Arani (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Arani | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
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 |
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]
Assembly segments[edit]
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 Parliament[edit]
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 results[edit]
2019[edit]
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 |
2014[edit]
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 |
2009[edit]
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) |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.