Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency

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Arakkonam
Lok Sabha constituency
Arakkonam lok sabha constituency.png
Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies Tiruttani
Arakkonam
Sholinghur
Katpadi
Ranipet
Arcot
Established1977
Total electors14,94,929 [1]
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Dr.S.Jagathrakshakan
Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Elected year 2019 Election

Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.

Contents

Assembly segments

After 2009

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
3. Tiruttani None Thiruvallur DMK
38. Arakkonnam SC Ranipet AIADMK
39. Sholinghur None INC
40. Katpadi None Vellore DMK
41. Ranipet None Ranipet DMK
42. Arcot None DMK
Arakkonam constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation. 1971 delimitation arakkonam lok sabha constituency.png
Arakkonam constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation.

Before 2009

Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: [2]

  1. Pallipattu (defunct)
  2. Arakkonam (SC)
  3. Solingar
  4. Ranipettai
  5. Arcaud
  6. Seyyaru (moved to Aarani)

Members of the Parliament

YearWinning CandidateParty
1967 S. K. Sambandhan Mudaliar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* Indian National Congress
1977
1980 A. M. Velu Mudaliyar
1984 Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy
1989
1991
1996 A. M. Velu Mudaliyar Tamil Maanila Congress
1998 C. Gopal Mudaliyar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 R. Velu Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009 S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 G. Hari All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 S. Jagathrakshakan [3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
57.47%
2014
45.75%
2009
48.75%
2004
49.90%
1999
47.72%
1998
51.56%
1996
59.05%
1991
53.90%
1989
42.77%
1984
52.20%
1980
60.83%
1977
52.40%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan
PMK K. Balu
NTK Afsiya Nasrin
AIADMK A. L. Vijayan
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory-
Turnout
Registered electors
gain from Swing

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 672,190 57.47% 34.03%
PMK A. K. Moorthy 3,43,23429.34%
Independent N. G. Parthiban66,8265.71%
NTK Y. R. Pavendhan29,3472.51%
MNM N. Rajendran23,7712.03%
NOTA None Of The Above12,1791.04%0.08%
BSP D. Doss8,3070.71%0.03%
Margin of victory3,28,95628.12%5.80%
Turnout 11,69,67777.98%1.03%
Registered electors 15,00,016
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 11.71%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK G. Hari 493,534 45.75%
DMK N. R. Elango 2,52,76823.43%-25.31%
PMK R. Velu 2,33,76221.67%
INC R. Rajesh56,3375.22%
NOTA None Of The Above10,3700.96%
BSP D. Doss7,3540.68%-0.10%
Independent S. Gajendran6,5700.61%
Independent Panchu Udayakumar6,0250.56%
Margin of victory2,40,76622.32%9.42%
Turnout 10,78,68276.95%-0.55%
Registered electors 14,01,81327.60%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.99%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 415,041 48.75%
PMK R. Velu 3,05,24535.85%
DMDK S. Sankar82,0389.64%
Independent D. Panjatsaram7,0780.83%
BSP Mary John6,6410.78%
PNK W. B. Palan6,0260.71%
Margin of victory1,09,79612.90%-0.28%
Turnout 10,98,60777.50%10.67%
Rejected ballots1470.02%
Registered electors 8,51,402-5.31%
DMK gain from PMK Swing -1.15%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PMK R. Velu 386,911 49.90%
AIADMK N. Shanmugam4,84,71536.72%
JD(U) S. Sethu Madhavan34,8764.50%
JP M. Kulandaivelu22,2842.87%
Independent V. Venkatesan9,6461.24%
RPI(A) S. Arunkumar5,5070.71%
Independent M. Velu5,0220.65%
Independent N. Ravi4,3710.56%
Independent G. Sampath4,3330.56%
Independent K. Velu4,0610.52%
Margin of victory1,02,19613.18%0.01%
Turnout 7,75,43966.83%0.51%
Registered electors 11,60,2593.59%
PMK gain from DMK Swing 2.17%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 346,520 47.72%
INC K. V. Thangkabalu 2,50,87634.55%12.22%
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 1,21,38616.72%
Margin of victory95,64413.17%6.07%
Turnout 7,26,11366.32%-6.89%
Registered electors 11,20,0434.41%
DMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -11.32%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK C. Gopal 359,431 51.56%
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 3,09,94344.46%
INC R. Dhamotharan24,5193.52%
Margin of victory49,4887.10%-29.61%
Turnout 6,97,07867.26%-5.95%
Registered electors 10,72,6873.68%
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -7.48%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 425,974 59.05%
INC R. Raviram1,61,12922.34%-31.56%
AIIC(T) N. Venugopal80,71411.19%
JD Jayakaran Joseph31,7034.39%
BJP N. Manoharan6,5960.91%-1.09%
Independent K. Manavalan3,4330.48%
Margin of victory2,64,84536.71%9.38%
Turnout 7,21,41173.21%3.98%
Registered electors 10,34,6466.80%
TMC(M) gain from INC Swing 5.15%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 348,516 53.90% 11.13%
DMK M. Kannaiyan1,71,80626.57%-7.29%
PMK S. Subramaniam98,80915.28%
BJP D. V. R. Eraghavan12,9542.00%
Margin of victory1,76,71027.33%18.42%
Turnout 6,46,63569.23%-3.84%
Registered electors 9,68,764-0.65%
INC hold Swing 11.13%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 299,587 42.77% -9.43%
DMK K. Murthy2,37,19433.86%-7.47%
PMK S. Subramaniam1,47,90221.11%
Margin of victory62,3938.91%-1.96%
Turnout 7,00,51573.07%-5.18%
Registered electors 9,75,10428.70%
INC hold Swing -9.43%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 292,606 52.20%
DMK Pulavar K Govindan2,31,66441.33%
BJP M. D. Kalyanasundaram15,4622.76%
Independent K. Selvaraju10,1581.81%
Independent A. Kanthappan8,9671.60%
Margin of victory60,94210.87%-14.76%
Turnout 5,60,55978.26%11.52%
Registered electors 7,57,6658.02%
INC gain from INC(I) Swing -8.63%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I) A. M. Velu 278,516 60.83%
AIADMK A. M. Ragunathan1,61,15535.20%
Independent K. Krishnan7,9041.73%
Independent A. M. Periasamy Reddiar4,1530.91%
Independent C. A. Balakrishnan3,2550.71%
JP(S) A. Janaki Raman2,8750.63%
Margin of victory1,17,36125.63%13.20%
Turnout 4,57,85866.74%-4.88%
Registered electors 7,01,4335.11%
INC(I) gain from INC Swing 8.43%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election  : Arakkonam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC O. V. Alagesan 243,818 52.40%
DMK N. Veeraswami1,85,95439.96%
Independent R. Margabandu11,9972.58%
Independent Y. Daniel9,6382.07%
Independent K. Selvaraju4,4710.96%
Independent A. Kanthappan3,6700.79%
Independent D. Raghavan2,5930.56%
Margin of victory57,86412.44%
Turnout 4,65,33071.62%
Registered electors 6,67,308
INC win (new seat)


Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.

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