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Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)

2021-12-19T17:01:17Z

2409:4072:99B:96B2:A50C:5AE4:8446:F52C: Assembly segments

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Tenkasi
|image = tenkasi lok sabha constituency.png
|caption = Tenkasi constituency, post-2008 delimitation
|Existence = 1957-present
|Reservation = [[Scheduled Caste]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|CurrentMP = [[Dhanush M. Kumar]]
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress]] (9 times)
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Rajapalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Rajapalayam]] [[Srivilliputhur (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivilliputhur ]] [[Sankarankovil (State Assembly Constituency)|Sankarankovil]] [[Vasudevanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vasudevanallur]] [[Kadayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kadayanallur]] [[Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Tenkasi]]
|Electorate = 15,03,898 <ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result]</ref>
}}

'''Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-ta|தென்காசி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி}}) is one of the 39 [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Parliament of India|parliamentary]]) constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu]], a [[Federated state|state]] in southern [[India]].

==Assembly segments==
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate = 2008-10-13
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate = 2006-05-04
|df =
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|203
|[[Rajapalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Rajapalayam]]
|None
|[[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|-
|204
|[[Srivilliputhur (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivilliputhur]]
|SC
|[[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|-
|219
|[[Sankarankoil (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Sankarankovil]]
|SC
|[[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
|-
|220
|[[Vasudevanallur (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Vasudevanallur]]
|SC
|[[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
|-
|221
|[[Kadayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kadayanallur]]
|None
|[[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
|-
|222
|[[Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Tenkasi]]
|None
|[[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
|-
|
|}
Before 2009:

1.Sankarankovil (SC)

2.Vasudevanallur (SC)

3.Kadaiyanallur

4.Tenkasi

5.Alangulam

6.Ambasamuthiram

==Members of Parliament==
{| width="60%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Runner-up
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|1957
|[[M. Sankarapandian]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[N. Shanmugham]]
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|----
|1962
|[[M. P. Swamy]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[S. A. Muruganandam]]
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|----
|1967
|[[R. S. Arumugam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|Velu
|[[Swatantra Party|SWA]]
|----
|1971
|[[A. M. Chellachami]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[R. S. Arumugam]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]
|----
|1977
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[S. Rajagopalan]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]
|----
|1980
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[S. Rajagopalan]]
|[[Janata Party|JNP]]
|----
|1984
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[R. Krishnan (politician)|R. Krishnan]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]
|----
|1989
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[R. Krishnan (politician)|R. Krishnan]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]
|----
|1991
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|----
|1996
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)|TMC(M)]]
|[[V. Selvaraj]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|1998
|[[S. Murugesan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)|TMC(M)]]
|----
|1999
|[[S. Murugesan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|S. Arumugam
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|2004
|[[M. Appadurai]]
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|[[S. Murugesan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|----
|2009
|[[P. Lingam]]
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|K. Vellaipandi
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|2014
|[[M. Vasanthi]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|[[Puthiya Tamizhagam]]
|----
|2019
|[[Dhanush M Kumar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|[[Puthiya Tamizhagam]]
|}

== Detailed results ==

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Tenkasi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[Dhanush M Kumar]]
|votes = 4,69,156
|percentage = 44.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Puthiya Tamilagam
|candidate = [[K. Krishnasamy]]
|votes = 3,55,870
|percentage = 33.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate =S. Ponnuthai
|votes = 92,116
|percentage = 8.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = S. S. Madhivanan
|votes = 59,445
|percentage = 5.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
|candidate = K. Muneeswaran
|votes = 24,023
|percentage = 2.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes =14,056
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,20,286
|percentage = 11.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,66,008
|percentage = 71.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Tenkasi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Vasanthi]]
|votes = 4,24,586
|percentage = 41.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Puthiya Tamizhagam
|candidate = [[K. Krishnasamy]]
|votes = 2,62,812
|percentage = 25.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar T
|votes = 1,90,233
|percentage = 18.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = K. Jeyakumar
|votes = 58,963
|percentage = 5.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate =[[P. Lingam]]
|votes = 23,528
|percentage =1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate =[[None of the above]]
|votes = 14,492
|percentage =1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,61,774
|percentage = 15.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,19,436
|percentage = 73.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = United Progressive Alliance
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Tenkasi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = P. Lingam
|votes = 2,81,174
|percentage = 37.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = G. Vellaipandi
|votes = 2,34,368
|percentage = 33.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Puthiya Tamizhagam
|candidate = [[K. Krishnasamy]]
|votes = 1,16,685
|percentage = 15.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate =K. Inbaraj
|votes = 75,741
|percentage = 10.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Krishnan K
|votes =6,948
|percentage = 0.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 34,677
|percentage = 4.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,46,413
|percentage = 70.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Tenkasi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = [[M. Appadurai]]
|votes = 3,48,000
|percentage = 48.85
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[S. Murugesan]]
|votes = 2,25,824
|percentage = 31.70
|change = -3.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Dr. K. Krishnasamy
|votes = 1,01,122
|percentage = 14.19
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = M. Vadivel Kumar
|votes = 14,441
|percentage = 2.03
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,22,176
|percentage = 17.15
|change = +17.02
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,12,409
|percentage = 65.68
|change = +0.80
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = +48.85
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/tenkasi/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Tenkasi lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

==See also==
* [[Tenkasi]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tirunelveli district]]

Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)

