Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency

One of the 39 Indian Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu

Dindigul

Lok Sabha constituency

Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies| Palani
Oddanchatram
Athoor
Nilakkottai
Natham
Dindigul
Established| 1952
Total electors| 16,37,511
8,13,707(Male)
8,23,696 (Female)
108 (Others)[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

R. Sachidanandam

Party| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Elected year|  2024

Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 22 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Athoor, Dindigul, Oddanchatram, Natham, Nilakottai and Palani.

## Assembly segments

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### From 2009

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Constituency number  | Name  | Reserved for (SC/ST/None)  | District  | Party

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127\.  | Palani | None  | Dindigul | DMK
128\.  | Oddanchatram | None  | DMK
129\.  | Athoor | None  | DMK
130\.  | Nilakottai | SC  | AIADMK
131\.  | Natham | None  | AIADMK
132\.  | Dindigul | None  | AIADMK

### Before 2009

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1. Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
2. Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
3. Nilakottai (SC)
4. Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
5. Dindigul
6. Athoor

## Members of Parliament

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Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation

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First | 1952-1957 | Ammu Swaminathan |  | Indian National Congress
Second | 1957-1962 | M. Gulam Mohideen
Third | 1962-1967 | T. S. Soundram
Fourth | 1967-1971 | N. Anbuchezhian |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth | 1971-1973 | M. Rajangam
1973-1977 | K. Maya Thevar |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth | 1977-1980
Seventh | 1980-1984 |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
eighth | 1984-1989 | K. R. Natarajan |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth | 1989-1991 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
Tenth | 1991-1996
Eleventh | 1996-1998 | N. S. V. Chitthan |  | Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth | 1998-1999 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth | 1999-2004
Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | N. S. V. Chitthan |  | Indian National Congress
Fifteenth | 2009-2014
Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | M. Udhayakumar |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | P. Velusamy[2] |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighteenth | 2024–Incumbent | R. Sachidanandam |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)

## Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2024 |

| 58.29%
2019 |

| 64.60%
2014 |

| 47.58%
2009 |

| 44.10%
2004 |

| 58.98%
1999 |

| 43.78%
1998 |

| 46.55%
1996 |

| 63.97%
1991 |

| 67.04%
1989 |

| 67.24%
1984 |

| 61.79%
1980 |

| 51.78%
1977 |

| 59.60%
By-Election 1973 |

| 52.0%
1971 |

| 59.88%
1967 |

| 62.40%
1962 |

| 43.23%
1957 |

| 27.99%
1951 |

| 36.89%

### General Elections 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Dindigul Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | R. Sachidanandam | 670,149  | 58.29  | New
| AIADMK | Mohamed Mubarak  | 2,26,328  | 19.69  | New
| PMK | M. Thilagabama  | 1,12,503  | 9.79  | 8.17
| NTK | Kailai Rajan D  | 97,845  | 8.51  | 3.75
| NOTA | None of the above  | 22,120  | 1.92  | 0.69
Margin of victory  | 4,43,821  | 38.6  |
Turnout | 11,49,621  | 71.14  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing |  |

### General Elections 2019

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2019 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | P. Velusamy | 746,523  | 64.60%  | 28.93%
| PMK | K. Jothimuthu  | 2,07,551  | 17.96%  |
| Independent | P. Jothi Murugan  | 62,875  | 5.44%  |
| NTK | Mansoor Ali Khan | 54,957  | 4.76%  |
| MNM | Dr. S. Suthakaran  | 38,784  | 3.36%  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 14,177  | 1.23%  | 0.24%
Margin of victory  | 5,38,972  | 46.64%  | 34.72%
Turnout | 11,55,607  | 74.95%  | −1.65%
Registered electors | 15,41,881  |  | 10.09%
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 17.02%  |

