Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Nagapattinam [ edit ] | |
|---|---|
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Nagapattinam constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1952 - present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Castes |
| Current MP | K. Gopal |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,210,626 |
| Most Successful Party | CPI (6 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
163. Nagapattinam 164. Kilvelur 165. Vedaranyam 166. Thiruthuraipoondi 168. Thiruvarur 169. Nannilam |
Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Assembly segments
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | M. Ayyakannu | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K.R. Sambandam | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Gopalsamy Thenkondar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | V. Sambasivan | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | M. Kathamuthu | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | S.G. Murugaiyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1979* (by-election) | K.Murugaiyan | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | Karunanithi Thazhai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | M. Mahalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | M. Selvarasu | Communist Party of India |
| 1991 | Padma | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | M. Selvarasu | Communist Party of India |
| 1998 | M. Selvarasu | Communist Party of India |
| 1999 | A.K.S. Vijayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | A.K.S. Vijayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | A.K.S. Vijayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | Dr K. Gopal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
- Due to the death of S.G.Murugaiyan, there was a by-election held, which resulted in a CPI gain.
Election results
| General Election, 2004: Nagapattinam | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DMK | A. K. S. Vijayan | 463,389 | 61.66 | +12.50 | |
| AIADMK | Archunan. P J | 247,166 | 32.89 | n/a | |
| JD(U) | Ramesh. S G M | 17,090 | 2.27 | n/a | |
| Independent | Murugesan. K | 9,480 | 1.26 | n/a | |
| Majority | 216,223 | 28.77 | +25.54 | ||
| Turnout | 751,581 | 71.65 | +5.63 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | +12.50 | |||
References
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
See also
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