2021-12-19T16:57:23Z

2409:4072:99B:96B2:A50C:5AE4:8446:F52C: Assembly segments

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| Name = Nilgiris
| image = nilgiris lok sabha constituency.png
| caption = Nilgiris constituency, post-2008 delimitation
| Existence = 1957-present
| CurrentMPParty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| CurrentMP = [[A. Raja]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Election]]
| State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| AssemblyConstituencies = [[Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavanisagar (SC)]] [[Ootacamund (State Assembly Constituency)|Udhagamandalam]] [[Gudalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudalur (SC)]] [[Coonoor (State Assembly Constituency)|Coonoor]] [[Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Mettuppalayam]] [[Avanashi (State Assembly Constituency)|Avanashi (SC)]]
| Electorate = 13,65,608<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002093352/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] </ref>
| Reservation = [[Scheduled Caste]]
| Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress]] (7 times)
}}
'''Nilgiris''' is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]].
Since 2009 , this constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled Castes]].

==Assembly segments==
Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date = 2008-10-10
|work = Tamil Nadu
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date = 2009-02-06
}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
!Party
|-
|107.
|[[Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavanisagar]]
|SC
|[[Erode District|Erode]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|-
|108.
|[[Udagamandalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Udhagamandalam]]
|None
|[[Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|109.
|[[Gudalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudalur]]
|SC
|[[Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|-
|110.
|[[Coonoor (State Assembly Constituency)|Coonoor]]
|None
|[[Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|-
|111.
| [[Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Mettuppalayam]]
|None
|[[Coimbatore District|Coimbatore]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|-
|112.
| [[Avanashi (state assembly constituency)|Avanashi]]
|SC
|[[Tiruppur District|Tiruppur]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|-
|}
Before 2009:

1.Mettupalayam

2.Avinashi (SC)

3.Thondamuthur

4.Kunnur (SC)

5.Udhagamandalam

6.Coodalur

==Members of the Parliament==
'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} {{Party index link|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Lok Sabha!!Duration!!Name of M.P.!!Party Affiliation
|-
| Second||1957-62||[[C.Nanjappa]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Third||1962-67||[[Akkamma Devi]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Fourth||1967-71||[[M.K. Nanja Gowder]]||[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
| Fifth||1971-77||[[J. Matha Gowder]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| Sixth||1977-80||[[P. S Ramalingam]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| Seventh||1980-84||[[R. Prabhu]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Eighth||1984-89||[[R. Prabhu]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Ninth||1989-91||[[R. Prabhu]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Tenth||1991-96||[[R. Prabhu]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Elewenth||1996-98||[[S. R. Balasubramaniam]]||[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
|-
| Twelfth||1998-99||[[M. Master Mathan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| Thirteenth||1999-04||[[M. Master Mathan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha|Fourteenth]]||2004-2009||[[R. Prabhu]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| colspan=4 align=center|''2009 onward, this constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes''
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha|Fifteenth]]||2009-2014 ||[[A. Raja]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha|Sixteenth]]||2014-2019 ||[[C. Gopalakrishnan]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha|Seventeenth]]||2019-[[Incumbent]] ||[[A. Raja]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2219.htm?ac=19|title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref> ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Nilgiris]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=[[Andimuthu Raja]]
|votes= 5,47,832
|percentage= 54.20
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate=M. Thiagarajan
|votes= 3,42,009
|percentage= 33.84
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Makkal Needhi Maiam
|candidate= Rajendran
|votes= 41,169
|percentage= 4.07
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate=M. Ramasamy IAS(Retd)
|votes= 40,419
|percentage= 4.00
|change=
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above
|candidate=[[None of the Above]]
|votes= 18,149
|percentage= 1.8
|change=N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes= 2,05,823
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 10,11,049
|percentage= 74.01
|change=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Nilgiris]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[C. Gopalakrishnan]]
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|votes = 4,63,700
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[A. Raja]]
|votes = 3,58,760
|percentage = 38.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = P. Gandhi
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 37,702
|percentage = 4.04
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = none of the above
|votes = 46,559
|percentage = 4.99
|change = N/A
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,24,002
|percentage = 7.88
|change = -23.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,33,493
|percentage = 74.60
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = +11.3
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Nilgiris]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=[[A. Raja]]<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf</ref>|votes=3,16,303|percentage=44.64|change=+16.69}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Krishnan C<ref>http://blogs.thehindu.com/elections2009/?p=2796</ref>|votes=2,30,756|percentage=32.52|change=-16.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|candidate=Selvaraj S|votes=76,613|percentage=10.80|change=-16.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Bhadiran S|votes=32,776|percentage=4.62|change=-16.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=S. Guroomurthy|votes=18,690|percentage=2.63|change=-16.81}}
{{Election box majority|votes=85,547|percentage=30.28|change=+27.05}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,09,705|percentage=70.80|change=+11.7}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| loser = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| swing = 16.69
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Nilgiris]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[R. Prabhu]]
| votes = 4,94,121
| percentage = 63.5
| change = +16.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[M. Master Mathan]]
| votes = 2,57,619
| percentage = 33.01
| change = -16.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Pappannan. T. K
| votes = 10,649
| percentage = 1.36
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 2,36,502
| percentage = 30.40
| change = +27.05
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 7,81,152
| percentage = 59.29
| change = +4.21
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = 16.69
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Nilgiris district]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408163026/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/nilgiris/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Nilgiris lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Nilgiris district]]

Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)

