| Thiruvallur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Thiruvallur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Dr. K. Jayakumar |
| Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 21,04,020[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Gummidipoondi Ponneri Thiruvallur Poonamallee Avadi Madavaram |
Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gummidipoondi, Ponneri (SC), Tiruvallur, and Poonamallee (SC), which were earlier parts of Sriperumbudur constituency and the newly formed Avadi. [2]
The constituency had previously existed for three elections from 1951 till 1962.
It is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gummidipoondi | None | Thiruvallur | DMK |
| 2 | Ponneri | SC | Thiruvallur | INC |
| 4 | Thiruvallur | None | Thiruvallur | DMK |
| 5 | Poonamallee | SC | Thiruvallur | DMK |
| 6 | Avadi | None | Thiruvallur | DMK |
| 9 | Madavaram | None | Chennai | DMK |
Members of the Parliament[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | INC | P. Natesan | INC |
| 1957 | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | A. Raghava Reddy | IND |
| 1962 | V. Govindaswamy Naidu | INC | M. Gopal | DMK |
| 2009 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | S. Gayathri | DMK |
| 2014 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | D. Ravikumar | VCK |
| 2019 | Dr. Jeyakumar[3] | INC | P. Venugopal | AIADMK |
Election results[edit | edit source]
General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Jeyakumar | 7,67,392 | 54.50 | +51.00 | |
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 4,10,337 | 29.14 | −20.96 | |
| MNM | M. Logarangan | 73,731 | 5.24 | +5.24 | |
| NTK | M.Vetri Selvi | 65,416 | 4.65 | +4.65 | |
| AMMK | Pon. Raja | 33,944 | 2.14 | +2.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 18,275 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,56,955 | 25.35 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 14,08,265 | 72.33 | −1.34 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 6,28,499 | 50.10 | +6.76 | |
| VCK | D. Ravikumar | 3,05,069 | 24.32 | +24.32 | |
| DMDK | V. Yuvaraj | 2,04,734 | 16.32 | +3.32 | |
| INC | K. Jeyakumar | 43,960 | 3.50 | +3.50 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,598 | 1.88 | New | |
| Majority | 3,23,430 | 25.78 | +21.99 | ||
| Turnout | 12,54,440 | 73.67 | +3.10 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 3,68,294 | 43.34 | +43.34 | |
| DMK | S. Gayathri | 3,36,621 | 39.61 | +39.61 | |
| DMDK | R. Suresh | 1,10,452 | 13.00 | +13.00 | |
| BSP | P. Anandan | 10,746 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
| Majority | 31,673 | 3.79 | −−−− | ||
| Turnout | 8,49,754 | 70.57 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "Congress demands reserved seat". Deccan Chronicle. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ↑ "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.