Rasipuram Lok Sabha constituency

Rasipuram was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now defunct. The area is now a part of the Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).

For other places with same/similar name, see Rasipuram (disambiguation).


Assembly segments

Rasipuram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Chinnasalem (defunct)
  2. Attur (moved to Kallakurichi constituency after 2009)
  3. Talavasal (SC) (defunct)
  4. Rasipuram (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
  5. Sendamangalam (ST) (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
  6. Namakkal (SC) (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)

Members of the Parliament
Year Duration Winner Party
Sixth1977-80B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Seventh1980-84B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996-98K. KandasamyTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-99V. SarojaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth1999-04V. SarojaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth2004-2009K. RaniIndian National Congress

Election Results
Vote share of Winning candidates
2004
 
 55.4%
1999
 
 47.4%
1998
 
 49.9%
1996
 
 58.9%
1991
 
 66.3%
1989
 
 66.0%
1984
 
 64.8%
1980
 
 53.5%
1977
 
 60.7%

General Election 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Rani 384,170 55.4% New
AIADMK S. Anbalagan 249,637 36.0% -11.4%
JD(U) Ayyasamy. S 24,522 3.5% New
Independent Ravi. R 12,286 1.8% New
Majority 134,533 19.4% +13.4%
Turnout 695,990 61.2% +5.8%
INC gain from AIADMK
UPA gain from AIADMK

General Election 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V.Saroja 304,843 47.4% -2.5%
PMK S.Uthayarasu 266,438 41.4% New
TMC(M) Dr.C.Natesan 46,564 7.2% -33.8%
IND A.Madheswaran 9,335 1.5% New
IND S.Selvaseeralan 860 0.1% New
IND T.M.Senguttuvan 675 0.1% New
IND K.Raveendran 286 0.1% New
Majority 38,405 6.0% -3.0%
Turnout 629,001 55.4% +0.7%
AIADMK Hold

General Election 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V.Saroja 302,801 49.9% New
TMC(M) K.Kandasamy 248,424 41.0% -17.9%
INC K.Thenmozhi 18,178 3.0% -28.0%
PT V.Arul Mani 5,338 0.9% New
BSP P.Sadasivam 1,159 0.2% New
IND K.Palaniyappan 928 0.2% New
IND R.Subramani 510 0.1% New
IND K.Prabhakaran 360 0.1% New
RJD V.Veera Babu 323 0.1% New
IND R.Ramasamy 205 0.0% New
IND A.Dharmalingam 158 0.0% New
Majority 54,377 9.0% -18.8%
Turnout 606,630 54.7% -11.6%
AIADMK gain from TMC(M)

General Election 1996


Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC K.Kandasamy 408,791 58.9% New
INC K.Jayakumar 215,613 31.0% -35.3%
MDMK V.Chakravarthi 15,712 2.3% New
BJP R.Dheenadayalan 5,109 0.7% New
RPI C.N.Kangani 3,654 0.5% New
IND K.Vaiyapuri 2,247 0.3% New
IND P.Jeyapal 2,201 0.3% New
IND R.Indragandhi 1,919 0.3% New
IND P.Mariyappan 1,183 0.2% New
IND M.Anbalagan 1,175 0.2% New
IND A.Dharmaraja 1,162 0.2% New
IND P.Ramasamy 1,078 0.2% New
IND S.Singaravel 780 0.1% New
IND A.Perumal 714 0.1% New
IND S.Aruljothi 599 0.1% New
Majority 193,178 27.8% -15.0%
Turnout 694,523 66.3% -2.9%
TMC(M) gain from INC

General Election 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B.Devarajan 422,400 66.3% +0.3%
DMK I.Suhenya 149,415 23.4% -3.1%
PMK P.Jeyapal 23,097 3.6% -0.9%
IND A.C.Sundararajan 4,625 0.7% New
IND A.Dharmarajan 4,421 0.7% New
Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam M.K.Suchi Rajendran 2,549 0.4% New
Tharasu makkal mandram T.Rajagopal 2,266 0.4% +0.1%
IND C.N.Kangani 967 0.2% New
IND P.Ramasamy 939 0.1% New
Majority 272,985 42.8% +3.4%
Turnout 637,253 63.4% +0.1%
INC Hold

General Election 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B.Devarajan 421,674 66.0% +1.2%
DMK R.Mayavan 169,699 26.5% -2.8%
PMK P.Jeyapal 28,971 4.5% New
Lok Dal T.Manickam 2,273 0.4% New
IND T.M.Ponnudhurai 1,988 0.3% New
Tharasu Makkal Mandram P.Ramasamy 1,830 0.3% New
IND P.Murugesan 1,283 0.2% New
IND P.Ramasamy 820 0.1% New
IND R.Chinnasamy 710 0.1% New
Majority 251,975 39.4% +3.9%
Turnout 639,205 63.3% -8.5%
INC Hold

General election 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B.Devarajan 367,276 64.8% +11.3%
DMK P.Duraisamy 165,870 29.3% New
Majority 201,406 35.5% +21.9%
Turnout 5,66,702 71.8% +11.7%
INC Hold

General Election 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B.Devarajan 236,112 53.5% -7.2%
AIADMK S.Anbalagan 176,240 39.9% New
IND M.Kamaraj 6,106 1.4% New
INC(U) K.Kandasamy 5,018 1.1% New
IND S.Kandasamy 4,903 1.1% New
IND P.Rangasamy 2,589 0.6% New
IND K.Natesan 1,620 0.4% New
Majority 59,872 13.6% -15.9%
Turnout 441,588 60.1% -3.1%
INC hold

General Election 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B.Devarajan 275,212 60.7% New
NCO Jothi Venkatachalam 141,774 31.3% New
IND M.Vajaravelu 24,793 5.5% New
Majority 133,438 29.5% New
Turnout 4,53,058 63.2% New
INC Win (New Seat)

References
  1. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

See also
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