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Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Dindigul | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | P. Velusamy |
| Parliamentary Party | DMK |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952-present |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 16,37,511 8,13,707(Male) 8,23,696 (Female) 108 (Others)[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Palani Oddanchatram Athoor Nilakkottai Natham Dindigul |
Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
2009-present[edit | edit source]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 127. | Palani | None | Dindigul |
| 128. | Oddanchatram | None | Dindigul |
| 129. | Athoor | None | Dindigul |
| 130. | Nilakottai | SC | Dindigul |
| 131. | Natham | None | Dindigul |
| 132. | Dindigul | None | Dindigul |
Before 2009[edit | edit source]
- Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
- Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Nilakottai (SC)
- Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Dindigul
- Athoor
Members of the Parliament[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Velusamy | 7,46,523 | 64.40 | ||
| PMK | K Jothimuthu | 2,07,551 | 17.90 | +17.90 | |
| AMMK | Jothi Murugan | 62,875 | 5.42 | New | |
| MNM | S.Sudhakar | 38,784 | 3.34 | New | |
| NTK | Mansoor Ali Khan (actor) | 54,957 | 4.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,177 | 1.22 | ||
| Majority | 5,38,972 | 46.46 | +34.66 | ||
| Turnout | 11,60,046 | 75.29 | -2.09 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Udhayakumar | 5,10,462 | 47.12 | +47.12 | |
| DMK | Gandhirajan | 3,82,617 | 35.32 | ||
| DMDK | Krishna moorthy | 93,794 | 8.66 | ||
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 35,632 | 3.29 | n/a | |
| CPI (M) | N. Pandi | 19,455 | 1.80 | ||
| Majority | 1,27,845 | 11.80 | |||
| Turnout | 10,83,689 | 77.38 | +1.80 | ||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 3,61,545 | 44.06 | ||
| AIADMK | P. Baala Subramani | 3,07,198 | 37.44 | ||
| DMDK | P. Muthuvelraj | 1,00,788 | 12.28 | +12.28 | |
| BSP | Srinivasa Babu M | 6,960 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 54,347 | 6.62 | |||
| Turnout | 8,20,558 | 75.58 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 4,07,116 | 58.92 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Jeyaraman. M | 2,51,945 | 36.46 | -6.48 | |
| Independent | Ravindran. J | 10,359 | 1.50 | +1.47 | |
| Majority | 1,55,171 | 22.46 | +19.49 | ||
| Turnout | 6,90,973 | 60.75 | +3.29 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +58.92 | |||
By Election results[edit | edit source]
1973[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar | 2,60,824 | 52.0 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/shortname]] | V. C. Sitthan | 1,19,032 | 20.1% | |
| DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam | 93,496 | 18.5% | ||
| INC | Seemaisamy | 11,423 | 2.2% | ||
| Majority | 1,41,792 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,43,704 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "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.