### General Elections 2014

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2014 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | M. Udhayakumar | 510,462  | 47.58%  | 10.11%
| DMK | S. Gandhirajan  | 3,82,617  | 35.67%  |
| DMDK | A. Krishnamoorthy  | 93,794  | 8.74%  | −3.55%
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 35,632  | 3.32%  | −40.78%
| CPI(M) | N. Pandi  | 19,455  | 1.81%  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 10,591  | 0.99%  |
| Independent | R. Rajendhran  | 7,580  | 0.71%  |
| Independent | N. Manivannan  | 5,859  | 0.55%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,27,845  | 11.92%  | 5.29%
Turnout | 10,72,773  | 76.60%  | 1.08%
Registered electors | 14,00,531  |  | 29.00%
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.49%  |

### General Elections 2009

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2009 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 361,545  | 44.10%  | −14.88%
| AIADMK | P. Baalasubramani  | 3,07,198  | 37.47%  | 0.97%
| DMDK | P. Muthuvelraj  | 1,00,788  | 12.29%  |
| BSP | M. Srinivasa Babu  | 6,960  | 0.85%  | 0.12%
| Independent | K. A. Motilal  | 6,706  | 0.82%  |
| KNMK | M. Sellamuthu K  | 6,411  | 0.78%  |
| Independent | K. Durai  | 6,063  | 0.74%  |
| Independent | G. Manikanda Prabu  | 5,331  | 0.65%  |
Margin of victory  | 54,347  | 6.63%  | −15.85%
Turnout | 10,85,696  | 75.51%  | 14.83%
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.00%  |
Registered electors | 8,19,860  |  | −4.54%
| INC hold | Swing | -14.88%  |

### General Elections 2004

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2004 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 407,116  | 58.98%  |
| AIADMK | M. Jeyaraman  | 2,51,945  | 36.50%  | −7.28%
| Independent | J. Ravindran  | 10,359  | 1.50%  |
| JP | P. Thinakara Kumar  | 5,850  | 0.85%  |
| JD(U) | Pushpa Sachan  | 5,206  | 0.75%  |
| BSP | M. Perumal  | 5,011  | 0.73%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,55,171  | 22.48%  | 19.46%
Turnout | 6,90,231  | 60.69%  | 3.23%
Registered electors | 11,37,313  |  | −4.80%
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.21%  |

### General Elections 1999

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1999 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 294,794  | 43.78%  | 18.33%
| DMK | S. Chandrasekar  | 2,74,451  | 40.76%  |
| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 69,713  | 10.35%  |
| AIFB | K. Surendran  | 32,342  | 4.80%  |
Margin of victory  | 20,343  | 3.02%  | 0.46%
Turnout | 6,73,398  | 57.46%  | −10.02%
Registered electors | 11,94,616  |  | 4.44%
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -20.20%  |

### General Elections 1998

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1998 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 276,106  | 46.55%  |
| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 2,60,907  | 43.98%  |
| MADMK | S. Latha  | 35,119  | 5.92%  |
| PT | C. Santhana Krishnan  | 19,176  | 3.23%  |
Margin of victory  | 15,199  | 2.56%  | −35.97%
Turnout | 5,93,173  | 53.47%  | −14.01%
Registered electors | 11,43,880  |  | 6.40%
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -17.43%  |

### General Elections 1996

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1996 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 444,858  | 63.97%  |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 1,76,944  | 25.45%  | −41.60%
| MDMK | S. Pasumpon Pandian  | 54,202  | 7.79%  |
| PMK | P. Gopal  | 10,986  | 1.58%  |
| ATMK | R. Muthumani  | 4,060  | 0.58%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,67,914  | 38.53%  | 2.42%
Turnout | 6,95,368  | 67.48%  | 5.68%
Registered electors | 10,75,085  |  | 4.26%
| TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.07%  |

### General Elections 1991

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1991 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 416,652  | 67.04%  | −0.20%
| DMK | Maya Thevar | 1,92,235  | 30.93%  |
| PMK | P. Gopal  | 7,194  | 1.16%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,24,417  | 36.11%  | −0.28%
Turnout | 6,21,479  | 61.80%  | −1.61%
Registered electors | 10,31,174  |  | −0.16%
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.20%  |