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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| Name = Nagapattinam
| image = Nagapattinam_lok_sabha_constituency.png
| caption = Nagapattinam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
| State =[[Tamil Nadu]]
| UnionTerritory =
| Existence =1957-Present
| AssemblyConstituencies = {{ubl
|[[Nagapattinam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nagapattinam]]
|[[Kilvelur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilvelur ]]
|[[Vedaranyam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedaranyam]]
|[[Thiruthuraipoondi (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruthuraipoondi ]]
|[[Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvarur]]
|[[Nannilam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nannilam]]
}}
| Electorate = 13,03,060
| ElectedByYear =[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| Reservation =[[Scheduled Castes|SC]]
| SuccessfulParty =
| CurrentMP =[[M. Selvarasu]]
| CurrentMPParty =[[Communist Party of India]]
| FormerMP =
}}
'''Nagapattinam''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]]. [[Dalit]] agricultural workers form a large part of the electorate in the constituency. The constituency is noted for being an historically communist stronghold, having elected [[Communist Party of India]] parliamentary representative seven times.

The constituency is at the tail end of the [[Cauvery delta]].<ref name="h222">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/a-stiff-threeway-contest-in-nagapattinam/article5801944.ece A stiff three-way contest in Nagapattinam]''</ref> The area is prone to both floods and droughts.<ref name="h522">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Agrarian-crisis-a-major-issue/article16592199.ece Agrarian crisis a major issue]''</ref> The Cauvery water crisis, affecting agriculture in the area, remains high on the agenda in Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h222" /> Apart from farming, there is an oil refinery and some minor industrial units.<ref name="h122">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/03/stories/2004050308040400.htm DMK versus AIADMK in Communist stronghold]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref>

==Demography and Dynamics==
Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute the largest community in the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, representing 32.95% of the population.<ref name=h2/> The two other largest communities are [[Vellalar]]s and [[Mukkulathors]].<ref name=h2/>

Muslims constitute the fourth largest community in the constituency, as of the late 1990s representing 9% of the population.<ref name="RaoBalakrishnan1999">{{cite book|author1=G. V. L. Narasimha Rao|author2=K. Balakrishnan|title=Indian Elections: The Nineties|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DyOAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Har-Anand Publication|page=308}}</ref><ref name=h2/> The Muslim population is concentrated in Nagapattinam Nagoor<ref name="h4" />
=== Political dynamics ===
[[File:Nagapattinam_Lok_Sabha_constituency,_post_2008_delimitation.png|thumb|Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, post 2008 delimitation. The 6 assembly constituencies shown]]
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is often seen as a traditional communist stronghold.<ref name="Rana20002">{{cite book|author=Mahendra Singh Rana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZeKAAAAMAAJ|title=India Votes: Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha Elections 1999, 2000 : Poll Analysis, Election Data, and Party Manifestos|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|year=2000|isbn=978-81-7646-139-9|pages=330, 332}}</ref><ref name="h13">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/03/stories/2004050308040400.htm DMK versus AIADMK in Communist stronghold]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref><ref name="h23">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/a-stiff-threeway-contest-in-nagapattinam/article5801944.ece A stiff three-way contest in Nagapattinam]''</ref> The constituency has a large electorate of agricultural labourers.<ref name="Rana20002" /><ref name="h23" /> Nevertheless, the six assembly segments of the constituency display distinct political traditions and dynamics.<ref name="h23" />

The Nagapattinam assembly constituency, with strong presence of fishing communities, is traditionally dominated by AIADMK.<ref name="h23" /> Tiruvarur assembly constituency, on the other hand, is the home area of DMK supremo [[M. Karunanidhi]].<ref name="h23" /> Another traditional DMK stronghold is Vedaranyam.<ref name="h23" /> Vedaranyam is a largely [[Vanniyar]] assembly constituency, were DMK cultivated a strong influence based on patron-client political relationships.<ref name="h23" /> The assembly constituency is home to salt refineries, as well as prawn cultivation and fishing activities.<ref>''Indian Express''. ''[http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/bjp-pinning-hopes-on-vedaranyam-in-tamil-nadu-2798170/ BJP pinning hopes on Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu]''</ref><ref name="h42">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/27/stories/2004032708590400.htm]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref>

Thiruthuraipoondi assembly constituency is the seen as the foremost CPI stronghold in the area.<ref name="h23" /> Thiruthuraipoondi elected CPI state legislators ten times.<ref name="h23" /> Notably CPI managed to win the state assembly seat even in 1991, when Congress-AIADMK defeated the DMK-led front (including CPI) in a landslide victory after the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] assassination.<ref name="h23" />

The Kilvelur assembly constituency, formed after delimitation, includes areas were CPI(M) is strong.<ref name="h23" /> In the delimitation process the Keechankuppan and Akkarapettai were moved from Nagapattinam assembly constituency to the Kilvelur constituency.<ref name="h23" /> The Kilvelur assembly constituency is dominated by poor farmers and agricultural labourers. The 1968 [[Kilvenmani massacre]] of Dalit agricultural labourers shaped the political map in the area.<ref name="h23" /><ref name="h52">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Agrarian-crisis-a-major-issue/article16592199.ece Agrarian crisis a major issue]''</ref><ref name="h22">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/a-stiff-threeway-contest-in-nagapattinam/article5801944.ece A stiff three-way contest in Nagapattinam]''</ref> <ref name="h12">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/03/stories/2004050308040400.htm DMK versus AIADMK in Communist stronghold]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref>
== Assembly Segments ==
The Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of six [[Vidhan Sabha|state assembly]] constituencies:
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
|-
|163
|[[Nagapattinam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nagapattinam]]
|None
|[[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
|-
| 164
|[[Kilvelur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kilvelur]]
|SC
|[[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
|-
|165
|[[Vedaranyam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedaranyam]]
|None
|[[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
|-
|166
|[[Thiruthuraipoondi (state assembly constituency)|Thiruthuraipoondi]]
|SC
|[[Tiruvarur district|Thiruvarur]]
|-
|168
|[[Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvarur]]
|None
|[[Tiruvarur district|Thiruvarur]]
|-
|169
|[[Nannilam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nannilam]]
|None
|[[Tiruvarur district|Thiruvarur]]
|-
|
|}
Before 2009:

