Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency
12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E
| Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
 Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.[2]
The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.
This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
Assembly segments
The constituency in 2008 was formed after merging the assembly segments of Chengalpattu, Thiruporur, Madurantakam (SC), Uthiramerur and Kancheepuram, which were earlier part of the now defunct Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency, and Alandur, which was earlier part of Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency.
Member of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A. Krishnaswamy | CWL | T. Chengalvarayan | INC |
| 2009 | P. Viswanathan | INC | E. Ramakrishnan | AIADMK |
| 2014 | K. Maragatham | AIADMK | G. Selvam | DMK |
| 2019 | G. Selvam[3] | DMK | K. Maragatham | AIADMK |
Election Results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | G. Selvam | 6,84,004 | 55.27 | N/A | |
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 3,97,372 | 32.11 | N/A | |
| NTK | D. Sivaranjini | 62,771 | 5.07 | +5.07 | |
| AMMK | A. Munusamy | 55,213 | 4.46 | +4.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,661 | 1.75 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,86,632 | 23.16 | |||
| Turnout | 12,38,158 | 75.31 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 4,99,395 | 44.26 | ||
| DMK | G. Selvam | 3,52,529 | 31.24 | ||
| MDMK | C. E. Sathya | 2,07,080 | 18.35 | ||
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 33,313 | 2.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 17,736 | 1.57 | ||
| Majority | 1,46,866 | 13.02 | |||
| Turnout | 11,29,849 | 76.33 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 3,30,237 | 41.96 | ||
| AIADMK | Dr. E. Ramakrishnan | 3,17,134 | 40.29 | ||
| DMDK | T. Tamilvendan | 1,03,560 | 13.16 | ||
| BSP | K. Uthrapathi | 5,663 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 13,103 | 1.67 | |||
| Turnout | 7,86,910 | 74.22 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kancheepuram weavers disillusioned
- ^ "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.
