10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E
Karur | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Vedasandur Aravakurichi Karur Krishnarayapuram Manapparai Viralimalai |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 13,86,636[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | INC |
Elected year | 2019 Election |
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 23 of 39.
Assembly segments
editFrom 2009
editKarur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Constituency number | Name | District | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
133 | Vedasandur | Dindigul | None | DMK | |
134 | Aravakurichi | Karur | None | DMK | |
135 | Karur | None | DMK | ||
136 | Krishnarayapuram | SC | DMK | ||
138 | Manapparai | Tiruchirappalli | None | MNMK | |
179 | Viralimalai | Pudukkottai | None | AIADMK |
Before 2009
edit- Aravakurichi
- Karur
- Krishnarayapuram (SC)
- Marungapuri (defunct)
- Kuliththalai (moved to Perambalur)
- Thottiyam (defunct)
Members of Parliament
editYear | Winning Candidate | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | K. Periyasamy Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | ||
1967 | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | Swatantra Party | |
1971 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress | |
1977 | |||
1980 | A. R. Murugaiah | ||
1984 | |||
1989 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | N. Murugesan | ||
1996 | K. Natrayan | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
1998 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1999 | M. Chinnasamy | ||
2004 | K. C. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2014 | |||
2019 | S. Jothimani[3] | Indian National Congress | |
2024 |
Election results
editGeneral Elections 2024
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Jothimani | 534,906 | 47.25% | 16.11 | |
AIADMK | K. R. L. Thangavel | 368,090 | 32.52% | 7.46 | |
BJP | V.V Sentilnathan | 102,482 | 9.05% | NEW | |
NTK | Dr. R. Karuppaiya | 87,503 | 7.73% | 4.22 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 8,275 | 0.73% | 0.14 | |
Margin of victory | 166,816 | 14.74% | 23.56 | ||
Turnout | 1,132,045 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
INC hold | Swing |
General Elections 2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. Jothimani | 695,697 | 63.36% | 60.41% | |
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,75,151 | 25.06% | −27.30% | |
NTK | R. Karuppaiya | 38,543 | 3.51% | ||
Independent | P. S. N. Thangavel | 31,139 | 2.84% | ||
MNM | Dr. R. Hariharan | 15,967 | 1.45% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 9,603 | 0.87% | −0.46% | |
Margin of victory | 4,20,546 | 38.30% | 19.40% | ||
Turnout | 10,97,947 | 79.55% | −0.40% | ||
Registered electors | 13,87,286 | 6.85% | |||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.01% |
General Elections 2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 540,722 | 52.36% | 6.14% | |
DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | 33.45% | −7.02% | |
DMDK | N. S. Krishnan | 76,560 | 7.41% | 1.20% | |
INC | S. Jothimani | 30,459 | 2.95% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 13,763 | 1.33% | ||
BSP | V. Maruthaiveeran | 5,694 | 0.55% | −0.11% | |
Margin of victory | 1,95,247 | 18.91% | 13.17% | ||
Turnout | 10,32,771 | 80.65% | −1.74% | ||
Registered electors | 12,98,322 | 28.18% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.14% |
General Elections 2009
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 380,542 | 46.21% | 11.31% | |
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,33,288 | 40.48% | −20.10% | |
DMDK | R. Ramanathan | 51,196 | 6.22% | ||
KNMK | R. Natarajan | 14,269 | 1.73% | ||
Independent | K. Shankar | 6,519 | 0.79% | ||
Independent | T. Karventhan | 5,553 | 0.67% | ||
BSP | R. Dharmalingam | 5,413 | 0.66% | ||
Margin of victory | 47,254 | 5.74% | −19.93% | ||
Turnout | 8,23,421 | 81.43% | 11.76% | ||
Registered electors | 10,12,924 | −5.28% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.36% |
General Elections 2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 450,407 | 60.57% | 14.50% | |
AIADMK | Raja N. Palanichamy | 2,59,531 | 34.90% | −11.56% | |
Independent | N. Jawahar | 14,552 | 1.96% | ||
JP | H. Nagarajan | 5,672 | 0.76% | ||
Independent | C. Rathinasamy | 5,578 | 0.75% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,90,876 | 25.67% | 25.27% | ||
Turnout | 7,43,592 | 69.70% | 6.60% | ||
Registered electors | 10,69,359 | −8.65% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 14.11% |
General Elections 1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Chinnasamy | 334,407 | 46.46% | 13.39% | |
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,31,560 | 46.07% | ||
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 45,539 | 6.33% | ||
Independent | K. Sathiyamoorthy | 4,970 | 0.69% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,847 | 0.40% | −6.32% | ||
Turnout | 7,19,705 | 62.94% | −8.27% | ||
