Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This constituency came into existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

Kallakurichi
Lok Sabha Constituency
Kallakurichi constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Incumbent Gautham Sigamani.C
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established2009-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors1,106,352[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesRishivandiyam
Sankarapuram
Kallakurichi
Gangavalli
Attur
Yercaud

Assembly segments

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Legislative Assembly segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
78. Rishivandiyam None Kallakurichi
79. Sankarapuram
80. Kallakurichi SC
81. Gangavalli Salem
82. Attur
83. Yercaud ST

Three of its Legislative Assembly segments: Rishivandiyam, Sankarapuram and Kallakurichi are in Villupuram district. The other three Legislative Assembly segments: Gangavalli, Attur and Yercaud are in Salem district.[2]

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Member Political Party
4th 1967-71 M.Deiveekan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5th 1971-75 M.Deiveekan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
15th 2009-14 Adhi Sankar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
16th 2014-19 K. Kamaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17th 2019-incumbent Pon. Gautham Sigamani[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

General Election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Gautham Sigamani 7,21,713 59.92 +31.94
DMDK L. K. Sudhish 3,21,794 26.79 +11.97
AMMK Komuki Maniyan 50,179 4.17
NTK Sharphutheen 30,246 2.51
MNM H. Ganesh 14,587 1.21
NOTA None of the Above 11,576 0.96
Majority 3,99,919 33.13 +12.95
Turnout 12,04,935 78.81
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing +12.95

General Election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Kamaraj 5,33,383 48.16 +18.33
DMK R. Manimaran 3,09,876 27.98 -14.22
DMDK V. P. Eswaran 1,64,183 14.82 -0.62
INC R. Devadass 39,677 3.58
NOTA None of the Above 10,901 0.98
Majority 2,23,507 20.18
Turnout 11,07,506 78.41 +1.17
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

General Election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Adhi Shankar 3,63,601 42.53
PMK K. Dhanaraju 2,54,993 29.83
DMDK L. K. Sudhish 1,32,223 15.47
KNMK S. Ramesh 17,818 2.08
Independent A. Arun Kennadi 13,216 1.55
Majority 1,08,608 12.70
Turnout 8,54,955 77.23 N/A
DMK win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ramakrishnan, T. (1 May 2009). "Beset with agrarian issues and poor development". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. "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.
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