Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Kallakurichi
Lok Sabha Constituency
Kallakurichi lok sabha constituency.png
Kallakurichi constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentGautham Sigamani.C
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established2009-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors15,28,539[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesRishivandiyam
Sankarapuram
Kallakurichi
Gangavalli
Attur
Yercaud

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This constituency came into existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

Assembly segments[edit]

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Legislative Assembly segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
78. Rishivandiyam None Kallakurichi
79. Sankarapuram None Kallakurichi
80. Kallakurichi SC Kallakurichi
81. Gangavalli SC Salem
82. Attur SC Salem
83. Yercaud ST Salem

[2]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Lok Sabha Duration Member Political Party
4th 1967-71 M.Deiveekan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5th 1971-75 M.Deiveekan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
15th 2009-14 Adhi Sankar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
16th 2014-19 K. Kamaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17th 2019-incumbent Pon. Gautham Sigamani[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[edit]

General Election, 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Gautham Sigamani 7,21,713 59.92 Increase31.94
DMDK L. K. Sudhish 3,21,794 26.79 Increase11.97
AMMK Komuki Maniyan 50,179 4.17
NTK Sharphutheen 30,246 2.51
MNM H. Ganesh 14,587 1.21
NOTA None of the Above 11,576 0.96
Majority 3,99,919 33.13 Increase12.95
Turnout 12,04,935 78.81
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase12.95

General Election, 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Kamaraj 5,33,383 48.16 Increase18.33
DMK R. Manimaran 3,09,876 27.98 Decrease14.22
DMDK V. P. Eswaran 1,64,183 14.82 Decrease0.62
INC R. Devadass 39,677 3.58
NOTA None of the Above 10,901 0.98
Majority 2,23,507 20.18
Turnout 11,07,506 78.41 Increase1.17
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

General Election, 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Adhi Shankar 3,63,601 42.53
PMK K. Dhanaraju 2,54,993 29.83
DMDK L. K. Sudhish 1,32,223 15.47
style="background-color: Template:Kongunadu Makkal Katchi/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Kongunadu Makkal Katchi|Template:Kongunadu Makkal Katchi/meta/shortname]] S. Ramesh 17,818 2.08
Independent A. Arun Kennadi 13,216 1.55
Majority 1,08,608 12.70
Turnout 8,54,955 77.23 N/A
DMK win (new seat)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ramakrishnan, T. (1 May 2009). "Beset with agrarian issues and poor development". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  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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