Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Karur | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Incumbent | S. Jothimani |
Parliamentary Party | INC |
Elected Year | 2019 Election |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1957-present |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Total Electors | 1,012,924[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | 133. Vedasandur 134. Aravakurichi 135. Karur 136. Krishnarayapuram (SC) 138. Manapparai 179. Viralimalai |
Assembly segments
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Vedasanthur
- Aravakurichi
- Karur
- Krishnarayapuram (SC)
- Manapparai
- Viralimalai
Members of Parliament
Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
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1957 | K. Periasami Gounder | Indian National Congress |
1962 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
1967 | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | Swatantra Party |
1971 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
1977 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
1980 | A.R. Murugaiah | Indian National Congress |
1984 | A.R. Murugaiah | Indian National Congress |
1989 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1991 | N. Murugesan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1996 | K. Natrayan | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
1998 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1999 | M. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2004 | K.C. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2014 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2019 | S. Jothimani[3] | Indian National Congress |
Election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Jothimani | 6,95,697 | 63.06 | ||
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,75,151 | 24.94 | ||
NTK | R. Karuppaiyah | 38,543 | 3.49 | ||
AMMK | N. Thangavel | 31,139 | 2.82 | ||
MNM | Dr. R. Hariharan | 15,967 | 1.45 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 9,603 | 0.87 | ||
Majority | 4,20,546 | 38.12 | |||
Turnout | 11,03,165 | 79.55 | -1.10 | ||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 5,40,772 | 51.67 | ||
DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | 33.01 | ||
DMDK | N. S. Krishnan | 76,560 | 7.32 | ||
INC | S. Jothimani | 30,459 | 2.91 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 13,763 | 1.32 | ||
Majority | 1,95,247 | 18.66 | |||
Turnout | 10,47,054 | 80.65 | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing |
See also
- Karur
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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