Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)
 Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1957-present |
|---|---|
| Current MP | M. Thambidurai |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2014 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,012,924[1] |
| Most Successful Party | AIADMK(6 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
133. Vedasandur 134. Aravakurichi 135. Karur 136. Krishnarayapuram (SC) 138. Manapparai 179. Viralimalai |
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Assembly segments
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | K. Periasami Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | S.A. Dorai Sebastian | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | A.R. Murugaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | N. Murugesan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. Natrayan | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
| 1998 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | M. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | K.C. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
| General Election, 2014: Karur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 5,40,772 | |||
| DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | |||
| DMDK | N.S. Krishnan | 76,560 | |||
| Majority | 1,95,247 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 2004: Karur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 450,407 | 60.43 | +15.42 | |
| AIADMK | Palanichamy, Raja. N | 259,531 | 34.82 | -10.57 | |
| Independent | Jawahar. N | 14,552 | 1.95 | n/a | |
| Majority | 190,876 | 25.61 | +25.22 | ||
| Turnout | 745,342 | 69.70 | +6.76 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +15.42 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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