Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency

One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

For other places with the same name, see Namakkal (disambiguation).

Namakkal

Lok Sabha constituency

Namakkal constituency, post-2008 delimitation

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies| Sankari
Rasipuram
Senthamangalam
Namakkal
Paramathi-Velur
Tiruchengodu
Established| 2009
Total electors| 14,13,246[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

V. S. Matheswaran

Party| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
Elected year| 2024

Namakkal is a Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 16 of 39. 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.

## History

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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

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From 2009

Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

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

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87  | Sankari | None  | Salem | AIADMK
92  | Rasipuram | SC  | Namakkal | DMK
93  | Senthamangalam | ST  | DMK
94  | Namakkal | None  | DMK
95  | Paramathi-Velur | None  | AIADMK
96  | Tiruchengodu | None  | DMK

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Duration  | Member  | Party

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|
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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 – 2024  | A.K.P. Chinraj |  | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
18th | 2024 - Present  | V.S.Matheswaran  |  | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi

## Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates

|  |
2024 |

| 40.31%
2019 |

| 55.43%
2014 |

| 54.02%
2009 |

| 44.00%
1962 |

| 43.83%
1957 |

| 23.80%

### General Elections 2024

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

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|
|
|

| DMK | V. S. Maadheshwaran[N 1] | 462,036  | 40.31  | 15.10
| AIADMK | S. Tamil Mani  | 4,32,924  | 37.77  | 5.81
| BJP | K. P. Ramalingam  | 1,04,690  | 9.13  | New
| NTK | K. Kanimozhi  | 95,577  | 8.34  | 4.93
| NOTA | None of the above  | 12,984  | 1.13  | 0.20
Margin of victory  | 29,112  | 2.54  | 20.93
Turnout | 11,46,303  | 78.21  | 2.01
| DMK hold | Swing |  |

1. ^ KMDK will contest one seat in DMK's Rising Sun symbol, therefore he will be considered as DMK party candidate officially by ECI affidavit

### General Elections 2019

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

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|
|

| DMK | A. K. P. Chinraj | 626,293  | 55.43  | +29.64
| AIADMK | P. Kaliappan  | 3,61,142  | 31.96  | −22.06
| NTK | B. Baskar  | 38,531  | 3.41  |
| MNM | R. Thangavelu  | 30,947  | 2.74  |
| Independent | P. P. Saminathan  | 23,347  | 2.07  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 15,073  | 1.33  | −0.20
Margin of victory  | 2,65,151  | 23.47  | −4.76
Turnout | 11,29,890  | 80.22  | 1.50
Registered electors | 14,13,599  |  | 6.32
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.41  |

### General Elections 2014

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

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|
|
|

| AIADMK | P. R. Sundaram | 563,272  | 54.02%  | 22.15%
| DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 2,68,898  | 25.79%  | −18.21%
| DMDK | S. K. Vel  | 1,46,882  | 14.09%  | 4.68%
| INC | G. R. Subramaniyan  | 19,800  | 1.90%  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 16,002  | 1.53%  |
| TNMK | S. Velusamy  | 4,827  | 0.46%  |
| Independent | S. M. Sivaji  | 4,808  | 0.46%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,94,374  | 28.23%  | 16.10%
Turnout | 10,42,753  | 79.73%  | −0.07%
Registered electors | 13,29,552  |  | 23.62%
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.02%  |

### General Elections 2009

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

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|
|

| DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 371,476  | 44.00%  |
| AIADMK | V. Vairam Tamilarasi  | 2,69,045  | 31.87%  |
| DMDK | N. Maheswaran  | 79,420  | 9.41%  |
| KNMK | R. Devarasan  | 52,433  | 6.21%  |
| Independent | U. Thaniyarasu  | 24,230  | 2.87%  |
| BJP | K. Suresh Gandhi  | 7,939  | 0.94%  |
| Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | V. Lingappan  | 6,907  | 0.82%  |
Margin of victory  | 1,02,431  | 12.13%  |
Turnout | 8,44,223  | 78.69%  |
Registered electors | 10,75,526  |  |
| DMK win (new seat)

Note: After the 1967 Delimitation order, the constituency was abolished. It was reestablished after the passing of the 2008 Delimitation order.

### General Elections 1962

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

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|
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| INC | V. K. Ramaswamy  | 118,603  | 43.83%  | 22.36%
| DMK | M. P. Vadivelu  | 1,09,652  | 40.52%  |
| TNP | S. Palanimuthu  | 28,621  | 10.58%  |
| Independent | Seerangan  | 13,722  | 5.07%  |
Margin of victory  | 8,951  | 3.31%  | 0.98%
Turnout | 2,70,598  | 67.94%  | −23.50%
Registered electors | 4,08,580  |  | −51.16%
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 20.03%  |

### General Elections 1957

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

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|
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| Independent | E. V. K. Sampath | 182,066  | 23.80%  |
| INC | S. R. Arumugam  | 1,64,221  | 21.47%  |
| INC | T. A. M. Subramania Chettiar  | 1,55,531  | 20.33%  |
| Independent | Sundararajan  | 1,50,673  | 19.70%  |
| Independent | Kesavlal Kalidass Sait  | 70,673  | 9.24%  |
| Independent | Paramasiva Gounder  | 41,848  | 5.47%  |
Margin of victory  | 17,845  | 2.33%  |
Turnout | 7,65,012  | 91.44%  |
Registered electors | 8,36,631  |  |
| Independent win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
2. ^ "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.
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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* Namakkal 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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