Theni Lok Sabha constituency

Theni
Theni
Lok Sabha constituency
	Area of Theni Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies	Sholavandan; Usilampatti; Andipatti; Periyakulam; Bodinayakanur; Cumbum
Established	2009
Total electors	1,561,040
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent Thanga Tamil Selvan
Party	DMK
Elected year	2024

Theni Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: தேனி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Assembly segments

Theni Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number	Constituency name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District
190	Sholavandan	SC	Madurai	DMK
197	Usilampatti	None	Madurai	AIADMK
198	Andipatti	None	Theni	DMK
199	Periyakulam	SC		DMK
200	Bodinayakanur	None		AIADMK
201	Cumbum	None		DMK

List of members of parliament

No.	Name	Term of office		Lok Sabha (Election)	Political party
No.	Name	Assumed office	Left office	Lok Sabha (Election)	Political party
1	J. M. Aaroon Rashid	1 June 2009	18 May 2014	15th (2009)		Indian National Congress
2	R. Parthipan	4 June 2014	24 May 2019	16th (2014)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	P. Ravindhranath	18 June 2019	14 July 2022	17th (2019)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	P. Ravindhranath	15 July 2022	5 June 2024	17th (2019)		Independent
4	Thanga Tamil Selvan	5 June 2024	Incumbent	18th (2024)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2024			50.08%
2019			42.96%
2014			53.06%
2009			42.54%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Theni
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Thanga Tamil Selvan	571,493	50.08	*N/A*
	AMMK	T. T. V. Dhinakaran	292,668	25.65	13.39
	AIADMK	V. T. Narayanasamy	155,587	13.63	29.33
	NTK	J. Madhan	76,834	6.73	4.36
	NOTA	None of the above	11,336	0.99	0.08
Margin of victory			2,78,825	24.43	17.86
Turnout			11,41,219
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Theni^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Ravindhranath	504,813	42.96	10.10
	INC	E. V. K. S. Elangovan	428,120	36.44	29.81
	AMMK	Thanga Tamil Selvan	144,050	12.26	New
	NTK	Shagul Hameed	27,864	2.37	New
	MNM	S. Radhakrishnan	16,879	1.44	New
	NOTA	None of the above	10,686	0.91	0.05
Margin of victory			76,693	6.57	−22.96
Turnout			11,67,919	75.27	0.91
Registered electors			15,61,040		8.31
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-10.40

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Theni^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Parthipan	571,254	53.06	11.30
	DMK	Pon. Muthuramalingam	256,722	23.84	New
	MDMK	Alagusundaram	134,362	12.28	New
	INC	J. M. Aaroon Rashid	71,432	6.63	35.91
	NOTA	None of the above	10,312	0.96	New
Margin of victory			3,14,532	29.53%	28.74%
Turnout			10,65,271	74.70%	−0.55%
Registered electors			14,41,302		34.08%
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	11.07%

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Theni^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. M. Aaroon Rashid	340,575	42.54	*New*
	AIADMK	Thanga Tamil Selvan	334,273	41.76	New
	DMDK	M. G. Santhanam	70,908	8.86	New
	BSP	Kavitha	8,023	1.00	New
	BJP	A. Parvathi	7,640	0.95	New
	PT	P. Selvarajan	8,248	0.28	New
Margin of victory			6,302	0.79%
Turnout			8,00,362	74.47%
Registered electors			10,74,931
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^ "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

"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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[2019_GE_Results-1] "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[2014_GE_Results-2] "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[2009_GE_Results-3] "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

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