Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E
Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.[2]
| Kancheepuram | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | G. Selvam |
| Parliamentary Party | DMK |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951 2009-present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 18,12,565[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Chengalpattu Thiruporur Cheyyur Madurantakam Uthiramerur Kancheepuram |
The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.
This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
Assembly segmentsEdit
The constituency in 2008 was formed of 6 assembly segments as follows:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Chengalpattu | None | Chengalpattu |
| 33 | Thiruporur | None | Chengalpattu |
| 34 | Cheyyur | SC | Chengalpattu |
| 35 | Madurantakam | SC | Chengalpattu |
| 36 | Uthiramerur | None | Kancheepuram |
| 37 | Kancheepuram | None | Kancheepuram |
Member of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | A. Krishnaswamy | CWL | T. Chengalvarayan | INC |
| 2009 | P. Viswanathan | INC | E. Ramakrishnan | AIADMK |
| 2014 | K. Maragatham | AIADMK | G. Selvam | DMK |
| 2019 | G. Selvam[3] | DMK | K. Maragatham | AIADMK |
Election ResultsEdit
2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | G. Selvam | 6,84,004 | 55.27 | N/A | |
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 3,97,372 | 32.11 | N/A | |
| NTK | D. Sivaranjini | 62,771 | 5.07 | +5.07 | |
| AMMK | A. Munusamy | 55,213 | 4.46 | +4.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,661 | 1.75 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,86,632 | 23.16 | |||
| Turnout | 12,38,158 | 75.31 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 4,99,395 | 44.26 | ||
| DMK | G. Selvam | 3,52,529 | 31.24 | ||
| MDMK | C. E. Sathya | 2,07,080 | 18.35 | ||
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 33,313 | 2.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 17,736 | 1.57 | ||
| Majority | 1,46,866 | 13.02 | |||
| Turnout | 11,29,849 | 76.33 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Viswanathan | 3,30,237 | 41.96 | ||
| AIADMK | Dr. E. Ramakrishnan | 3,17,134 | 40.29 | ||
| DMDK | T. Tamilvendan | 1,03,560 | 13.16 | ||
| BSP | K. Uthrapathi | 5,663 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 13,103 | 1.67 | |||
| Turnout | 7,86,910 | 74.22 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kancheepuram weavers disillusioned
- ↑ "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.