Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Karur
Karur
Lok Sabha Constituency
	Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Incumbent	S. Jothimani
Parliamentary Party	INC
Elected Year	2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established	1957-present
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	13,86,636
Assembly Constituencies	Vedasandur; Aravakurichi; Karur; Krishnarayapuram; Manapparai; Viralimalai

Coordinates: 10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E / 10.95; 78.08

Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments[edit]

Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[2]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District
133	Vedasandur	None	Dindigul
134	Aravakurichi	None	Karur
135	Karur	None	Karur
136	Krishnarayapuram	SC	Karur
138	Manapparai	None	Tiruchirappalli
179	Viralimalai	None	Pudukkottai

Before 2009:

1.Aravakurichi

2.Karur

3.Krishnarayapuram (SC)

4.Marungapuri (defunct)

5.kuliththalai (Move to Perambalur)

6.Thottiyam (defunct)

Members of Parliament[edit]

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1957	K. Periyasamy Gounder	Indian National Congress
1962	R. Ramanathan Chettiar	Indian National Congress
1967	C. Muthuswamy Gounder	Swatantra Party
1971	K. Gopal	Indian National Congress
1977	K. Gopal	Indian National Congress
1980	A. R. Murugaiah	Indian National Congress
1984	A. R. Murugaiah	Indian National Congress
1989	M. Thambidurai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	Dr. N. Murugesan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996	K. Natrayan	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998	M. Thambidurai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999	M. Chinnasamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004	K. C. Palanisamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009	M. Thambidurai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014	M. Thambidurai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019	S. Jothimani^[3]	Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Karur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Jothimani	6,95,697	63.06
	AIADMK	M. Thambidurai	2,75,151	24.94
	NTK	R. Karuppaiyah	38,543	3.49
	AMMK	N. Thangavel	31,139	2.82
	MNM	Dr. R. Hariharan	15,967	1.45
	NOTA	None of the Above	9,603	0.87
Majority			4,20,546	38.12
Turnout			11,03,165	79.55	-1.10
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing

2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Karur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	M. Thambidurai	5,40,772	51.67
	DMK	M. Chinnasamy	3,45,475	33.01
	DMDK	N. S. Krishnan	76,560	7.32
	INC	S. Jothimani	30,459	2.91
	NOTA	None of the Above	13,763	1.32
Majority			1,95,247	18.66
Turnout			10,47,054	80.65
	AIADMK hold		Swing

2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Karur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	M. Thambidurai	3,80,542	46.12
	DMK	K. C. Palanisamy	3,33,288	40.39
	DMDK	R. Ramanathan	51,196	6.20
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Majority			47,254	5.73
Turnout			8,24,802	81.43
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing

2004[edit]

2004 Indian general elections: Karur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	K. C. Palanisamy	4,50,407	60.43	+15.42
	AIADMK	Palanichamy, Raja. N	2,59,531	34.82	-10.57
	Independent	Jawahar. N	14,552	1.95	n/a
Majority			1,90,876	25.61	+25.22
Turnout			7,45,342	69.70	+6.76
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	+15.42

References[edit]

↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links[edit]

Karur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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[1] GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 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. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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1952-77	Kumbakonam