Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency
Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: திருநெல்வேலி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Its Parliamentary Constituency number is 38.
| Tirunelveli | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Area of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly Constituencies | |
| Established | 1952-present |
| Total electors | 16,20,514 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2019 |
| Preceded by | K. R. P. Prabakaran |
Assembly segments
From 2009 General Elections, the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency composed of following 6 assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Alangulam | None | Tenkasi | AIADMK |
| 224 | Tirunelveli | None | Tirunelveli | BJP |
| 225 | Ambasamudram | None | Tirunelveli | AIADMK |
| 226 | Palayamkottai | None | Tirunelveli | DMK |
| 227 | Nanguneri | None | Tirunelveli | INC |
| 228 | Radhapuram | None | Tirunelveli | DMK |
Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency was initially composed of the following assembly segments (before 2009 elections):
Members of the Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Election | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1952 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
| 2nd | 1957 | 1957-1962 | |||
| 3rd | 1962 | Muthiah | 1962-1967 | ||
| 4th | 1967 | S. Xavier | Swatantra Party | 1967-1971 | |
| 5th | 1971 | S. A. Muruganantham | Communist Party of India | 1971-1977 | |
| 6th | 1977 | Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1977-1980 | |
| 7th | 1980 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1980-1984 | |
| 8th | 1984 | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1984-1989 | |
| 9th | 1989 | 1989-1991 | |||
| 10th | 1991 | 1991-1996 | |||
| 11th | 1996 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996-1998 | |
| 12th | 1998 | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1998-1999 | |
| 13th | 1999 | P. H. Pandian | 1999-2004 | ||
| 14th | 2004 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | Indian National Congress | 2004-2009 | |
| 15th | 2009 | S. Ramasubbu | 2009-2014 | ||
| 16th | 2014 | K. R. P. Prabakaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2014-2019 | |
| 17th | 2019 | S. Gnanathiraviam[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2019-Incumbent | |
Election results
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Gnanathiraviam | 5,22,623 | 50.30 | ||
| AIADMK | P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian | 3,37,166 | 32.40 | ||
| AMMK | Michael Rayappan | 62,209 | 5.98 | New | |
| NTK | P. Sathya | 49,898 | 4.8 | ||
| MNM | M. Vennimalai | 23,100 | 2.22 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,958 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 1,85,457 | 17.83 | |||
| Turnout | 10,40,390 | 67.22 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. R. P. Prabakaran | 3,98,139 | 41.37 | ||
| DMK | Devadasa Sundaram | 2,72,040 | 28.26 | +28.26 | |
| DMDK | S Sivananentha Perumal | 1,27,370 | 13.23 | ||
| INC | S. Ramasubbu | 62,863 | 6.53 | ||
| TNMK | Dhevanathan Yadav T | 19,381 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 1,26,099 | 13.10 | |||
| Turnout | 9,62,647 | 67.77 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Ramasubbu | 2,74,932 | 39.23 | ||
| AIADMK | K. Annamalai | 2,53,629 | 36.19 | ||
| DMDK | S. Michael Rayappan | 94,562 | 13.49 | +13.49 | |
| BJP | Karu Nagarajan | 39,997 | 5.70 | ||
| IND | N. Jeyabalan | 6,079 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 21,303 | 3.04 | |||
| Turnout | 7,00,788 | 66.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | 3,70,127 | 58.39 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | R. Amirtha Ganesan | 2,03,052 | 32.03 | -8.88 | |
| JD(U) | M. Appavu | 39,333 | 6.21 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,67,075 | 26.36 | +22.02 | ||
| Turnout | 6,33,846 | 58.35 | +3.89 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +58.39 | |||
References
- "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 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. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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