Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency
One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Arakkonam | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Tiruttani Arakkonam Sholinghur Katpadi Ranipet Arcot |
Established | 1977 |
Total electors | 14,94,929[1] |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
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Incumbent Dr.S.Jagathrakshakan | |
Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
Alliance | INDIA |
Elected year | 2024 Election |
Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.
Assembly segments
After 2009
No | Name | District | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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Before 2009
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Pallipattu (defunct)
- Arakkonam (SC)
- Solingar
- Ranipettai
- Arcaud
- Seyyaru (moved to Aarani)
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winning Candidate | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |
2024 |
- *as Tiruthani seat
Election results
General Elections 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 563,216 | 48.39% | ![]() | |
AIADMK | A. L. Vijayan | 2,56,656 | 22.05% | New | |
PMK | K. Balu | 2,02,325 | 17.38% | ![]() | |
NTK | S Afshia Nasrin | 98,944 | 8.5% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 12,613 | 1.08% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 3,06,560 | 26.34% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 11,63,822 | 78.65% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,79,748 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | ![]() |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 672,190 | 57.47% | 34.03% | |
PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 3,43,234 | 29.34% | ||
AMMK | N. G. Parthiban | 66,826 | 5.71% | ||
NTK | Y. R. Pavendhan | 29,347 | 2.51% | ||
MNM | N. Rajendran | 23,771 | 2.03% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 12,179 | 1.04% | 0.08% | |
BSP | D. Doss | 8,307 | 0.71% | 0.03% | |
Margin of victory | 3,28,956 | 28.12% | 5.80% | ||
Turnout | 11,69,677 | 77.98% | 1.03% | ||
Registered electors | 15,00,016 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.71% |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | G. Hari | 493,534 | 45.75% | ||
DMK | N. R. Elango | 2,52,768 | 23.43% | −25.31% | |
PMK | R. Velu | 2,33,762 | 21.67% | ||
INC | R. Rajesh | 56,337 | 5.22% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 10,370 | 0.96% | ||
BSP | D. Doss | 7,354 | 0.68% | −0.10% | |
Independent | S. Gajendran | 6,570 | 0.61% | ||
Independent | Panchu Udayakumar | 6,025 | 0.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,40,766 | 22.32% | 9.42% | ||
Turnout | 10,78,682 | 76.95% | −0.55% | ||
Registered electors | 14,01,813 | 27.60% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.99% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 415,041 | 48.75% | ||
PMK | R. Velu | 3,05,245 | 35.85% | ||
DMDK | S. Sankar | 82,038 | 9.64% | ||
Independent | D. Panjatsaram | 7,078 | 0.83% | ||
BSP | Mary John | 6,641 | 0.78% | ||
PNK | W. B. Palan | 6,026 | 0.71% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,09,796 | 12.90% | −0.28% | ||
Turnout | 10,98,607 | 77.50% | 10.67% | ||
Rejected ballots | 147 | 0.02% | |||
Registered electors | 8,51,402 | −5.31% | |||
DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -1.15% |
General Elections 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | R. Velu | 586,911 | 49.90% | ||
AIADMK | N. Shanmugam | 4,84,715 | 36.72% | ||
JD(U) | S. Sethu Madhavan | 34,876 | 4.50% | ||
JP | M. Kulandaivelu | 22,284 | 2.87% | ||
Independent | V. Venkatesan | 9,646 | 1.24% | ||
RPI(A) | S. Arunkumar | 5,507 | 0.71% | ||
Independent | M. Velu | 5,022 | 0.65% | ||
Independent | N. Ravi | 4,371 | 0.56% | ||
Independent | G. Sampath | 4,333 | 0.56% | ||
Independent | K. Velu | 4,061 | 0.52% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,02,196 | 13.18% | 0.01% | ||
Turnout | 7,75,439 | 66.83% | 0.51% | ||
Registered electors | 11,60,259 | 3.59% | |||
PMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.17% |
General Elections 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 346,520 | 47.72% | ||
INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 2,50,876 | 34.55% | 12.22% | |
TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 1,21,386 | 16.72% | ||
Margin of victory | 95,644 | 13.17% | 6.07% | ||
Turnout | 7,26,113 | 66.32% | −6.89% | ||
Registered electors | 11,20,043 | 4.41% | |||
DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -11.32% |
General Elections 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | C. Gopal | 359,431 | 51.56% | ||
TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 3,09,943 | 44.46% | ||
INC | R. Dhamotharan | 24,519 | 3.52% | ||
Margin of victory | 49,488 | 7.10% | −29.61% | ||
Turnout | 6,97,078 | 67.26% | −5.95% | ||
Registered electors | 10,72,687 | 3.68% | |||
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -7.48% |
General Elections 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 425,974 | 59.05% | ||
INC | R. Raviram | 1,61,129 | 22.34% | −31.56% | |
AIIC(T) | N. Venugopal | 80,714 | 11.19% | ||
JD | Jayakaran Joseph | 31,703 | 4.39% | ||
BJP | N. Manoharan | 6,596 | 0.91% | −1.09% | |
Independent | K. Manavalan | 3,433 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,64,845 | 36.71% | 9.38% | ||
Turnout | 7,21,411 | 73.21% | 3.98% | ||
Registered electors | 10,34,646 | 6.80% | |||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.15% |
General Elections 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 348,516 | 53.90% | 11.13% | |
DMK | M. Kannaiyan | 1,71,806 | 26.57% | −7.29% | |
PMK | S. Subramaniam | 98,809 | 15.28% | ||
BJP | D. V. R. Eraghavan | 12,954 | 2.00% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,76,710 | 27.33% | 18.42% | ||
Turnout | 6,46,635 | 69.23% | −3.84% | ||
Registered electors | 9,68,764 | −0.65% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 11.13% |
General Elections 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 299,587 | 42.77% | −9.43% | |
DMK | K. Murthy | 2,37,194 | 33.86% | −7.47% | |
PMK | S. Subramaniam | 1,47,902 | 21.11% | ||
Margin of victory | 62,393 | 8.91% | −1.96% | ||
Turnout | 7,00,515 | 73.07% | −5.18% | ||
Registered electors | 9,75,104 | 28.70% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -9.43% |
General Elections 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 292,606 | 52.20% | ||
DMK | Pulavar K Govindan | 2,31,664 | 41.33% | ||
BJP | M. D. Kalyanasundaram | 15,462 | 2.76% | ||
Independent | K. Selvaraju | 10,158 | 1.81% | ||
Independent | A. Kanthappan | 8,967 | 1.60% | ||
Margin of victory | 60,942 | 10.87% | −14.76% | ||
Turnout | 5,60,559 | 78.26% | 11.52% | ||
Registered electors | 7,57,665 | 8.02% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -8.63% |
General Elections 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | A. M. Velu | 278,516 | 60.83% | ||
AIADMK | A. M. Ragunathan | 1,61,155 | 35.20% | ||
Independent | K. Krishnan | 7,904 | 1.73% | ||
Independent | A. M. Periasamy Reddiar | 4,153 | 0.91% | ||
Independent | C. A. Balakrishnan | 3,255 | 0.71% | ||
JP(S) | A. Janaki Raman | 2,875 | 0.63% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,17,361 | 25.63% | 13.20% | ||
Turnout | 4,57,858 | 66.74% | −4.88% | ||
Registered electors | 7,01,433 | 5.11% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 8.43% |
General Elections 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | O. V. Alagesan | 243,818 | 52.40% | ||
DMK | N. Veeraswami | 1,85,954 | 39.96% | ||
Independent | R. Margabandu | 11,997 | 2.58% | ||
Independent | Y. Daniel | 9,638 | 2.07% | ||
Independent | K. Selvaraju | 4,471 | 0.96% | ||
Independent | A. Kanthappan | 3,670 | 0.79% | ||
Independent | D. Raghavan | 2,593 | 0.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 57,864 | 12.44% | |||
Turnout | 4,65,330 | 71.62% | |||
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.
See also
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ^ "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.
- Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp
External links
- Arakkonam lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies
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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