Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)

Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1951-present
Current MP	K. Ashok Kumar
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected Year	2014 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,014,758^[1]
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (8 times)
Assembly Constituencies	51. Uthangarai (SC) 52. Bargur 53. Krishnagiri 54. Veppanahalli 55. Hosur 56. Thalli

Krishnagiri is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Before 2009

Hosur
Thalli
Kaveripattinam
Krishnagiri
Bargur
Palacode (moved to Dharmapuri constituency after 2009)

2009-present

Members of Parliament

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1951	C. R. Narasimhan	Indian National Congress
1957	C. R. Narasimhan	Indian National Congress
1962	K. Rajaram	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	M. Kamalanathan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	T. Thirthagiri Gounder	Indian National Congress
1971 (by-election)	C. Subramaniam	Indian National Congress
1977	P.V. Peraisamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. Ramamurthy	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	K. Ramamurthy	Indian National Congress
1989	K. Ramamurthy	Indian National Congress
1991	K. Ramamurthy	Indian National Congress
1996	C. Narasimhan	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998	K. P. Munusamy	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999	V. Vetriselvam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004	E.G. Sugavanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009	E.G. Sugavanam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014	K. Ashok Kumar	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

General Election, 2004: Krishnagiri
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	E. G. Sugavanam	403,297	54.51	+4.68
	AIADMK	Nanje Gowdu. K	284,075	38.40	-6.87
	BSP	Sanaulla Shariff. H	14,055	1.90	n/a
	Independent	Syed Nikhar. A	11,830	1.60	n/a
	Independent	Ameerjan. S	8,679	1.17	n/a
Majority			119,222	16.11	+11.55
Turnout			739,864	59.07	-0.91
	DMK hold		Swing	+4.68

References

↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result

Election Commission of India -http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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