Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency

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Krishnagiri
Lok Sabha constituency
Krishnagiri constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesUthangarai
Bargur
Krishnagiri
Veppanahalli
Hosur
Thalli
Established1951-present
Total electors15,26,348[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  INC  
Alliance  [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Krishnagiri is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 9 of 39.

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

2009–present[edit | edit source]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party 2024 Lead
51 Uthangarai SC Krishnagiri Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam INC
52 Bargur None AIADMK
53 Krishnagiri None Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
54 Veppanahalli None DMK
55 Hosur None AIADMK
56 Thalli None CPI

Before 2009[edit | edit source]

  1. Hosur
  2. Thalli
  3. Kaveripattinam (defunct)
  4. Krishnagiri
  5. Bargur
  6. Palacode (moved to Dharmapuri constituency after 2009)

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Winning Candidate Party
1951 C. R. Narasimhan Indian National Congress
1957
1962 K. Rajaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 M. Kamalanathan
1971 T. Thirthagiri Gounder Indian National Congress
1971 (by-election) C. Subramaniam
1977 P.V. Periasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996 C. Narasimhan Tamil Maanila Congress
1998 K. P. Munusamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 V. Vetriselvam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 E.G. Sugavanam
2009
2014 K. Ashok Kumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 A. Chellakumar[2] Indian National Congress
2024 K. Gopinath

Election results[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 42.27%
2019
 
 52.60%
2014
 
 44.93%
2009
 
 44.64%
2004
 
 54.59%
1999
 
 51.05%
1998
 
 50.71%
1991
 
 56.08%
1989
 
 61.04%
1984
 
 64.74%
1980
 
 63.03%
1977
 
 65.64%
1971
 
 55.18%
1967
 
 50.78%
1962
 
 48.78%
1957
 
 40.00%
1951
 
 41.88%

General Elections 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Gopinath 492,883 42.27 −10.33
AIADMK V. Jayaprakash 3,00,397 25.76 −13.35
BJP C. Narasimhan 2,14,125 18.36 New
NTK Vidhyarani Veerappan 1,07,083 9.18 +6.77
NOTA None of the above 10,983 0.94 −0.18
Margin of victory 1,92,486 16.51 +3.02
Turnout 11,66,156 72.43 −3.52
Registered electors 16,09,913
INC hold Swing -10.33

General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dr. A. Chellakumar 611,298 52.60 48.96
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 4,54,533 39.11 −5.83
NTK N. Madhusoodhanan 28,000 2.41
NOTA Nota 19,825 1.71 0.21
MNM Sri Karunya Subrahmanyam 16,995 1.46
Independent S. Ganesa Kumar 8,867 0.76
Margin of victory 1,56,765 13.49 -5.83
Turnout 11,62,273 75.95 −1.55
Registered electors 15,30,404
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 7.66

General Elections 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Ashok Kumar 480,491 44.93 10.47
DMK P. Chinna Pillappa 2,73,900 25.61 −19.03
PMK G. K. Mani 2,24,963 21.04
INC Dr. A. Chellakumar 38,885 3.64
NOTA None Of The Above 16,020 1.50
BSP M. Chanbasha 8,618 0.81
Margin of victory 2,06,591 19.32 9.14
Turnout 10,69,343 77.49 3.33
Registered electors 13,79,957
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.29

General Elections 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 335,977 44.64 −9.95
AIADMK K. Nanje Gowdu 2,59,379 34.47 −3.99
DMDK D. Anbarasan 97,546 12.96
BJP G. Balakrishnan 20,486 2.72
Independent K. Venkatesan 8,452 1.12
Independent B. S. Chandran 6,396 0.85
Margin of victory 76,598 10.18 -5.96
Turnout 10,14,758 74.16 15.18
Registered electors 7,52,565
DMK hold Swing -9.95

General Elections 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK E. G. Sugavanam 403,297 54.59 3.55
AIADMK K. Nanje Gowdu 2,84,075 38.45 −7.92
BSP H. Sanaulla Shariff 14,055 1.90
Independent A. Syed Nikhar 11,830 1.60
Independent S. Ameerjan 8,679 1.17
Independent P. K. Kuppusamy 6,277 0.85
Independent V. M. Krishnamoorthy Rao 6,253 0.85
Independent T. V. Krishnachetty 4,271 0.58
Margin of victory 1,19,222 16.14 11.47
Turnout 7,38,737 58.98 −1.00
Registered electors 12,52,580
DMK hold Swing 3.55

General Elections 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Vetriselvan 347,737 51.05
AIADMK M. Thambidurai 3,15,913 46.38 −4.33
JD(S) G. A. Vadivelu 13,154 1.93
Margin of victory 31,824 4.67 -3.25
Turnout 6,81,212 59.97 1.89
Registered electors 11,63,690
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 0.34

