Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency

Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: விருதுநகர் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Virudhunagar
Lok Sabha constituency
Area of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies	Thiruparankundram Thirumangalam Sattur Sivakasi Virudhunagar Aruppukkottai
Established	2009
Total electors	1,501,942
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent B. Manickam Tagore
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	T. Radhakrishnan

Assembly segments

Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number	Constituency name	Reserved for	District	2024 lead
195	Thiruparankundram	None	Madurai		INC
196	Thirumangalam				DMDK
204	Sattur		Virudhunagar		INC
205	Sivakasi				INC
206	Virudhunagar				INC
207	Aruppukkottai				DMDK

List of members of parliament

No.	Name	Term of office		Lok Sabha (Election)	Political party
		Assumed office	Left office
1	B. Manickam Tagore	1 June 2009	18 May 2014	15th (2009)	Indian National Congress
2	T. Radhakrishnan	4 June 2014	24 May 2019	16th (2014)	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(1)	B. Manickam Tagore	18 June 2019	5 June 2024	17th (2019)	Indian National Congress
		25 June 2024	Incumbent	18th (2024)

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024			36.28%
2019			43.77%
2014			40.20%
2009			40.02%

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Virudhunagar^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. Manickam Tagore	385,256	36.28	7.49
	DMDK	V. Vijaya Prabhakaran	380,877	35.87	6.47
	BJP	R. Radikaa	166,271	15.66	New
	NTK	S. Kaushik	77,031	7.25	2.32
	NOTA	None of the above	9,408	0.89	0.72
Majority			4,379	0.41	13.96
Turnout			1,054,634	70.22	2.19
	INC hold		Swing	7.49

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Virudhunagar^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. Manickam Tagore	470,883	43.77	39.97
	DMDK	R. Alagarsamy	316,329	29.40	New
	AMMK	S. Paramasiva Iyyappan	107,615	10.00	New
	MNM	V. Muniyasamy	57,129	5.31	New
	NTK	K. Arulmozhithevan	53,040	4.93	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	17,292	1.61	0.40
Majority			154,554	14.37	0.02
Turnout			1,074,735	72.41	2.45
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	39.97

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Virudhunagar^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	T. Radhakrishnan	406,694	40.20	New
	MDMK	Vaiko	261,143	25.81	12.15
	DMK	S. Rethinavelu	241,505	23.87	New
	INC	B. Manickam Tagore	38,482	3.80	36.22
	CPI	K. Samuelraj	20,157	1.99	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	12,225	1.21	New
Majority			145,551	14.39	12.33
Turnout			1,010,930	74.86	2.53
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	New

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Virudhunagar^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. Manickam Tagore	307,187	40.02	New
	MDMK	Vaiko	291,423	37.96	New
	DMDK	K. Pandiarajan	125,229	16.31	New
	BJP	M. Karthik	17,336	2.26	New
	BSP	V. Kanagaraj	8,198	1.07	New
Majority			15,764	2.06	New
Turnout			767,653	77.39	New
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Lok Sabha
• Parliament of India
• Virudhunagar district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha