Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu

Kallakurichi

Lok Sabha constituency

Kallakurichi constituency, post-2008 delimitation

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies| Rishivandiyam
Sankarapuram
Kallakurichi
Gangavalli
Attur
Yercaud
Established| 2009
Total electors| 15,28,539[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Malaiyarasan D

Party| DMK
Alliance| INDIA
Elected year| 2024 Election

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 14. This constituency came into existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

## Assembly segments

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Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Legislative Assembly segments:[2]

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

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|
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78\.  | Rishivandiyam | None  | Kallakurichi | DMK
79\.  | Sankarapuram | None  | DMK
80\.  | Kallakurichi | SC  | ADMK
81\.  | Gangavalli | SC  | Salem | ADMK
82\.  | Attur | SC  | ADMK
83\.  | Yercaud | ST  | ADMK

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Duration  | Winner  | Party

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|
|

4th | 1967-71  | M.Deiveekan  |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5th | 1971-75
15th | 2009-14  | Adhi Sankar
16th | 2014-19  | K. Kamaraj  |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17th | 2019-2024  | Pon. Gautham Sigamani[3] |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
18th | 2024-incumbent  | Malaiyarasan D |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

## Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2024 |

| 44.94%
2019 |

| 60.22%
2014 |

| 48.65%
2009 |

| 42.67%
1971 |

| 52.79%
1967 |

| 52.81%

### General Elections 2024

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | Malaiyarasan D | 561,589  | 44.94  | 15.28
| AIADMK | R. Kumaraguru | 5,07,805  | 40.64  | 13.75
| NTK | Jagadesa Pandiyan  | 73,652  | 5.89  | 3.37
| PMK | R. Devadass Wodeyar  | 71,290  | 5.71  | New
| NOTA | None of the above  | 8,532  | 0.68  | 0.29
Margin of victory  | 53,784  | 4.30  | 29.67
Turnout | 12,49,568  | 79.21  | 0.40
| DMK hold | Swing | 15.28  |

### General Elections 2019

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | Gautham Sigamani Pon | 721,713  | 60.22%  | 31.96%
| DMDK | L. K. Sudhish  | 3,21,794  | 26.85%  | 11.88%
| Independent | M. Komugi Maniyan  | 50,179  | 4.19%  |
| NTK | S. Sharfudeen  | 30,246  | 2.52%  |
| MNM | H. Ganesh  | 14,587  | 1.22%  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 11,576  | 0.97%  | −0.03%
| Independent | B. Sumathi  | 10,045  | 0.84%  |
| Independent | V. Chandrasekaran  | 8,066  | 0.67%  |
Margin of victory  | 3,99,919  | 33.37%  | 12.98%
Turnout | 11,98,423  | 78.81%  | 0.77%
Registered electors | 15,28,938  |  | 8.24%
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.57%  |

### General Elections 2014

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

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|
|
|

| AIADMK | K. Kamaraj  | 533,383  | 48.65%  |
| DMK | R. Manimaran  | 3,09,876  | 28.26%  | −14.41%
| DMDK | V. P. Eswaran  | 1,64,183  | 14.98%  | −0.54%
| INC | R. Devadass  | 39,677  | 3.62%  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 10,901  | 0.99%  |
| Independent | S. Madaiyan  | 7,314  | 0.67%  |
| Independent | M. P. Mannan  | 6,186  | 0.56%  |
| BSP | S. Sakthivel  | 5,929  | 0.54%  | −0.17%
| Independent | M. Varadan  | 5,054  | 0.46%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,23,507  | 20.39%  | 7.64%
Turnout | 10,96,340  | 78.41%  | 0.60%
Registered electors | 14,12,499  |  | 27.67%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.98%  |

### General Elections 2009

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | Adhi Sankar | 363,601  | 42.67%  |
| PMK | K. Dhanaraju  | 2,54,993  | 29.93%  |
| DMDK | L. K. Sudhish  | 1,32,223  | 15.52%  |
| KNMK | S. Ramesh  | 17,818  | 2.09%  |
| Independent | A. Arun Kennedi  | 13,216  | 1.55%  |
| Independent | T. Vijaya Rajendhar  | 8,211  | 0.96%  |
| Independent | G. Sivaraman  | 7,463  | 0.88%  |
| Independent | S. Sathish Babu  | 7,136  | 0.84%  |
| Independent | J. Selvaraju  | 7,012  | 0.82%  |
| BSP | K. Senthilkumar  | 6,030  | 0.71%  |
| Independent | T. Dhanaraj  | 5,789  | 0.68%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,08,608  | 12.75%  |
Turnout | 8,52,073  | 77.28%  |
Registered electors | 11,06,352  |  |
| DMK win (new seat)

### General Elections 1971

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | M. Devekan  | 207,721  | 52.79%  | −0.01%
| INC(O) | K. Veerasamy  | 1,85,745  | 47.21%  | 1.66%
Margin of victory  | 21,976  | 5.59%  | −1.67%
Turnout | 3,93,466  | 72.40%  | −3.23%
Registered electors | 5,58,064  |  | 11.88%
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.01%  |

### General Elections 1967

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | M. Devekan  | 193,043  | 52.81%  |
| INC | K. Parthasarathy  | 1,66,520  | 45.55%  |
| Independent | M. Vajjiravel  | 6,000  | 1.64%  |
Margin of victory  | 26,523  | 7.26%  |
Turnout | 3,65,563  | 75.63%  |
Registered electors | 4,98,804  |  |
| DMK win (new seat)

## See also

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* Viluppuram District
* Salem District
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)

## References

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1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (1 May 2009). "Beset with agrarian issues and poor development". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
3. ^ "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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* Kallakurichi 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)

|

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)

|

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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