Registered electors | 11,70,582 | 3.56% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -9.65% |
General Elections 1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 327,480 | 50.39% | ||
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 2,83,807 | 43.67% | ||
INC | K. P. Shanmuga Sundram | 30,157 | 4.64% | ||
PT | S. Kamaraj | 5,449 | 0.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 43,673 | 6.72% | −16.32% | ||
Turnout | 6,49,880 | 59.84% | −11.36% | ||
Registered electors | 11,30,361 | 5.35% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -5.73% |
General Elections 1996
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | K. Natrayan | 409,830 | 56.12% | ||
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 2,41,556 | 33.08% | −35.82% | |
MDMK | T. P. Moorthy | 61,188 | 8.38% | ||
BJP | R. K. Madhukumar | 5,870 | 0.80% | ||
Independent | S. Arokkiam | 4,338 | 0.59% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,68,274 | 23.04% | −16.07% | ||
Turnout | 7,30,328 | 71.20% | 3.63% | ||
Registered electors | 10,72,924 | 2.82% | |||
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -12.78% |
General Elections 1991
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | N. Murugesan | 475,571 | 68.89% | 3.30% | |
DMK | D. Thirunavukkarasu | 2,05,602 | 29.78% | −3.49% | |
PMK | R. Pakkian | 4,388 | 0.64% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,69,969 | 39.11% | 6.78% | ||
Turnout | 6,90,318 | 67.57% | −3.64% | ||
Registered electors | 10,43,464 | −0.70% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 3.30% |
General Elections 1989
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 484,492 | 65.60% | ||
DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 2,45,741 | 33.27% | 3.85% | |
PMK | M. Sakthivel | 3,679 | 0.50% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,38,751 | 32.32% | −6.62% | ||
Turnout | 7,38,596 | 71.21% | −6.05% | ||
Registered electors | 10,50,778 | 28.46% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -2.76% |
General Elections 1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. R. Murugaiah | 413,533 | 68.36% | ||
DMK | M. Kandaswamy | 1,77,970 | 29.42% | ||
Independent | R. Krishnan | 13,426 | 2.22% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,35,563 | 38.94% | 24.31% | ||
Turnout | 6,04,929 | 77.25% | 9.82% | ||
Registered electors | 8,17,972 | 7.21% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 12.88% |
General Elections 1980
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | S. A. Dorai Sebastian | 281,149 | 55.48% | ||
AIADMK | K. Kanagaraj | 2,07,015 | 40.85% | ||
JP(S) | P. M. Elamaran | 11,215 | 2.21% | ||
Independent | M. Apparavo | 5,250 | 1.04% | ||
Margin of victory | 74,134 | 14.63% | −14.11% | ||
Turnout | 5,06,788 | 67.44% | −3.23% | ||
Registered electors | 7,62,973 | 4.11% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | -6.78% |
General Elections 1977
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Gopal | 315,259 | 62.26% | 3.17% | |
INC(O) | M. Meenakshisundaram | 1,69,739 | 33.52% | ||
Independent | M. Sandhanam | 19,618 | 3.87% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,45,520 | 28.74% | 10.56% | ||
Turnout | 5,06,396 | 70.67% | −0.51% | ||
Registered electors | 7,32,872 | 23.50% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 3.17% |
General Elections 1971
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Gopal | 238,315 | 59.09% | 12.09% | |
INC(O) | V. Ramanathan | 1,65,022 | 40.91% | ||
Margin of victory | 73,293 | 18.17% | 12.17% | ||
Turnout | 4,03,337 | 71.18% | −2.44% | ||
Registered electors | 5,93,409 | 6.98% | |||
INC gain from SWA | Swing | 6.08% |
General Elections 1967
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | 209,380 | 53.00% | ||
INC | R. Chettiar | 1,85,662 | 47.00% | −1.59% | |
Margin of victory | 23,718 | 6.00% | −7.65% | ||
Turnout | 3,95,042 | 73.62% | 9.47% | ||
Registered electors | 5,54,715 | 20.10% | |||
SWA gain from INC | Swing | 4.41% |
General Elections 1962
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R. Ramanathan | 139,385 | 48.59% | −2.31% | |
SWA | P. Ponnambala Gounder | 1,00,229 | 34.94% | ||
CPI | R. Karuppiah | 47,232 | 16.47% | ||
Margin of victory | 39,156 | 13.65% | −1.93% | ||
Turnout | 2,86,846 | 64.15% | 15.70% | ||
Registered electors | 4,61,862 | 8.06% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -2.31% |
General Elections 1957
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. Periasami Gounder | 105,399 | 50.90% | ||
Independent | V. R. Seshiyan | 73,135 | 35.32% | ||
Independent | Raja Chidambaram | 14,369 | 6.94% | ||
Independent | V. Perumal | 14,168 | 6.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 32,264 | 15.58% | |||
Turnout | 2,07,071 | 48.45% | |||
Registered electors | 4,27,431 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
editReferences
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.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.