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	8.65
	INC	S. K. Kharventhan	210,385	28.36	34.39
	KNMK	K. Balasubramanian	95,299	12.85	n/a
	DMDK	N. Dinesh Kumar	86,933	11.72	n/a
Turnout			741,714	74.63	9.99
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	8.65

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

1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
2. The constituency where waste is the biggest issue
3. Erode goes to polls