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#REDIRECT [[Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency]]
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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name                  = Virudhunagar
|image                  = Virudhunagar_lok_sabha_constituency.png
|caption                = Area of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha Constituency
|CurrentMP              = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
|CurrentMPParty        = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|ElectedByYear          = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|Existence              = 2009–present
|Reservation            = General
|State                  = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Electorate            = 1,504,256
|FormerMP              = [[T. Radhakrishnan]]
|SuccessfulParty        = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2 times)
|AssemblyConstituencies = * [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thiruparankundram]]
* [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Thirumangalam]]
* [[Sattur (state assembly constituency)|Sattur]]
* [[Sivakasi (state assembly constituency)|Sivakasi]]
* [[Virudhunagar (state assembly constituency)|Virudhunagar]]
* [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukkottai]]
}}
 
'''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]].
 
== Assembly Segments ==
Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] segments:
 
{|class="wikitable" style="width:50%; text-align:center"
|-
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%"| Constituency number
! Constituency name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! District
|-
| 195
| [[Thirupparankundram (state assembly constituency)|Thiruparankundram]]
| None
| [[Madurai district|Madurai]]
|-
| 196
| [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Thirumangalam]]
| None
| [[Madurai district|Madurai]]
|-
| 204
| [[Sattur (state assembly constituency)|Sattur]]
| None
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|-
| 205
| [[Sivakasi (state assembly constituency)|Sivakasi]]
| None
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|-
| 206
| [[Virudhunagar (state assembly constituency)|Virudhunagar]]
| None
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|-
| 207
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukkottai]]
| None
| [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|}
 
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Election
! Lok Sabha
! Member
! colspan="2" ! class="unsortable" |Political Party
! Tenure
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|[[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|2009-2014
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|[[T. Radhakrishnan]]
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}"|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|2014-2019
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|[[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|2019-''[[Incumbent]]''
|}
 
== Election Results ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.77}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|40.20}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.02}}
}}
 
=== General election 2019 ===
{{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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
  |votes      = 470,883
  |percentage = 43.77
  |change    = {{increase}}39.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  |candidate  = R. Alagarsamy
  |votes      = 316,329
  |percentage = 29.40
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = S. Paramasiva Iyyappan
  |votes      = 107,615
  |percentage = 10.00
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Makkal Needhi Maiam
  |candidate  = V. Muniyasamy
  |votes      = 57,129
  |percentage = 5.31
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Naam Tamilar Katchi
  |candidate  = K. Arulmozhithevan
  |votes      = 53,040
  |percentage = 4.93
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]  
  |votes      = 17,292
  |percentage = 1.61
  |change    = {{increase}}0.40
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 154,554
  |percentage = 14.37
  |change    = {{decrease}}0.02
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,074,735
  |percentage = 72.41
  |change    = {{decrease}}2.45
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Indian National Congress
  |loser      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |swing      = {{increase}}39.97
}}
{{Election box end}}


=== General election 2014 ===
{{Redirect category shell|
{{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>}}
{{R from move}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[T. Radhakrishnan]]
  |votes      = 406,694
  |percentage = 40.20
  |change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[Vaiko]]
  |votes      = 261,143
  |percentage = 25.81
  |change    = {{decrease}}12.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = S. Rethinavelu
  |votes      = 241,505
  |percentage = 23.87
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
  |votes      = 38,482
  |percentage = 3.80
  |change    = {{decrease}}36.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of India
  |candidate  = K. Samuelraj
  |votes      = 20,157
  |percentage = 1.99
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
  |votes      = 12,225
  |percentage = 1.21
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 145,551
  |percentage = 14.39
  |change    = {{increase}}12.33
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,010,930
  |percentage = 74.86
  |change    = {{decrease}}2.53
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      = ''New''
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== General election 2009 ===
{{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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Manickam Tagore|B. Manickam Tagore]]
  |votes      = 307,187
  |percentage = 40.02
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  = [[Vaiko]]
  |votes      = 291,423
  |percentage = 37.96
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  |candidate  = K. Pandiarajan
  |votes      = 125,229
  |percentage = 16.31
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = M. Karthik
  |votes      = 17,336
  |percentage = 2.26
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = V. Kanagaraj
  |votes      = 8,198
  |percentage = 1.07
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 15,764
  |percentage = 2.06
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 767,653
  |percentage = 77.39
  |change    = ''New''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner    = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}
==See also==
* [[Lok Sabha]]
* [[Parliament of India]]
* [[Virudhunagar district]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]
*[https://resultuniversity.com/election/virudhunagar-lok-sabha Virudhunagar Lok Sabha - Result University]
*[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]
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Virudhunagar district]]

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