Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)
![]() Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Existence | 1957-present |
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Current MP | M. Thambidurai |
Party | AIADMK |
Elected Year | 2014 Election |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Total Electors | 1,012,924[1] |
Most Successful Party | AIADMK(6 times) |
Assembly Constituencies |
133. Vedasandur 134. Aravakurichi 135. Karur 136. Krishnarayapuram (SC) 138. Manapparai 179. Viralimalai |
Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Assembly segments
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Members of Parliament
Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
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1957 | K. Periasami Gounder | Indian National Congress |
1962 | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
1967 | C. Muthuswamy Gounder | Swatantra Party |
1971 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
1977 | K. Gopal | Indian National Congress |
1980 | S.A. Dorai Sebastian | Indian National Congress (I) |
1984 | A.R. Murugaiah | Indian National Congress |
1989 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1991 | N. Murugesan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1996 | K. Natrayan | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
1998 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1999 | M. Chinnasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2004 | K.C. Palanisamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2009 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2014 | M. Thambidurai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 5,40,772 | |||
DMK | M. Chinnasamy | 3,45,475 | |||
DMDK | N.S. Krishnan | 76,560 | |||
Majority | 1,95,247 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 450,407 | 60.43 | +15.42 | |
AIADMK | Palanichamy, Raja. N | 259,531 | 34.82 | -10.57 | |
Independent | Jawahar. N | 14,552 | 1.95 | n/a | |
Majority | 190,876 | 25.61 | +25.22 | ||
Turnout | 745,342 | 69.70 | +6.76 | ||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +15.42 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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