Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)
Namakkal is a Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It was a part of Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in previous parliament Election. Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency consists of Sankagiri, Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Namakkal, Paramathi-Velur and Tiruchengodu assembly segments. Out of these 6 assembly segments Rasipuram is Reserved for SC candidates and Senthamangalam assembly segment is reserved for ST Candidates.
| Namakkal | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Namakkal constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | A.K.P. Chinraj |
| Parliamentary Party | DMK |
| Elected Year | 2019 Indian general elections |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009-present |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 14,13,246[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Sankari Rasipuram Senthamangalam Namakkal Paramathi-Velur Tiruchengodu |
History
Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency) and Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency) were delimited in 2008 and the area became a part of the Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Assembly segments
Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Sankari | None | Salem |
| 92 | Rasipuram | SC | Namakkal |
| 93 | Senthamangalam | ST | Namakkal |
| 94 | Namakkal | None | Namakkal |
| 95 | Paramathi-Velur | None | Namakkal |
| 96 | Tiruchengodu | None | Namakkal |
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Duration | Member | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1962-1967 | V. K. Ramasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 15th | 2009-2014 | S. Gandhiselvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 16th | 2014-2019 | P. R. Sundaram[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 17th | 2019 – present | A.K.P. Chinraj | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |
Election results
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. K. P. Chinraj | 6,26,293 | 55.24 | ||
| AIADMK | P. Kaliappan | 3,61,142 | 31.85 | ||
| NTK | B. Baskar | 38,531 | 3.40 | ||
| MNM | R. Thangavelu | 30,947 | 2.73 | ||
| AMMK | P. P. Saminathan | 23,347 | 2.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,073 | 1.33 | ||
| Majority | 2,65,151 | 23.39 | |||
| Turnout | 11,33,984 | 80.22 | +0.49 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. R. Sundaram | 5,63,272 | 53.20 | ||
| DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 2,68,898 | 25.40 | ||
| DMDK | S. K. Vel | 1,46,882 | 13.87 | ||
| INC | G. R. Subramaniyan | 19,800 | 1.87 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,002 | 1.51 | ||
| Majority | 2,94,374 | 27.80 | |||
| Turnout | 10,60,024 | 79.73 | +1.04 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 3,71,476 | 43.89 | ||
| AIADMK | V. Vairam Tamilarasi | 2,69,045 | 31.79 | ||
| DMDK | N. Maheswaran | 79,420 | 9.38 | ||
| KNMK | R. Devarasan | 52,433 | 6.19 | ||
| Majority | 1,02,431 | 12.12 | |||
| Turnout | 8,46,365 | 78.69 | |||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- "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. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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