1.Nannilam (SC)

2.Thiruvarur (SC)

3.Nagapattinam

4.Vedharanyam

5.Thiruthuraipoondi (SC)

6.Mannarkudi

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning candidate
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[M. Ayyakannu]] [[K.R. Sambandam]]
|[[Indian National Congress]] [[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Gopalsamy Thenkondar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[V. Sambasivan (M.P.)|V. Sambasivan]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[M. Kathamuthu]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[S.G. Murugaiyan]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1979 Nagapattinam by-election|1979]]* (by-election)
|[[K. Murugaiyan]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Karunanithi Thazhai]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[M. Mahalingam]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[M. Selvarasu]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Padma (politician)|Padma]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[M. Selvarasu]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[M. Selvarasu]]
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|[[A.K.S. Vijayan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[A.K.S. Vijayan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[A.K.S. Vijayan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[K. Gopal(AIADMK politician)]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[M. Selvarasu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|----
|}
* Due to the death of S.G. Murugaiyan, a by-election was held.

==Election Results==

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Nagapattinam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[M. Selvarasu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communistparty.in/blog/second-list-of-seats-to-be-contested-by-the-cpi-in-the-2019-lok-sabha-elections|title=Statements|website=CPI Official|language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref>
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 5,22,892
|percentage = 52.2%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = M. Saravanan
|votes = 3,11,539
|percentage = 31.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = T. Sengodi
|votes = 70,307
|percentage = 7.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = P. Malathi
|votes = 51,448
|percentage = 5.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = K.Guruvaiyya
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
|votes = 14,503
|percentage = 1.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 9,463
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,09,349
|percentage = 20.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,02,920
|percentage = 76.93
|change = -0.93
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Nagapattinam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = Dr. K. Gopal
|votes = 4,34,174
|percentage = 46.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[A. K. S. Vijayan]]
|votes = 3,28,095
|percentage = 34.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = G. Palanisamy
|votes = 90,313
|percentage = 9.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Vadivel Ravanan
|party = Pattali Makkal Katchi
|votes = 43,506
|percentage = 4.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 15,662
|percentage = 1.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,06,079
|percentage = 11.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,42,568
|percentage = 77.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Nagapattinam]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[A. K. S. Vijayan]]
|votes = 3,69,915
|percentage =48.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = M. Selvaraj
|votes = 3,21,953
|percentage = 42.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate =M. Muthukumar
|party =Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|votes =51,376
|percentage = 6.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate =P. Veerasamy
|party =[[Independent politician|IND]]
|votes =8,769
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =47,962
|percentage = 6.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =7,63,397
|percentage = 77.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Detailed Election History==
===Double-seat constituency===
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, then in the [[Madras State]], was constituted for the [[1957 Indian general election]]. In the 1957 election Nagapattinam elected two parliamentarians, one general seat and one seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. CPI fielded two prominent leaders, [[P. Ramamurthi]] and A.K. Subbiah, in Nagapattinam.<ref name=h1>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/03/stories/2004050308040400.htm DMK versus AIADMK in Communist stronghold]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref> Nevertheless both seats were won by [[Indian National Congress]] candidates.<ref name=h1/> For the Scheduled Caste seat [[M. Ayyakkannu]] of Congress obtained 216,890 votes (51.25%), A.K. Subbiah 151,704 votes (35.85%) and independent candidate V. Veeraswamy 54,597 votes (12.90%).<ref name=ls>Lok Sabha. ''[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1121.htm AYYAKKANNU, SHRI M.]''</ref> For the general seat [[K.R. Sambandam]] of Congress obtained 252,275 votes (49.18%), P. Ramamurthi of CPI 124,205 votes (24.21%), independent candidate K. Manoharam 78,983 votes (15.40%) and independent candidate S.M.R. Arumugan Pillai 57,507 (11.21%).<ref name=e1957>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1957 TO THE SECOND LOK SABHA]''</ref>

===1960s===
In the [[1962 Indian general election]] Congress fielded Gopalsamy Thenkondar as its candidate in Nagapattinam. Thenkondar won the seat, obtaining 45.98% of the vote, defeating C. Kandasamy Thevar of CPI (36.74%), A.M. Mytheen Sayabu of the [[Indian Union Muslim League|Muslim League]] (16.07%) and [[independent (politician)|independent candidate]] Mohamed Cassim Rowther (1.21%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1962 TO THE THIRD LOK SABHA]''</ref>

After [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the 1964 split in the CPI]], the break-away [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] emerged as the dominant communist faction in [[Nagapattinam taluk]] whilst CPI remained the larger party in the other taluks in the area.<ref name="Dietrich1977">{{cite book|author=Gabriele Dietrich|title=Religion and people's organisation in east Thanjavur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ur4nAAAAYAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Published for the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, by the Christian Literature Society|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Administrator|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K0WFAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.|page=90}}</ref> In 1964 CPI(M) formed the Tamil Nadu Tillers Association in Nagapattinam.<ref name="FrankelRao1990">{{cite book|author1=Francine R. Frankel|author2=M. S. A. Rao|title=Dominance and state power in modern India: decline of a social order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7whuAAAAMAAJ|date=15 March 1990|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=389}}</ref>

