Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency
12°32′N 78°14′E / 12.53°N 78.23°E
| Krishnagiri | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Krishnagiri constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Uthangarai Bargur Krishnagiri Veppanahalli Hosur Thalli |
| Established | 1951-present |
| Total electors | 15,26,348[1] |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Krishnagiri is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 9 of 39.
Assembly segments
2009–present
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Uthangarai | SC | Krishnagiri | AIADMK | |
| 52 | Bargur | None | DMK | ||
| 53 | Krishnagiri | None | AIADMK | ||
| 54 | Veppanahalli | None | AIADMK | ||
| 55 | Hosur | None | DMK | ||
| 56 | Thalli | None | CPI | ||
Before 2009
- Hosur
- Thalli
- Kaveripattinam (defunct)
- Krishnagiri
- Bargur
- Palacode (moved to Dharmapuri constituency after 2009)
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C. R. Narasimhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | K. Rajaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1967 | M. Kamalanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | T. Thirthagiri Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 (by-election) | C. Subramaniam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | P.V. Peraisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1991 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1996 | C. Narasimhan | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 1998 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1999 | V. Vetriselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2004 | E.G. Sugavanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2009 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 2014 | K. Ashok Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2019 | A. Chellakumar[2] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2024 | K. Gopinath | ||
Election results
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Gopinath | 492,883 | 42.27 | −10.33 | |
| AIADMK | V. Jayaprakash | 3,00,397 | 25.76 | −13.35 | |
| BJP | C. Narasimhan | 2,14,125 | 18.36 | New | |
| NTK | Vidhyarani Veerappan | 1,07,083 | 9.18 | +6.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,983 | 0.94 | −0.18 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,92,486 | 16.51 | +3.02 | ||
| Turnout | 11,66,156 | 72.43 | −3.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,09,913 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -10.33 | |||
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. A. Chellakumar | 611,298 | 52.60 | 48.96 | |
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 4,54,533 | 39.11 | −5.83 | |
| NTK | N. Madhusoodhanan | 28,000 | 2.41 | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 19,825 | 1.71 | 0.21 | |
| MNM | Sri Karunya Subrahmanyam | 16,995 | 1.46 | ||
| Independent | S. Ganesa Kumar | 8,867 | 0.76 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,56,765 | 13.49 | −5.83 | ||
| Turnout | 11,62,273 | 75.95 | −1.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,30,404 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.66 | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar | 480,491 | 44.93 | 10.47 | |
| DMK | P. Chinna Pillappa | 2,73,900 | 25.61 | −19.03 | |
| PMK | G. K. Mani | 2,24,963 | 21.04 | ||
| INC | Dr. A. Chellakumar | 38,885 | 3.64 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 16,020 | 1.50 | ||
| BSP | M. Chanbasha | 8,618 | 0.81 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,06,591 | 19.32 | 9.14 | ||
| Turnout | 10,69,343 | 77.49 | 3.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,79,957 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 0.29 | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | E. G. Sugavanam | 335,977 | 44.64 | −9.95 | |
| AIADMK | K. Nanje Gowdu | 2,59,379 | 34.47 | −3.99 | |
| DMDK | D. Anbarasan | 97,546 | 12.96 | ||
| BJP | G. Balakrishnan | 20,486 | 2.72 | ||
| Independent | K. Venkatesan | 8,452 | 1.12 | ||
| Independent | B. S. Chandran | 6,396 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 76,598 | 10.18 | −5.96 | ||
| Turnout | 10,14,758 | 74.16 | 15.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,52,565 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -9.95 | |||
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | E. G. Sugavanam | 403,297 | 54.59 | 3.55 | |
| AIADMK | K. Nanje Gowdu | 2,84,075 | 38.45 | −7.92 | |
| BSP | H. Sanaulla Shariff | 14,055 | 1.90 | ||
| Independent | A. Syed Nikhar | 11,830 | 1.60 | ||
| Independent | S. Ameerjan | 8,679 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | P. K. Kuppusamy | 6,277 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | V. M. Krishnamoorthy Rao | 6,253 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | T. V. Krishnachetty | 4,271 | 0.58 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,19,222 | 16.14 | 11.47 | ||
| Turnout | 7,38,737 | 58.98 | −1.00 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 511 | 0.07 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,52,580 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 3.55 | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Vetriselvan | 347,737 | 51.05 | ||
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 3,15,913 | 46.38 | −4.33 | |
| JD(S) | G. A. Vadivelu | 13,154 | 1.93 | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,824 | 4.67 | −3.25 | ||