General Elections 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. P. Munusamy 315,762 50.71
TMC(M) D. R. Rajaram 2,66,413 42.78
INC Aga. Krishnamurthy 35,229 5.66 −50.42
BSP R. Muniraj 5,285 0.85
Margin of victory 49,349 7.93 -40.29
Turnout 6,22,689 58.08 −6.89
Registered electors 11,15,876
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -5.37

General Elections 1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 353,033 56.08 −4.96
JD R. Manickam 1,39,919 22.23%
BJP B. Subramanian 49,496 7.86
PMK R. Raju 29,511 4.69
THMM R. Nanda Kumar 3,887 0.62
Margin of victory 3,03,537 48.22 14.27
Turnout 6,29,532 64.98 1.63
Registered electors 10,05,354
INC hold Swing -4.96

General Elections 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 362,376 61.04 −3.69
JD B. Venkataswamy 1,60,882 27.10
PMK C. Arumugam 49,814 8.39
Tamiliar Kazhagam C. A. Balakrishnan 7,138 1.20
THMM R. Nandkumar 4,470 0.75
Independent C. Murugesan 4,465 0.75
Independent T. Thotlan 2,744 0.46
Margin of victory 2,01,494 33.94 -1.39
Turnout 5,93,642 63.34 −6.21
Registered electors 9,58,580
INC hold Swing -3.69

General Elections 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 304,854 64.74
DMK T. Chandrasekaran 1,38,488 29.41
Independent R. Ramakrishna Reddy 8,362 1.78
Independent S. Sundararaja Rao 8,121 1.72
Independent K. C. Kanmani 6,247 1.33
Independent T. Thiyagaraja Reddy 4,850 1.03
Margin of victory 1,66,366 35.33 6.90
Turnout 4,70,922 69.56 14.35
Registered electors 7,24,417
INC gain from INC(I) Swing 1.70

General Elections 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 222,839 63.03
AIADMK V. Rajahagopal 1,22,328 34.60 −31.04
INC(U) Nambiraj 4,806 1.36
Independent K. M. Saminathan 3,552 1.00
Margin of victory 1,00,511 28.43 -6.67
Turnout 3,53,525 55.21 −4.75
Registered electors 6,56,215
INC(I) gain from AIADMK Swing -2.61

General Elections 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. V. Periasamy 222,979 65.64
DMK M. Kamalanathan 1,03,751 30.54
Independent A. Shanmugam 4,949 1.46
Independent Parasuraman 2,778 0.82
Independent S. Seetharama Reddy 2,163 0.64
Margin of victory 1,19,228 35.10 24.75
Turnout 3,39,698 59.96 −4.95
Registered electors 5,83,179
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 10.46

General Elections 1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Thirthagiri Gounder 186,114 55.18 10.03
SWA T. M. Thirupathy 1,51,194 44.82
Margin of victory 34,920 10.35 4.73
Turnout 3,37,308 64.91 −2.05
Registered electors 5,49,124
INC gain from DMK Swing 4.40

General Elections 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Kamalanathan 165,079 50.78 1.99
INC T. S. Pattabiraman 1,46,785 45.15 −0.34
Independent S. A. Pandit 13,247 4.07
Margin of victory 18,294 5.63 2.34
Turnout 3,25,111 66.96 9.69
Registered electors 5,03,298
DMK hold Swing 1.99

General Elections 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Rajaram 127,508 48.78
INC C. R. Narasimhan 1,18,907 45.49 5.49
Independent T. D. Balakrishnan 14,965 5.73
Margin of victory 8,601 3.29 3.04
Turnout 2,61,380 57.27 25.00
Registered electors 4,73,080
DMK gain from INC Swing 8.78

General Elections 1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. R. Narasimhan 57,683 40.00 −1.88
Independent Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu 57,316 39.75
Independent R. Muthulingam 15,607 10.82
Independent R. Jagannathan 13,588 9.42
Margin of victory 367 0.25 -3.95
Turnout 1,44,194 32.26 −9.18
Registered electors 4,46,928
INC hold Swing -1.88

General Elections 1951[edit | edit source]

1951–52 Indian general election: Krishnagiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. R. Narasimhan 61,672 41.88 41.88
Independent C. Doraisami Gounder 55,478 37.68
KMPP K. Shamanna 15,929 10.82
Independent M. G. Natesa Chettiar 14,174 9.63
Margin of victory 6,194 4.21
Turnout 1,47,253 41.44
Registered electors 3,55,317
INC win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "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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