Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Tirunelveli constituency, post-2008 delimitation
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| Existence | 1952-present |
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| Current MP | PRABHAKARAN. K.R.P |
| Party | A.I.A.D.M.K |
| Elected Year | 2014 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,059,687 [1] |
| Most Successful Party | AIADMK (7 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies | 223. Alangulam 224. Tirunelveli 225. Ambasamudram 226. Palayamkottai 227. Nanguneri 228. Radhapuram |
Tirunelveli is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest Lok Sabha constituencies in India.
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Assembly segments
Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency was initially composed of the following assembly segments (before 2009 elections):
From 2009 General Elections, the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency composed of following 6 assembly segments:
List of elected members
Election results
2009
General Election, 2009: Tirunelveli
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | |
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| 1952 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | INC | Adhimoolam Nadar | IND | |
| 1957 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | INC | Sankaranarayana Moopanar | IND | |
| 1962 | Muthiah | INC | Mariadhas Rathnaswamy | SWA | |
| 1967 | S. Xavier | SWA | A. P. C. Veerabahu | INC | |
| 1971 | S. A. Muruganantham | CPI | S. Palaniswaminathan | SWA | |
| 1977 | Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam | ADMK | Samsuddin alias K. M. Kathiravan | DMK | |
| 1980 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | V. Arunachalam | ADMK | |
| 1984 | M. R. Janardhanan | ADMK | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | |
| 1989 | M. R. Janardhanan | ADMK | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | |
| 1991 | M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan | ADMK | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK | |
| 1996 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | A. R. Rajaselvam | ADMK | |
| 1998 | M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan | ADMK | R. Sarath Kumar | DMK | |
| 1999 | P. H. Pandian | ADMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | DMK | |
| 2004 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | INC | R. Amirtha Ganesan | ADMK | |
| 2009 | S. Ramasubbu | INC | K. Annamalai | ADMK | |
| 2014 | PRABHAKARAN. K.R.P | ADMK]] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | S. Ramasubbu | 274932 | |||
| AIADMK | K. Annamalai | 253629 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 700788 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
| UPA gain from TF | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | 370,127 | 58.39 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | R. Amirtha Ganesan | 203,052 | 32.03 | -8.88 | |
| JD(U) | M. Appavu | 39,333 | 6.21 | n/a | |
| Majority | 167,075 | 26.36 | +22.02 | ||
| Turnout | 633,846 | 58.35 | +3.89 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +58.39 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
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