### General Elections 1989

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1989 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 434,966  | 67.24%  | 5.45%
| CPI(M) | N. Varatharajan  | 1,99,598  | 30.86%  |
| PMK | K. Raithinasamy  | 7,579  | 1.17%  |
| Independent | S. Palanisamy  | 2,901  | 0.45%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,35,368  | 36.39%  | 10.97%
Turnout | 6,46,863  | 63.41%  | −7.81%
Registered electors | 10,32,870  |  | 26.92%
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.45%  |

### General Elections 1984

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1984 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | K. R. Natarajan  | 343,571  | 61.79%  | 15.67%
| DMK | Maya Thevar | 2,02,253  | 36.38%  | −15.41%
| Independent | P. Pitchaimani  | 5,474  | 0.98%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,41,318  | 25.42%  | 19.76%
Turnout | 5,55,997  | 71.22%  | 7.65%
Registered electors | 8,13,821  |  | 7.46%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.01%  |

### General Elections 1980

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1980 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | Maya Thevar | 244,669  | 51.78%  |
| AIADMK | V. Rajan Chellappa  | 2,17,923  | 46.12%  | −13.48%
| Independent | S. Muthukrishnan  | 3,506  | 0.74%  |
| JP(S) | S. Krishnan  | 2,552  | 0.54%  |
Margin of victory  | 26,746  | 5.66%  | −29.93%
Turnout | 4,72,487  | 63.57%  | −3.49%
Registered electors | 7,57,333  |  | 5.02%
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.82%  |

### General Elections 1977

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1977 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | Maya Thevar | 283,341  | 59.60%  |
| CPI(M) | A. Balasumbramaniam  | 1,14,117  | 24.00%  |
| Independent | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar  | 60,500  | 12.73%  |
| Independent | N. M. Santhanam  | 8,768  | 1.84%  |
| Independent | M. Manokaran  | 5,830  | 1.23%  |
| Independent | N. Sreenivasan  | 2,861  | 0.60%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,69,224  | 35.59%  | 12.08%
Turnout | 4,75,417  | 67.06%  | −3.89%
Registered electors | 7,21,154  |  | 16.45%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.28%  |

#### Bye-election 1973

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Bye-election 1973: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar  | 2,60,824  | 52.0  |
| INC(O) | V. C. Sitthan  | 1,19,032  | 20.1%  |
| DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam  | 93,496  | 18.5%  |
| INC | Seemaisamy  | 11,423  | 2.2%  |
Majority | 1,41,792  |  |
Turnout | 6,43,704  |  |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing |  |

### General Elections 1971

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1971 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | M. Rajangam  | 248,638  | 59.88%  | −2.52%
| SWA | K. Chemachamy  | 1,51,003  | 36.36%  |
| Independent | K. P. Kuppusamy Moopanar  | 15,610  | 3.76%  |
Margin of victory  | 97,635  | 23.51%  | −1.28%
Turnout | 4,15,251  | 70.95%  | −6.06%
Registered electors | 6,19,290  |  | 11.41%
| DMK hold | Swing | -2.52%  |

### General Elections 1967

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1967 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | N. Anbuchezhian | 260,065  | 62.40%  | 35.91%
| INC | T. S. S. Ramachndran  | 1,56,719  | 37.60%  | −5.62%
Margin of victory  | 1,03,346  | 24.80%  | 8.06%
Turnout | 4,16,784  | 77.01%  | 5.11%
Registered electors | 5,55,868  |  | 20.54%
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 19.17%  |

### General Elections 1962

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1962 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | T. S. Soundram | 138,574  | 43.23%  | 15.24%
| DMK | M. S. Abdul Khader  | 84,921  | 26.49%  |
| CPI | N. Krishnaswami  | 80,406  | 25.08%  |
| SWA | Sakuntala  | 16,673  | 5.20%  |
Margin of victory  | 53,653  | 16.74%  | 9.97%
Turnout | 3,20,574  | 71.90%  | −22.30%
Registered electors | 4,61,145  |  | −46.08%
| INC hold | Swing | 15.24%  |