Congress had support from middle-class sectors and middle-caste farmers.<ref name="Dietrich1977"/> The Swatantra Party had a presence in the area, based amongst Brahmin ''mirasdhars''.<ref name="Dietrich1977"/>

In the [[1967 Indian general election]] three candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat.<ref name=e1967/> CPI(M) had fielded the prominent [[trade union]] leader V.P. Sinthan.<ref name=h6>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Will-the-saga-continue/article16597038.ece Will the saga continue?]''</ref> CPI fielded M. Kathamuthu and Congress fielded V. Sambasivam.<ref name=e1967/> Together the CPI and CPI(M) candidates accounted for the majority of the votes, but the Congress candidate won.<ref name="Chapter1967">{{cite book|title=Mainstream|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C51XAAAAMAAJ|year=1967|publisher=S. Sandhu|page=14}}</ref> CPI argued that it had withdrawn its candidate in [[Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Coimbatore]] but that CPI(M) had not responded well to that gesture, and thus CPI insisted on fielding a candidate of its own in Nagapattinam.<ref name="Chapter1967"/> Notably Nagapattinam recorded the highest voter turnout nationwide with 84.69% in the 1967 election.<ref name="Pattabhiram1967">{{cite book|author=M. Pattabhiram|title=General election in India 1967: an exhaustive study of main political trends|url=https://archive.org/details/generalelectioni0000patt|url-access=registration|year=1967|publisher=Allied Publishers|page=[https://archive.org/details/generalelectioni0000patt/page/20 20]}}</ref><ref name=e1967>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1967 TO THE FOURTH LOK SABHA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf |date=2014-07-18 }}''</ref>

===1970s===
In the [[1971 Indian general election]] three candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat: the incumbent V. Sambasivan (now representing [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Congress(O)]]), [[M. Kathamuthu]] (CPI) and G. Bharatimohan (CPI(M)).<ref name=e1971/> M. Kathamuthu won the seat with 54.95% of the votes, with V. Sambasivan and G. Bharatimohan obtaining 33% and 12.05% respectively.<ref name=e1971>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1971 TO THE FIFTH LOK SABHA]''</ref>

Ahead of the [[1977 Indian general election]] CPI was allocated Nagapattinam as part of the Congress-AIADMK seat sharing alliance.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Election Archives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRwvAAAAYAAJ|year=1978|publisher=Shiv Lal}}</ref> For this election Nagapattinam had been identified as reserved for Scheduled Castes.<ref name=e1977>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> There were only two candidates in the fray, [[S.G. Murugaiyan]] of CPI and Thazhai M. Karunanidhi of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref name=e1977/> S.G. Murugaiyan won the seat, obtaining 53.95% of the vote.<ref name=e1977/>

In January 1979 S.G. Murugaiyan was assassinated.<ref name="Sabha1979">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha|title=Parliamentary debates: official report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQm7QmX6wrMC|year=1979|publisher=Council of States Secretariat}}</ref><ref name="PeopleSabha1979">{{cite book|author1=India. Parliament. House of the People|author2=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWTVAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat.}}</ref> CPI blamed 'AIADMK goondas' for the murder.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Politics: Documents, Events & Figures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Avinash Reference Publications|page=194}}</ref> A mass protest was held in Mannargudi after the killing, CPI claimed around a 100,000 people took part in the rally.<ref>{{cite book|title=Party Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hgJbAAAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Communist Party of India.|page=4}}</ref> A [[1979 Nagapattinam by-election|by-election was held in Nagapattinam]], which was won by fellow CPI member [[K. Murugaiyan]] (supported by DMK and CPI(M)), who defeated the AIADMK candidate M. Mahalingam (supported by Congress).<ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls Bye-election results 1952–95]''</ref><ref name="Gough1989">{{cite book|author=Kathleen Gough|title=Rural change in southeast India: 1950s to 1980s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yhFAAAAYAAJ|date=June 1989|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=470}}</ref>

===1980s===
In the [[1980 Indian general election]] two candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat: the incumbent K. Murugaiyan from CPI and Thazhai M. Karunanidhi from DMK.<ref name=e1980>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> Thazai M. Karunanidhi won the seat, obtaining 50.98% of the votes.<ref name=e1980/>

The [[1984 Indian general election]] saw K. Murugaiyan (CPI) and M. Mahalingam (AIADMK) face each other again.<ref name=e1984/> M. Mahalingam narrowly won the seat, obtaining 49.91% of the votes, with 49.53% going to K. Murugaiyan and 0.56% to independent candidate S. Arumugam.<ref name=e1984>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1984 TO THE EIGHT LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref>

Six candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat in the [[1989 Indian general election]], with the two main candidates being [[M. Selvarasu]] of CPI and N.S. Veeramurasu of Congress.<ref name=e1989>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1989 TO THE NINTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> The CPI candidate was supported by DMK whilst the Congress candidate was backed by AIADMK.<ref name=h3/> M. Selvarasu won the seat with 49.32% against 46.22% for N.S. Veeramurasu.<ref name=e1989/> The victory in Nagapattinam was the sole successful contest for the DMK-led front in Tamil Nadu in 1989, against 38 seats won by the AIADMK-Congress combine.<ref name=h3>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/fourtime-mla-is-cpis-choice-for-nagapattinam/article5809007.ece Four-time MLA is CPI’s choice for Nagapattinam]''</ref>

