Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Coordinates: 10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
| Karur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | S. Jothimani |
| Parliamentary Party | INC |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1957-present |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 13,86,636[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Vedasandur Aravakurichi Karur Krishnarayapuram Manapparai Viralimalai |
Assembly segmentsEdit
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Vedasandur | None | Dindigul |
| 134 | Aravakurichi | None | Karur |
| 135 | Karur | None | Karur |
| 136 | Krishnarayapuram | SC | Karur |
| 138 | Manapparai | None | Tiruchirappalli |
| 179 | Viralimalai | None | Pudukkottai |
Before 2009:
1.Aravakurichi
2.Karur
3.Krishnarayapuram (SC)
4.Marungapuri (defunct)
5.kuliththalai (Move to Perambalur)
6.Thottiyam (defunct)
Members of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Winning Candidate | 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 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | S. Jothimani[3] | Indian National Congress |
Election resultsEdit
2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Jothimani | 6,95,697 | 63.06 | ||
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,75,151 | 24.94 | ||
| NTK | R. Karuppaiyah | 38,543 | 3.49 | ||
| AMMK | N. Thangavel | 31,139 | 2.82 | ||
| MNM | Dr. R. Hariharan | 15,967 | 1.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,603 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 4,20,546 | 38.12 | |||
| Turnout | 11,03,165 | 79.55 | -1.10 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 5,40,772 | 51.67 | ||
| DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | 33.01 | ||
| DMDK | N. S. Krishnan | 76,560 | 7.32 | ||
| INC | S. Jothimani | 30,459 | 2.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,763 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 1,95,247 | 18.66 | |||
| Turnout | 10,47,054 | 80.65 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 3,80,542 | 46.12 | ||
| DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,33,288 | 40.39 | ||
| DMDK | R. Ramanathan | 51,196 | 6.20 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|Template:Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/shortname]] | Natarajan R | 14,269 | 1.73 | |
| Majority | 47,254 | 5.73 | |||
| Turnout | 8,24,802 | 81.43 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2004Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 4,50,407 | 60.43 | +15.42 | |
| AIADMK | Palanichamy, Raja. N | 2,59,531 | 34.82 | -10.57 | |
| Independent | Jawahar. N | 14,552 | 1.95 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,90,876 | 25.61 | +25.22 | ||
| Turnout | 7,45,342 | 69.70 | +6.76 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +15.42 | |||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.