Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It ceased to exist and renamed as Tiruppur constituency after the delimination by Election commission in 2008. Former union minister C Subramaniam lost to P. A. Saminathan in 1967 from Gobichettipalayam.[1]

Assembly segments

Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Perundurai (moved to Tiruppur constituency after 2009)
  2. Bhavani (moved to Tiruppur constituency after 2009)
  3. Anthiyur (moved to Tiruppur constituency after 2009)
  4. Gobichettipalayam (moved to Tiruppur constituency after 2009)

Members of the Parliament from Gobichettipalayam Constituency
Election yearDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
19571957-62K. S. RamaswamyIndian National Congress
19621962-67P. G. KaruthirumanIndian National Congress
19671967-71P. A. SaminathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19711971-77P. A. SaminathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19771977-80K. S. RamaswamyIndian National Congress
19801980-84C. ChinnaswamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19841984-89P. KolandaiveluAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19891989-91P. G. NarayananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19911991-96P. G. NarayananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19961996-98V. P ShanmugasundaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19981998-99V. K. ChinnasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19991999-04K. K. KaliappanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
20042004-09E. V. K. S. ElangovanIndian National Congress

Election results
General Election, 2004: Gobichettipalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC E. V. K. S. Elangovan 426,826 62.75 n/a
AIADMK Govindarajar, N. R. 212,349 31.22 -15.33
Independent Shaik Muhaideen, S. 15,356 2.26 n/a
Majority 214,477 31.53 +26.86
Turnout 680,240 64.64 +4.36
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +62.75
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References
  1. V. Krishna, Ananth (2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson. p. 76. ISBN 9788131734650. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

See also
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