Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency

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Namakkal
Lok Sabha constituency
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Namakkal constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies Sankari
Rasipuram
Senthamangalam
Namakkal
Paramathi-Velur
Tiruchengodu
Established2009
Total electors14,13,246 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Namakkal Lok Sabha MP V. S. Matheshwaran Official Portrait.jpg
Incumbent
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.

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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

From 2009

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

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty
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 KMDK

Members of Parliament

YearDurationMemberParty
3rd 1962-1967V. 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 (DMK)
18th 2024 - Present V. S. Matheswaran

Election results

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

2024 Indian general election  : Namakkal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KMDK V. S. Matheswaran 462,036 40.31 Decrease2.svg15.10
AIADMK S. Tamil Mani4,32,92437.77Increase2.svg5.81
BJP K. P. Ramalingam1,04,6909.13New
NTK K. Kanimozhi95,5778.34Increase2.svg4.93
NOTA None of the above12,9841.13Decrease2.svg0.20
Margin of victory29,1122.54Decrease2.svg20.93
Turnout 11,46,30378.21Decrease2.svg2.01
DMK hold Swing

    General Elections 2019

    2019 Indian general election  : Namakkal
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KMDK A. K. P. Chinraj 626,293 55.43 +29.64
    AIADMK P. Kaliappan3,61,14231.96−22.06
    NTK B. Baskar38,5313.41
    MNM R. Thangavelu30,9472.74
    Independent P. P. Saminathan23,3472.07
    NOTA None of the above15,0731.33−0.20
    Margin of victory2,65,15123.47−4.76
    Turnout 11,29,89080.221.50
    Registered electors 14,13,5996.32
    DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 1.41

    General Elections 2014

    2014 Indian general election  : Namakkal
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    AIADMK P. R. Sundaram 563,272 54.02% 22.15%
    DMK S. Gandhiselvan 2,68,89825.79%−18.21%
    DMDK S. K. Vel1,46,88214.09%4.68%
    INC G. R. Subramaniyan19,8001.90%
    NOTA None of the above16,0021.53%
    TNMK S. Velusamy4,8270.46%
    Independent S. M. Sivaji4,8080.46%
    Margin of victory2,94,37428.23%16.10%
    Turnout 10,42,75379.73%−0.07%
    Registered electors 13,29,55223.62%
    AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 10.02%

    General Elections 2009

    2009 Indian general election  : Namakkal
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    DMK S. Gandhiselvan 371,476 44.00%
    AIADMK V. Vairam Tamilarasi2,69,04531.87%
    DMDK N. Maheswaran79,4209.41%
    KNMK R. Devarasan52,4336.21%
    Independent U. Thaniyarasu24,2302.87%
    BJP K. Suresh Gandhi7,9390.94%
    Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy V. Lingappan6,9070.82%
    Margin of victory1,02,43112.13%
    Turnout 8,44,22378.69%
    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

    1962 Indian general election  : Namakkal
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC V. K. Ramaswamy 118,603 43.83% 22.36%
    DMK M. P. Vadivelu1,09,65240.52%
    TNP S. Palanimuthu28,62110.58%
    Independent Seerangan13,7225.07%
    Margin of victory8,9513.31%0.98%
    Turnout 2,70,59867.94%−23.50%
    Registered electors 4,08,580−51.16%
    INC gain from Independent Swing 20.03%

    General Elections 1957

    1957 Indian general election  : Namakkal
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Independent E. V. K. Sampath 182,066 23.80%
    INC S. R. Arumugam1,64,22121.47%
    INC T. A. M. Subramania Chettiar1,55,53120.33%
    Independent Sundararajan1,50,67319.70%
    Independent Kesavlal Kalidass Sait70,6739.24%
    Independent Paramasiva Gounder41,8485.47%
    Margin of victory17,8452.33%
    Turnout 7,65,01291.44%
    Registered electors 8,36,631
    Independent win (new seat)

    References

    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.

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