| Turnout | 6,81,212 | 59.97 | 1.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,63,690 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.34 | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 315,762 | 50.71 | ||
| TMC(M) | D. R. Rajaram | 2,66,413 | 42.78 | ||
| INC | Aga. Krishnamurthy | 35,229 | 5.66 | −50.42 | |
| BSP | R. Muniraj | 5,285 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,349 | 7.93 | −40.29 | ||
| Turnout | 6,22,689 | 58.08 | −6.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,15,876 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Rama Murthy | 353,033 | 56.08 | −4.96 | |
| BJP | B. Subramanian | 49,496 | 7.86 | ||
| PMK | R. Raju | 29,511 | 4.69 | ||
| THMM | R. Nanda Kumar | 3,887 | 0.62 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,03,537 | 48.22 | 14.27 | ||
| Turnout | 6,29,532 | 64.98 | 1.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,05,354 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -4.96 | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 362,376 | 61.04 | −3.69 | |
| JD | B. Venkataswamy | 1,60,882 | 27.10 | ||
| PMK | C. Arumugam | 49,814 | 8.39 | ||
| Tamiliar Kazhagam | C. A. Balakrishnan | 7,138 | 1.20 | ||
| THMM | R. Nandkumar | 4,470 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | C. Murugesan | 4,465 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | T. Thotlan | 2,744 | 0.46 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,01,494 | 33.94 | −1.39 | ||
| Turnout | 5,93,642 | 63.34 | −6.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,58,580 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -3.69 | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 304,854 | 64.74 | ||
| DMK | T. Chandrasekaran | 1,38,488 | 29.41 | ||
| Independent | R. Ramakrishna Reddy | 8,362 | 1.78 | ||
| Independent | S. Sundararaja Rao | 8,121 | 1.72 | ||
| Independent | K. C. Kanmani | 6,247 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | T. Thiyagaraja Reddy | 4,850 | 1.03 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,66,366 | 35.33 | 6.90 | ||
| Turnout | 4,70,922 | 69.56 | 14.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,24,417 | ||||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.70 | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 222,839 | 63.03 | ||
| AIADMK | V. Rajahagopal | 1,22,328 | 34.60 | −31.04 | |
| INC(U) | Nambiraj | 4,806 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | K. M. Saminathan | 3,552 | 1.00 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,00,511 | 28.43 | −6.67 | ||
| Turnout | 3,53,525 | 55.21 | −4.75 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,56,215 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.61 | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. V. Periasamy | 222,979 | 65.64 | ||
| DMK | M. Kamalanathan | 1,03,751 | 30.54 | ||
| Independent | A. Shanmugam | 4,949 | 1.46 | ||
| Independent | Parasuraman | 2,778 | 0.82 | ||
| Independent | S. Seetharama Reddy | 2,163 | 0.64 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,19,228 | 35.10 | 24.75 | ||
| Turnout | 3,39,698 | 59.96 | −4.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,83,179 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 10.46 | |||
General Elections 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Thirthagiri Gounder | 186,114 | 55.18 | 10.03 | |
| SWA | T. M. Thirupathy | 1,51,194 | 44.82 | ||
| Margin of victory | 34,920 | 10.35 | 4.73 | ||
| Turnout | 3,37,308 | 64.91 | −2.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,49,124 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 4.40 | |||
General Elections 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Kamalanathan | 165,079 | 50.78 | 1.99 | |
| INC | T. S. Pattabiraman | 1,46,785 | 45.15 | −0.34 | |
| Independent | S. A. Pandit | 13,247 | 4.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,294 | 5.63 | 2.34 | ||
| Turnout | 3,25,111 | 66.96 | 9.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,03,298 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.99 | |||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Rajaram | 127,508 | 48.78 | ||
| INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 1,18,907 | 45.49 | 5.49 | |
| Independent | T. D. Balakrishnan | 14,965 | 5.73 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,601 | 3.29 | 3.04 | ||
| Turnout | 2,61,380 | 57.27 | 25.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,73,080 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.78 | |||
General Elections 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 57,683 | 40.00 | −1.88 | |
| Independent | Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu | 57,316 | 39.75 | ||
| Independent | R. Muthulingam | 15,607 | 10.82 | ||
| Independent | R. Jagannathan | 13,588 | 9.42 | ||
| Margin of victory | 367 | 0.25 | −3.95 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,194 | 32.26 | −9.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,46,928 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.88 | |||
General Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 61,672 | 41.88 | 41.88 | |
| Independent | C. Doraisami Gounder | 55,478 | 37.68 | ||
| KMPP | K. Shamanna | 15,929 | 10.82 | ||
| Independent | M. G. Natesa Chettiar | 14,174 | 9.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,194 | 4.21 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,253 | 41.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,55,317 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. 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.
