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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
|Name = Virudhunagar<br />
|image = Virudhunagar_lok_sabha_constituency.png<br />
|caption = Area of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
|CurrentMP = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|CurrentMPParty = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br />
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|Existence = 2009–present<br />
|Reservation = General<br />
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|Electorate = 1,504,256<br />
|FormerMP = [[T. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
|SuccessfulParty = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2 times)<br />
|AssemblyConstituencies = * [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thiruparankundram]]<br />
* [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Thirumangalam]]<br />
* [[Sattur (state assembly constituency)|Sattur]]<br />
* [[Sivakasi (state assembly constituency)|Sivakasi]]<br />
* [[Virudhunagar (state assembly constituency)|Virudhunagar]]<br />
* [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukkottai]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-ta|விருதுநகர் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி}}) is one of the 39 [[Lok Sabha]] ([[Parliament of India|parliamentary]]) constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu]], a [[Federated state|state]] in southern [[India]].<br />
<br />
== Assembly Segments ==<br />
Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] segments:<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="width:50%; text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%"| Constituency number<br />
! Constituency name<br />
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
! District<br />
|-<br />
| 195<br />
| [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thiruparankundram]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br />
|-<br />
| 196<br />
| [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Thirumangalam]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Madurai district|Madurai]]<br />
|-<br />
| 204<br />
| [[Sattur (state assembly constituency)|Sattur]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 205<br />
| [[Sivakasi (state assembly constituency)|Sivakasi]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 206<br />
| [[Virudhunagar (state assembly constituency)|Virudhunagar]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 207<br />
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukkottai]]<br />
| None<br />
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Parliament ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Election<br />
! Lok Sabha<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan="2" ! class="unsortable" |Political Party<br />
! Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]<br />
|[[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}"|<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|2009-2014<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]<br />
|[[T. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}"|<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|2014-2019<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]<br />
|[[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}"|<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|2019-''[[Incumbent]]''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election Results ==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float=right<br />
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates<br />
|titlebar=#ddd<br />
|width=300px<br />
|barwidth=275px<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.77}}<br />
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|40.20}}<br />
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.02}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== General election 2019 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<ref name="2019_GE_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10929-33constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2019 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|votes = 470,883<br />
|percentage = 43.77<br />
|change = {{increase}}39.97<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = R. Alagarsamy<br />
|votes = 316,329<br />
|percentage = 29.40<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = S. Paramasiva Iyyappan<br />
|votes = 107,615<br />
|percentage = 10.00<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Makkal Needhi Maiam <br />
|candidate = V. Muniyasamy<br />
|votes = 57,129<br />
|percentage = 5.31<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Naam Tamilar Katchi<br />
|candidate = K. Arulmozhithevan<br />
|votes = 53,040<br />
|percentage = 4.93<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above <br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] <br />
|votes = 17,292<br />
|percentage = 1.61<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.40<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 154,554<br />
|percentage = 14.37<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.02<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,074,735<br />
|percentage = 72.41<br />
|change = {{decrease}}2.45<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|swing = {{increase}}39.97<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== General election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<ref name="2014_GE_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2785-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2014 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[T. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
|votes = 406,694<br />
|percentage = 40.20<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[Vaiko]]<br />
|votes = 261,143<br />
|percentage = 25.81<br />
|change = {{decrease}}12.15<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = S. Rethinavelu<br />
|votes = 241,505<br />
|percentage = 23.87<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|votes = 38,482<br />
|percentage = 3.80<br />
|change = {{decrease}}36.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = K. Samuelraj<br />
|votes = 20,157<br />
|percentage = 1.99<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above <br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] <br />
|votes = 12,225<br />
|percentage = 1.21<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 145,551<br />
|percentage = 14.39<br />
|change = {{increase}}12.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,010,930<br />
|percentage = 74.86<br />
|change = {{decrease}}2.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== General election 2009 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]<ref name="2009_GE_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ | title=2009 Indian General Election Results | work=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=1 June 2009}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]<br />
|votes = 307,187<br />
|percentage = 40.02<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[Vaiko]]<br />
|votes = 291,423<br />
|percentage = 37.96<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = K. Pandiarajan<br />
|votes = 125,229 <br />
|percentage = 16.31<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = M. Karthik<br />
|votes = 17,336<br />
|percentage = 2.26<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = V. Kanagaraj<br />
|votes = 8,198 <br />
|percentage = 1.07<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 15,764<br />
|percentage = 2.06<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 767,653<br />
|percentage = 77.39<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
* [[Parliament of India]]<br />
* [[Virudhunagar district]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]<br />
*[https://resultuniversity.com/election/virudhunagar-lok-sabha Virudhunagar Lok Sabha - Result University]<br />
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/virudhunagar/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Virudhunagar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]<br />
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Virudhunagar district]]</div>
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