Tiruppur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tiruppur

Tiruppur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence 2009-present
Current MP V. Sathyabama
Party AIADMK
Elected Year 2014 Election
State Tamil Nadu
Total Electors 993,758[1]
Most Successful Party AIADMK (2 times)
Assembly Constituencies 103. Perundurai
104. Bhavani
105. Anthiyur
106. Gobichettipalayam
113. Tiruppur (North)
114. Tiruppur (South)

Tiruppur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Originally, Gobichettipalayam, it was converted to Tiruppur by Election commission after rearrangement of constituencies in 2008.[2]

Assembly segments

Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments.

  1. Perundurai
  2. Bhavani
  3. Anthiyur
  4. Gobichettipalayam
  5. Tiruppur North
  6. Tiruppur South[3]

Perundurai, Bhavani, Anthiyur and Gobichettipalayam were part of the erstwhile Gobichettipalayam while Tiruppur was a part of Coimbatore.

Members of Parliament

Year Winning Candidate Party
2009-2014 C. Sivasami Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014-Incumbent V. Sathyabama Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Detailed Results

General Election, 2009: Tiruppur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Sivasami 295,731 39.87 Increase8.65
INC S. K. Kharventhan 210,385 28.36 Decrease34.39
KNMK K. Balasubramanian 95,299 12.85 n/a
DMDK N. Dinesh Kumar 86,933 11.72 n/a
Turnout 741,714 74.63 Increase9.99
AIADMK gain from INC Swing Increase8.65

Note: All comparisons with erstwhile Gobichettipalayam constituency.

Indian general elections, 2014: Tiruppur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Sathyabama 442,778
DMDK N. Dinesh Kumar 263,463
DMK S. Senthilnathan 205,411
INC E.V.K.S.Elangovan 47,554
CPI K. Subbarayan 33,331
AIADMK hold Swing {{{swing}}}

References

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