In the [[1991 Indian general election]] four candidates contested Nagapattinam: the winning Congress candidate [[Padma (politician)|Padma]] (49.71%), the defeated CPI incumbent M. Selvarasu (45.80%), [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] candidate U. Kasinathan (4.27%) and independent candidate K. Ambikapathi (0.23%).<ref name=e1991>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Only-2-women-MPs-from-central-districts/article16611636.ece Only 2 women MPs from central districts]''</ref>

In the [[1996 Indian general election]], local issues dominated the campaigns in Nagapattinam.<ref name=fl>{{cite book|title=Frontline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ5KAQAAIAAJ|date=April 1996|publisher=S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons|pages=119, 123}}</ref> Amongst the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam had the lowest number of candidates (6).<ref name=fl/> In 1996 election Nagapattinam had the highest voter turnout percentage in Tamil Nadu at 74%.<ref name="RaoBalakrishnan1999"/> M. Selvarasu of CPI regained the seat with 56.77% of the votes.<ref name=e1996>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1996 TO THE ELEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref> The runner-up was M. Kannivannan of Congress (24.90%), followed by V. Thambusamy of CPI(M) (15.56%), S. Rajamani of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2.39%) and two independents.<ref name=e1996/>

In 1998 election Nagapattinam was the sole seat allocated to CPI in the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Roy1999">{{cite book|author=Meenu Roy|title=Elections 1998: a continuity in coalition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCSOAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=National Pub. House|page=83}}</ref> Four candidates contested the election.<ref name=e1998>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1998 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> M. Selvarasu of CPI retained the seat, obtaining 58.77% of the votes.<ref name=e1998/> The main runner-up was Dr. [[K. Gopal (AIADMK politician)|K. Gopal]] of AIADMK, a medical doctor and Nannilam state legislator 1991–1996.<ref name=e1998/><ref name="thehindu.com">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thambidurai-and-kumar-in-the-fray-again-for-aiadmk/article5724487.ece Thambidurai and Kumar in the fray again for AIADMK]''</ref> K. Gopal got 38.23% of the votes, Congress candidate M. Thiagaranjan 2.48% and PT candidate G. Jeevanadam 0.52%.<ref name=e1998/>

CPI lost the seat in the [[1999 Indian general election]], by a margin of 22,466 votes.<ref name="Rana2000">{{cite book|author=Mahendra Singh Rana|title=India Votes: Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha Elections 1999, 2000 : Poll Analysis, Election Data, and Party Manifestos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZeKAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7646-139-9|pages=330, 332}}</ref> The outcome was unexpected, as the CPI historically had strong support in the area and the backing of AIADMK in this election.<ref name="Rana2000"/> Nagapattinam had elected a CPI parliamentarian in 1989 and 1998, when the state-wide trend had been negative for CPI.<ref name="AggarwalChowdhry2000">{{cite book|author1=J. C. Aggarwal|author2=N. K. Chowdhry|title=Lok Sabha Elections 1999: Last of the Millennium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3kaOAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Shipra Publications|isbn=978-81-7541-051-0|page=90}}</ref> DMK candidate [[A.K.S. Vijayan]] won the seat with 49.92% of the votes, followed by M. Selvarasu with 46.65%, PT candidate T. Nadaiyazhagan with 3.26% and independent candidate Durai Balaguru with 0.17%.<ref name=e1999>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 13th LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}''</ref> A.K.S. Vijayan is the son of CPI leader A.K. Subbiah.<ref name=h1/>

===2000s===
[[File:Gopal_mp_pic.jpg|thumb|Dr. K. Gopal, elected Member of Parliament in 2014]]In the [[2004 Indian general election]] campaign, water shortages were a major concern in Nagapattinam.<ref name=h1/> By the time, the area had experienced drought since 2001, with ground water levels decreasing.<ref name=h4>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/2004/03/27/stories/2004032708590400.htm]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''</ref> CPI supported DMK candidate A.K.S. Vijayan, the Nagapattinam District Secretary of DMK.<ref name=h4/><ref name=h1/> A.K.S. Vijayan retained the seat, defeating the AIADMK candidate P.J. Archunan, [[Janata Dal (United)]] candidate S.G.M. Ramesh and eight others.<ref name=e2004>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref>

On 10 August 2007 the Delimitation Commission issued an order, retaining Nagapattinam as a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes.<ref name=t1/><ref name=h7>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Deletion-of-seats-in-central-districts-leaves-voters-peeved/article14819880.ece Deletion of seats in central districts leaves voters peeved]''</ref> Initial drafts for delimitation had the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency abolished, but in the final decision the constituency remained.<ref name=h7/> After delimitation the communist influence in Nagapattinam decreased, as the [[Mannargudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Mannargudi segment]] (with strong CPI and AIADMK influences) was removed from the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h52" />

In the [[2009 Indian general election]] Nagapattinam again had the lowest number of candidates in Tamil Nadu (7).<ref name=t1>Public (Elections) Department, Tamil Nadu. ''[http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Reports/LS2009TN.pdf Elections to Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu 2009]''</ref> Apart from the water crisis, two key concerns in the constituency were price rises and insufficiencies in electric power supply.<ref name="h52" /> A.K.S. Vijayan of DMK retained the seat with 48.48% of the votes, followed by M. Selvarasu of CPI with 42.20% and M. Muthukumar of DMDK with 6.73%.<ref name=e2009>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf 25 – CONSTITUENCY WISE DETAILED RESULTS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=11 August 2014 }}''</ref>

