Kancheepuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Kancheepuram | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
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 |
Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.[2]
The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.
This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
Assembly segments[edit]
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 Parliament[edit]
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 Results[edit]
2019[edit]
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 |
2014[edit]
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 |
2009[edit]
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) |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.