Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency
One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Namakkal | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Namakkal constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Sankari Rasipuram Senthamangalam Namakkal Paramathi-Velur Tiruchengodu |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 14,13,246[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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:[2]
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[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 17th | 2019 – 2024 | A.K.P. Chinraj | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (DMK) | |
| 18th | 2024 - Present | V. S. Matheswaran | ||
Election results
Summarize
Perspective
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDK | V. S. Matheswaran | 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDK | 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
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