Nine candidates contested the Nagapattinam seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref name=e2014/> CPI contested the Nagapattinam seat without support from neither AIADMK nor DMK for the first time since 1962.<ref name=h2>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/a-stiff-threeway-contest-in-nagapattinam/article5801944.ece A stiff three-way contest in Nagapattinam]''</ref> Nagapattinam the sole seat in central Tamil Nadu contested by CPI.<ref name=h3/> The party nominated [[G. Palanisamy]], four-time state legislator of Thiruthuraipoondi assembly constituency.<ref name=h3/> His main contenders were Dr. K. Gopal of AIADMK and A.K.S. Vijayan from DMK.<ref name=e2014>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf 33 – CONSTITUENCY WISE DETAILED RESULTS]''</ref><ref name="thehindu.com"/> Dr. K. Gopal won the seat with 46.06%, followed by 34.81% for A.K.S. Vijayan.<ref name=e2014/> Whilst the performance of CPI and CPI(M) candidates in Tamil Nadu in 2014 was generally far below expectations of the left parties, G. Palanisamy managed to come in third place in Nagapattinam with votes in double digits (9.58%).<ref name=e2014/><ref>''India Today''. ''[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-polls-left-tamil-nadu/1/362095.html Lok Sabha polls: Left lags in Tamil Nadu]''</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nagapatnam]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408155401/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/nagapattinam/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Nagapattinam lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Sivaganga
|image = Sivaganga_lok_sabha_constituency.png
|caption = Area of Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency
|CurrentMP = [[Karti Chidambaram|Karti P. Chidambaram]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|Existence = 1967-present
|Reservation = General
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|FormerMP = [[P. R. Senthilnathan]]
|Electorate = 15,52,019
|SuccessfulParty = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (8 times)
|AssemblyConstituencies = * [[Tirumayam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumayam]]
* [[Alangudi (state assembly constituency)|Alangudi]]
* [[Karaikudi (state assembly constituency)|Karaikudi]]
* [[Tiruppattur (state assembly constituency, Sivaganga)|Tiruppattur]]
* [[Sivaganga (state assembly constituency)|Sivaganga]]
* [[Manamadurai (state assembly constituency)|Manamadurai]]
}}

'''Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-ta|சிவகங்கை மக்களவைத் தொகுதி}}) is one of the 39 [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Parliament of India|parliamentary]]) constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu]], a [[Federated state|state]] in southern [[India]].

==Assembly segments==
Sivagangai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] segments post [[delimitation]] effective from fifteenth loksabha
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|181
|[[Thirumayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Thirumayam]]
|None
|[[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai]]
|-
|182
|[[Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangudi]]
|None
|[[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai]]
|-
|184
|[[Karaikudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Karaikudi]]
|None
|[[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
|-
|185
|[[Tirupathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruppattur]]
|None
|[[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
|-
|186
|[[Sivaganga (State Assembly Constituency)|Sivaganga]]
|None
|[[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
|-
|187
|[[Manamadurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Manamadurai]]
|SC
|[[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
|-
|}
Before 2009:

1.Thirumayam

2.Thirupathur

3.Karaikudi

4.Thiruvadanai

5.ilayankudi

6.Sivagangai

==History==
The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC. From 1967, the Sivangang parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress for eight times (during 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections), AIADMK twice (during 1977 and 2014 elections), [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] twice (during 1996 and 1998 elections) and Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam twice (during the 1967 and 1971 elections).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=49}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=67}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS_71.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=80}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=79}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=73}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=81}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1991/VOL_I_LS_91.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=86}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2012-12-29|page=94}}</ref>

==Members of the Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Lok Sabha!!Duration!!Name of M.P.!!Party Affiliation
|-
| Fourth||1967-71||[[Tha. Kiruttinan|Kiruttinan]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| Fifth||1971-77||[[Tha. Kiruttinan|Kiruttinan]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| Sixth||1977-80||[[Periasamy Thiagarajan]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| Seventh||1980-84||[[R. Swaminathan]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Eighth||1984-89||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Ninth||1989-91||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Tenth||1991-96||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Elewenth||1996-98||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
|-
| Twelfth||1998-99||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
|-
| [[13th Lok Sabha|Thirteenth]]||1999-04||[[E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha|Fourteenth]]||2004-2009||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha|Fifteenth]]||2009-2014||[[P. Chidambaram]]||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha|Sixteenth]]||2014-2019||[[P.R. Senthilnathan]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha|Seventeenth]]||2019–present||[[Karti Chidambaram]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>||[[Indian National Congress]]
|}

==Election results==

===General Election, 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Sivaganga]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Karti Chidambaram]]
| votes = 5,66,104
| percentage = 52.2
| change = +30%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[H. Raja]]
| votes = 2,33,860
| percentage = 21.6
| change = +7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate = V. Pandi
| votes = 1,22,534
| percentage = 11.3
| change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
| candidate = V. Sakthi Priya
| votes = 72,240
| percentage = 6.66
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
| candidate = [[Snehan]]
| votes = 22,951
| percentage = 2.11
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes =9,283
|percentage = 0.86
|change =
}}

