PMK | M. Sakthivel | 3,679 | 0.50% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,38,751 | 32.32% | −6.62% | ||
Turnout | 7,38,596 | 71.21% | −6.05% | ||
Registered electors | 10,50,778 | 28.46% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.76% |
General Elections 1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. R. Murugaiah | 413,533 | 68.36% | ||
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 1,77,970 | 29.42% | ||
Independent | R. Krishnan | 13,426 | 2.22% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,35,563 | 38.94% | 24.31% | ||
Turnout | 6,04,929 | 77.25% | 9.82% | ||
Registered electors | 8,17,972 | 7.21% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 12.88% |
General Elections 1980
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | S. A. Dorai Sebastian | 281,149 | 55.48% | ||
AIADMK | K. Kanagaraj | 2,07,015 | 40.85% | ||
JP(S) | P. M. Elamaran | 11,215 | 2.21% | ||
Independent | M. Apparavo | 5,250 | 1.04% | ||
Margin of victory | 74,134 | 14.63% | −14.11% | ||
Turnout | 5,06,788 | 67.44% | −3.23% | ||
Registered electors | 7,62,973 | 4.11% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | -6.78% |
General Elections 1977
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Gopal | 315,259 | 62.26% | 3.17% | |
INC(O) | M. Meenakshisundaram | 1,69,739 | 33.52% | ||
Independent | M. Sandhanam | 19,618 | 3.87% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,45,520 | 28.74% | 10.56% | ||
Turnout | 5,06,396 | 70.67% | −0.51% | ||
Registered electors | 7,32,872 | 23.50% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 3.17% |
General Elections 1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Gopal | 238,315 | 59.09% | 12.09% | |
INC(O) | V. Ramanathan | 1,65,022 | 40.91% | ||
Margin of victory | 73,293 | 18.17% | 12.17% | ||
Turnout | 4,03,337 | 71.18% | −2.44% | ||
Registered electors | 5,93,409 | 6.98% | |||
INC gain from SWA | Swing | 6.08% |
General Elections 1967
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | 209,380 | 53.00% | ||
INC | R. Chettiar | 1,85,662 | 47.00% | −1.59% | |
Margin of victory | 23,718 | 6.00% | −7.65% | ||
Turnout | 3,95,042 | 73.62% | 9.47% | ||
Registered electors | 5,54,715 | 20.10% | |||
SWA gain from INC | Swing | 4.41% |
General Elections 1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R. Ramanathan | 139,385 | 48.59% | −2.31% | |
SWA | P. Ponnambala Gounder | 1,00,229 | 34.94% | ||
CPI | R. Karuppiah | 47,232 | 16.47% | ||
Margin of victory | 39,156 | 13.65% | −1.93% | ||
Turnout | 2,86,846 | 64.15% | 15.70% | ||
Registered electors | 4,61,862 | 8.06% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -2.31% |
General Elections 1957
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Periasami Gounder | 105,399 | 50.90% | ||
Independent | V. R. Seshiyan | 73,135 | 35.32% | ||
Independent | Raja Chidambaram | 14,369 | 6.94% | ||
Independent | V. Perumal | 14,168 | 6.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 32,264 | 15.58% | |||
Turnout | 2,07,071 | 48.45% | |||
Registered electors | 4,27,431 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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. 27. 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.