Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency

Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 22 of 39.

Dindigul
Lok Sabha Constituency
Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly ConstituenciesPalani
Oddanchatram
Athoor
Nilakkottai
Natham
Dindigul
Established1952-present
Total electors16,37,511
8,13,707(Male)
8,23,696 (Female)
108 (Others)[1]
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDMK
Elected year2019 Election

Assembly segments

2009-present
Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
127. Palani None Dindigul DMK
128. Oddanchatram None Dindigul DMK
129. Athoor None Dindigul DMK
130. Nilakottai SC Dindigul AIADMK
131. Natham None Dindigul AIADMK
132. Dindigul None Dindigul AIADMK

Before 2009
  1. Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
  2. Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
  3. Nilakottai (SC)
  4. Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
  5. Dindigul
  6. Athoor

Members of the Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-1957Ammu SwaminathanIndian National Congress
Second1957-1962M. Gulam MohideenIndian National Congress
Third1962-1967T. S. SoundramIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-1971N. AnbuchezhianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth1971-1973M. RajangamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1973-1977K. Maya ThevarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth1977-1980K. Maya ThevarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh1980-1984K. Maya ThevarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
eighth1984-1989K. R. NatarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth1989-1991Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth1991-1996Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh1996-1998N. S. V. ChitthanTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-1999Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth1999-2004Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth2004-2009N. S. V. ChitthanIndian National Congress
Fifteenth2009-2014N. S. V. ChitthanIndian National Congress
Sixteenth2014-2019M. UdhayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth2019-2024P. Velusamy[2]Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

General Election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Velusamy 7,46,523 64.40
PMK K Jothimuthu 2,07,551 17.90 +17.90
AMMK Jothi Murugan 62,875 5.42 New
MNM S.Sudhakar 38,784 3.34 New
NTK Mansoor Ali Khan (actor) 54,957 4.74
NOTA None of the Above 14,177 1.22
Majority 5,38,972 46.46 +34.66
Turnout 11,60,046 75.29 -2.09
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

General Election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Udhayakumar 5,10,462 47.12 +9.68
DMK Gandhirajan 3,82,617 35.32
DMDK Krishna moorthy 93,794 8.66
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 35,632 3.29 n/a
CPI(M) N. Pandi 19,455 1.80
Majority 1,27,845 11.80
Turnout 10,83,689 77.38 +1.80
AIADMK gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 3,61,545 44.06
AIADMK P. Baala Subramani 3,07,198 37.44
DMDK P. Muthuvelraj 1,00,788 12.28 +12.28
BSP Srinivasa Babu M 6,960 0.85
Majority 54,347 6.62
Turnout 8,20,558 75.58
INC hold Swing

General Election 2004
2004 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 4,07,116 58.92 n/a
AIADMK Jeyaraman. M 2,51,945 36.46 -6.48
Independent Ravindran. J 10,359 1.50 +1.47
Majority 1,55,171 22.46 +19.49
Turnout 6,90,973 60.75 +3.29
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +58.92

Bye-election 1973
Bye-election 1973: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Maya Thevar 2,60,824 52.0
INC(O) V. C. Sitthan 1,19,032 20.1%
DMK Pon Muthu Ramalingam 93,496 18.5%
INC Seemaisamy 11,423 2.2%
Majority 1,41,792
Turnout 6,43,704
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

See also

References
  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "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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