{{Election box majority
| votes = 3,32,244
| percentage = 30.64
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 10,84,906
| percentage = 69.90
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| winner = Indian National Congress
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election, 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Sivaganga]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate = [[P. R. Senthilnathan]]
| votes = 4,75,993
| percentage = 46.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate = Dhurai Raaj Subha
| votes = 2,46,608
| percentage = 24.00
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[H. Raja]]
| votes = 1,33,763
| percentage = 13.02
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[P. Chidambaram|Karti P. Chidambaram]]
| votes = 1,04,678
| percentage = 10.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Communist Party of India
| candidate = S. Krishnan
| votes = 20,473
| percentage = 1.99
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 8,042
|percentage = 0.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 2,29,385
| percentage = 22.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 10,27,036
| percentage = 72.72
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| loser = Indian National Congress
| winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election, 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Sivaganga]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[P. Chidambaram]]|votes=3,34,348|percentage=43.12|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Raja Kannappan R.S.|votes=3,30,994|percentage=42.69|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|candidate=Barwatha Regina Papa|votes=60,054|percentage=7.74|change=}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = [[Independent politician|IND]]
|candidate =Thoothai Selvam M
|votes = 6,997
|percentage = 0.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=3,354|percentage=0.43|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,75,387|percentage=70.98|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| loser =
| winner = Indian National Congress
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election, 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: Sivaganga}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[P. Chidambaram]]
| votes = 400,393
| percentage = 60.00
| change = +20.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| candidate = S. P. Karuppih
| votes = 237,668
| percentage = 34.60
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Subramanian Mutharaiyar. M Arimalam
| votes = 9,709
| percentage = 1.46
| change = n/a
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 162,725
| percentage = 24.39
| change = +20.57
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 703,669
| percentage = 62.35
| change = +0.80
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| swing = +20.57
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election, 1999===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election|General Election, 1999]]: Sivaganga}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan]]
| votes = 2,46,078
| percentage = 40.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[H. Raja]]
| votes = 2,22,267
| percentage = 36.34
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Tamil Maanila Congress
| candidate = [[P. Chidambaram]]
| votes = 1,27,528
| percentage = 20.85
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 23,811
| percentage = 3.89
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 6,11,631
| percentage = 54.75
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Sivaganga]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* http://164.100.24.209/newls/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=13{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/sivaganga/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Sivagangai lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivagangai (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]

Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name = Karur
|image = karur lok sabha constituency.png
|caption = Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
|Existence = 1957-present
|Reservation =
|CurrentMPParty = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|CurrentMP = [[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress]] (7 times)
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedasandur]] [[Aravakurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aravakurichi]] [[Karur (State Assembly Constituency)|Karur]] [[Krishnarayapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnarayapuram]] [[Manapparai (State Assembly Constituency)|Manapparai]] [[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai]]
|Electorate = 13,86,636<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=2014-08-11 }}</ref>
}}

'''Karur''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Assembly segments==
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-11
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=31 October 2008
}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
|-
|133
|[[Vedasanthur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|None
|[[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
|-
|134
|[[Aravakurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aravakurichi]]
|None
|[[Karur district|Karur]]
|-
|135
|[[Karur (State Assembly Constituency)|Karur]]
|None
|[[Karur district|Karur]]
|-
|136
|[[Krishnarayapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnarayapuram]]
|SC
|[[Karur district|Karur]]
|-
|138
| [[Manapaarai (State Assembly Constituency)|Manapparai]]
|None
|[[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
|-
|179
| [[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai]]
|None
|[[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai]]
|-
|}
Before 2009:

1.Aravakurichi

2.Karur

3.Krishnarayapuram (SC)

4.Marungapuri (defunct)

5.kuliththalai (Move to Perambalur)

6.Thottiyam (defunct)

==Members of Parliament==
{| width="60%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #DEE8F1 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Candidate
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|1957
|K. Periyasamy 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
|Dr. 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 (DMK)|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
|[[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|}

==Election results==

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Karur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]
|votes = 6,95,697
|percentage = 63.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Thambidurai]]
|votes = 2,75,151
|percentage = 24.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate = R. Karuppaiyah
|votes = 38,543
|percentage = 3.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = N. Thangavel
|votes = 31,139
|percentage = 2.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam
|candidate = Dr. R. Hariharan
|votes = 15,967
|percentage = 1.45
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 9,603
|percentage = 0.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,20,546
|percentage = 38.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,03,165
|percentage = 79.55
|change = -1.10
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Karur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Thambidurai]]
|votes = 5,40,772
|percentage = 51.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Chinnasamy]]
|votes = 3,45,475
|percentage = 33.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = N. S. Krishnan
|votes = 76,560
|percentage = 7.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]
|votes = 30,459
|percentage = 2.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 13,763
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,95,247
|percentage = 18.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,47,054
|percentage = 80.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Karur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[M. Thambidurai]]
|votes =3,80,542
|percentage = 46.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[K. C. Palanisamy]]
|votes =3,33,288
|percentage = 40.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = R. Ramanathan
|votes = 51,196
|percentage = 6.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = Natarajan R
|votes = 14,269
|percentage = 1.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47,254
|percentage =5.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,24,802
|percentage = 81.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Karur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[K. C. Palanisamy]]
|votes = 4,50,407
|percentage = 60.43
|change = +15.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = Palanichamy, Raja. N
|votes = 2,59,531
|percentage = 34.82
|change = -10.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jawahar. N
|votes = 14,552
|percentage = 1.95
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,90,876
|percentage = 25.61
|change = +25.22
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,45,342
|percentage = 69.70
|change = +6.76
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|swing = +15.42
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Karur]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408063525/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/karur/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Karur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Karur]]