Arani (Lok Sabha constituency)
Arani is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was created during the 2008 assembly delimitation from the former Vandavasi constituency.[1]
| Arani | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Arni constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad |
| Parliamentary Party | INC |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009-present |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 14,45,781 [1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Polur Arani Cheyyar Vandavasi Gingee Mailam |
Assembly segmentsEdit
Arani constituency is composed of the following assembly segments.
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Polur | None | Tiruvannamalai |
| 67 | Arani | None | Tiruvannamalai |
| 68 | Cheyyar | None | Tiruvannamalai |
| 69 | Vandavasi | SC | Tiruvannamalai |
| 70 | Gingee | None | Viluppuram |
| 71 | Mailam | None | Viluppuram |
Members of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | M. Krishnasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | V. Elumalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad[3] | Indian National Congress |
Election resultsEdit
2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 6,17,760 | 54.00 | ||
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 3,86,954 | 33.83 | ||
| AMMK | G. Senthamizhan | 46,383 | 4.05 | ||
| NTK | A. Tamizharasi | 32,409 | 2.83 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,921 | 1.48 | ||
| MNM | V. Shaji | 14,776 | 1.29 | ||
| Majority | 2,30,806 | 20.17 | |||
| Turnout | 11,44,917 | 79.01 | |||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 5,02,721 | 45.87 | ||
| DMK | R. Sivanandam | 2,58,877 | 23.62 | ||
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 2,53,332 | 23.11 | ||
| INC | Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 27,717 | 2.53 | ||
| IND | K. Moorthy | 10,263 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 2,43,844 | 22.25 | |||
| Turnout | 10,96,549 | 80.06 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Krishnaswamy | 3,96,728 | 47.16 | ||
| AIADMK | N. Subramaniyan | 2,89,898 | 34.46 | ||
| DMDK | Ra. Mohanam | 1,05,729 | 12.57 | ||
| IND | M. Velaudham | 14,919 | 1.77 | ||
| Majority | 1,06,830 | 12.70 | |||
| Turnout | 8,41,204 | 76.62 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Karthikeyan, Ajitha (3 March 2009). "Delimitation wipes 13 seats off map". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Assembly seats increase to 13 in Vellore district". The Hindu. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.