Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency

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Arakkonam
Lok Sabha constituency
Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesTiruttani
Arakkonam
Sholinghur
Katpadi
Ranipet
Arcot
Established1977
Total electors14,94,929[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  DMK  
Alliance  [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

After 2009[edit | edit source]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party 2024 Lead
3. Tiruttani None Thiruvallur AIADMK DMK
38. Arakkonnam SC Ranipet Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
39. Sholinghur None
40. Katpadi None Vellore
41. Ranipet None Ranipet
42. Arcot None AIADMK
Arakkonam constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation.

Before 2009[edit | edit source]

Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Pallipattu (defunct)
  2. Arakkonam (SC)
  3. Solingar
  4. Ranipettai
  5. Arcaud
  6. Seyyaru (moved to Aarani)

Members of the Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Winning candidate Party
1967 S. K. Sambandhan Mudaliar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* Indian National Congress
1977
1980 A. M. Velu Mudaliyar
1984 Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy
1989
1991
1996 A. M. Velu Mudaliyar Tamil Maanila Congress
1998 C. Gopal Mudaliyar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 R. Velu Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009 S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 G. Hari All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 S. Jagathrakshakan[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2024
  • *as Tiruthani seat

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 48.39%
2019
 
 57.47%
2014
 
 45.75%
2009
 
 48.75%
2004
 
 49.90%
1999
 
 47.72%
1998
 
 51.56%
1996
 
 59.05%
1991
 
 53.90%
1989
 
 42.77%
1984
 
 52.20%
1980
 
 60.83%
1977
 
 52.40%

General Elections 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 563,216 48.39 Decrease9.08
AIADMK A. L. Vijayan 2,56,656 22.05 New
PMK K. Balu 2,02,325 17.38 Decrease11.96
NTK S Afshia Nasrin 98,944 8.50 Increase 5.99
NOTA None of the above 12,613 1.08 Increase0.04
Margin of victory 3,06,560 26.34 Decrease 1.79
Turnout 11,63,822 78.65 Increase 0.67
Registered electors 14,79,748
DMK hold Swing Decrease9.08

General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 672,190 57.47 34.03
PMK A. K. Moorthy 3,43,234 29.34
AMMK N. G. Parthiban 66,826 5.71
NTK Y. R. Pavendhan 29,347 2.51
MNM N. Rajendran 23,771 2.03
NOTA None Of The Above 12,179 1.04 0.08
BSP D. Doss 8,307 0.71 0.03
Margin of victory 3,28,956 28.12 5.80
Turnout 11,69,677 77.98 1.03
Registered electors 15,00,016
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 11.71

General Elections 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK G. Hari 493,534 45.75
DMK N. R. Elango 2,52,768 23.43 −25.31
PMK R. Velu 2,33,762 21.67
INC R. Rajesh 56,337 5.22
NOTA None Of The Above 10,370 0.96
BSP D. Doss 7,354 0.68 −0.10
Independent S. Gajendran 6,570 0.61
Independent Panchu Udayakumar 6,025 0.56
Margin of victory 2,40,766 22.32 9.42
Turnout 10,78,682 76.95 −0.55
Registered electors 14,01,813 27.60
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.99

General Elections 2009[edit | edit source]

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2009 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 415,041 48.75
PMK R. Velu 3,05,245 35.85
DMDK S. Sankar 82,038 9.64
Independent D. Panjatsaram 7,078 0.83
BSP Mary John 6,641 0.78
PNK W. B. Palan 6,026 0.71
Margin of victory 1,09,796 12.90 -0.28
Turnout 10,98,607 77.50 10.67
Registered electors 8,51,402 -5.31
DMK gain from PMK Swing -1.15