### General Elections 1957

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1957 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | M. Gulam Mohideen | 225,510  | 27.99%  | −8.90%
| INC | S. C. Balakrishna  | 1,70,995  | 21.22%  | −15.67%
| CPI | Krishnasamy  | 1,32,070  | 16.39%  |
| CPI | R. Muniyandi  | 94,038  | 11.67%  |
| Independent | A. Desiar  | 77,680  | 9.64%  |
| Independent | Pitchaimuthu  | 63,645  | 7.90%  |
| Independent | Janakai N Karuppa Pillai  | 41,724  | 5.18%  |
| Independent | G. D. Naidu  | 0  | 0.00%  |
Margin of victory  | 54,515  | 6.77%  | 0.88%
Turnout | 8,05,662  | 94.20%  | 33.91%
Registered electors | 8,55,235  |  | 146.17%
| INC hold | Swing | -8.90%  |

### General Elections 1951

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1951–52 Indian general election: Dindigul  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Ammu Swaminathan | 77,285  | 36.89%  | 36.89%
| CPI | Krishnaswami  | 64,953  | 31.01%  |
| Independent | Rengaswami Reddiar  | 48,808  | 23.30%  |
| KMPP | M. Natarajan  | 18,442  | 8.80%  |
Margin of victory  | 12,332  | 5.89%  |
Turnout | 2,09,488  | 60.30%  |
Registered electors | 3,47,422  |  | 0.00%
| INC win (new seat)

## See also

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* Dindigul
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References

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1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 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. 26. 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.

## External links

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* Dindigul lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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List of Lok Sabha constituencies and incumbent members of Tamil Nadu

Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies

| Tiruvallur|

Sasikanth Senthil (INC)

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Chennai North|

Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)

Chennai South|

Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)

Chennai Central|

Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)

Sriperumbudur|

T. R. Baalu (DMK)

Kancheepuram|

G. Selvam (DMK)

Arakkonam|

S. Jagathrakshakan (DMK)

Vellore|

D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)

Krishnagiri|

K. Gopinath (INC)

Dharmapuri|

A. Mani (DMK)

Tiruvannamalai|

C. N. Annadurai (DMK)

Arani|

M.S. Tharanivendhan (DMK)

Viluppuram|

D. Ravikumar (VCK)

| Kallakurichi|

Malaiyarasan D (DMK)

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Salem|

T. M. Selvaganapathy (DMK)

Namakkal|

V. S. Matheswaran (DMK)

Erode|

K. E. Prakash (DMK)

Tiruppur|

K. Subbarayan (CPI)

Nilgiris|

A. Raja (DMK)

Coimbatore|

Ganapathi P. Rajkumar (DMK)

Pollachi|

Eswarasamy (DMK)

Dindigul|

R. Sachithanantham (CPI(M))

Karur|

S. Jothimani (INC)

Tiruchirappalli|

Durai Vaiko (MDMK)

Perambalur|

K. N. Arun Nehru (DMK)

Cuddalore|

M. K. Vishnu Prasad (INC)

| Chidambaram|

Thol. Thirumavalavan (VCK)

|

Mayiladuthurai|

Sudha Ramakrishnan (INC)

Nagapattinam|

V. Selvaraj (CPI)

Thanjavur|

S. Murasoli (DMK)

Sivaganga|

Karti P. Chidambaram (INC)

Madurai|

S. Venkatesan (CPI(M))

Theni|

Thanga Tamil Selvan (DMK)

Virudhunagar|

B. Manickam Tagore (INC)

Ramanathapuram|

K. Navas Kani (IUML)

Thoothukkudi|

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)

Tenkasi|

Rani Sri Kumar (DMK)

Tirunelveli|

C. Robert Bruce (INC)

Kanniyakumari|

Vijay Vasanth (INC)

Defunct constituencies

* Aruppukottai
* Chengleput
* Dharapuram
* Gobichettipalayam
* Kovilpatti
* Kumbakonam
* Madras
* Mayuram
* Melur
* Mettur
* Nagercoil
* Palani
* Periyakulam
* Rasipuram
* Sankaranainarkoil
* Sivakasi
* Srivaikuntam
* Srivilliputtur
* Tindivanam
* Tiruchendur
* Tiruchengode
* Tirukoilur
* Tiruppattur
* Tiruttani
* Vandavasi

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