General Elections 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK R. Velu 586,911 49.90
AIADMK N. Shanmugam 4,84,715 36.72
JD(U) S. Sethu Madhavan 34,876 4.50
JP M. Kulandaivelu 22,284 2.87
Independent V. Venkatesan 9,646 1.24
RPI(A) S. Arunkumar 5,507 0.71
Independent M. Velu 5,022 0.65
Independent N. Ravi 4,371 0.56
Independent G. Sampath 4,333 0.56
Independent K. Velu 4,061 0.52
Margin of victory 1,02,196 13.18 0.01
Turnout 7,75,439 66.83 0.51
Registered electors 11,60,259 3.59
PMK gain from DMK Swing 2.17

General Elections 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 346,520 47.72
INC K. V. Thangkabalu 2,50,876 34.55 12.22
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 1,21,386 16.72
Margin of victory 95,644 13.17 6.07
Turnout 7,26,113 66.32 −6.89
Registered electors 11,20,043 4.41
DMK gain from TMC Swing -11.32

General Elections 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Gopal 359,431 51.56
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 3,09,943 44.46
INC R. Dhamotharan 24,519 3.52
Margin of victory 49,488 7.10 -29.61
Turnout 6,97,078 67.26 −5.95
Registered electors 10,72,687 3.68
AIADMK gain from TMC Swing -7.48

General Elections 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 425,974 59.05
INC R. Raviram 1,61,129 22.34 −31.56
AIIC(T) N. Venugopal 80,714 11.19
JD Jayakaran Joseph 31,703 4.39
BJP N. Manoharan 6,596 0.91 −1.09
Independent K. Manavalan 3,433 0.48
Margin of victory 2,64,845 36.71 9.38
Turnout 7,21,411 73.21 3.98
Registered electors 10,34,646 6.80
TMC gain from INC Swing 5.15

General Elections 1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 348,516 53.90 11.13
DMK M. Kannaiyan 1,71,806 26.57 −7.29
PMK S. Subramaniam 98,809 15.28
BJP D. V. R. Eraghavan 12,954 2.00
Margin of victory 1,76,710 27.33 18.42
Turnout 6,46,635 69.23 −3.84
Registered electors 9,68,764 -0.65
INC hold Swing 11.13

General Elections 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 299,587 42.77 −9.43
DMK K. Murthy 2,37,194 33.86 −7.47
PMK S. Subramaniam 1,47,902 21.11
Margin of victory 62,393 8.91 -1.96
Turnout 7,00,515 73.07 −5.18
Registered electors 9,75,104 28.70
INC hold Swing -9.43

General Elections 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 292,606 52.20
DMK Pulavar K Govindan 2,31,664 41.33
BJP M. D. Kalyanasundaram 15,462 2.76
Independent K. Selvaraju 10,158 1.81
Independent A. Kanthappan 8,967 1.60
Margin of victory 60,942 10.87 -14.76
Turnout 5,60,559 78.26 11.52
Registered electors 7,57,665 8.02
INC gain from INC(I) Swing -8.63

General Elections 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) A. M. Velu 278,516 60.83
AIADMK A. M. Ragunathan 1,61,155 35.20
Independent K. Krishnan 7,904 1.73
Independent A. M. Periasamy Reddiar 4,153 0.91
Independent C. A. Balakrishnan 3,255 0.71
JP(S) A. Janaki Raman 2,875 0.63
Margin of victory 1,17,361 25.63 13.20
Turnout 4,57,858 66.74 −4.88
Registered electors 7,01,433 5.11
INC(I) gain from INC Swing 8.43

General Elections 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC O. V. Alagesan 243,818 52.40
DMK N. Veeraswami 1,85,954 39.96
Independent R. Margabandu 11,997 2.58
Independent Y. Daniel 9,638 2.07
Independent K. Selvaraju 4,471 0.96
Independent A. Kanthappan 3,670 0.79
Independent D. Raghavan 2,593 0.56
Margin of victory 57,864 12.44
Turnout 4,65,330 71.62
Registered electors 6,67,308
INC win (new seat)


Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "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.

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