Virudhunagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
![]() Virudhunagar constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Existence | 2014-present |
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Current MP | T.RADHAKRISHNAN |
Party | AIADMK |
Elected Year | 2014 Election |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Total Electors | 992,051 [1] |
Assembly Constituencies |
195. Thirupparankundram 196. Tirumangalam 204. Sattur 205. Sivakasi 206. Virudhunagar 207. Aruppukkottai |
Virudhunagar is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Originally Sivakasi, it was converted into Virudhunagar after the 2008 delimitation.
Assembly segments
Virudhunagar constituency was formed in 2008. It comprises the following assembly segments;
Virudhunagar, Sattur and Sivakasi constituencies were hitherto with Sivakasi Lok Sabha constituency, Aruppukottai with Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency, Tirumangalam from Dindigul constituency and Thirupparankundram with Madurai Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of Parliament
Lok Sabha | Duration | Member | Political Party |
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15th | 2009-14 | Manicka Tagore | Indian National Congress |
16th | 2014-Incumbent | T. Radhakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
2009 election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Manicka Tagore | 307,187 | 40.01 | ||
MDMK | Vaiko | 291,423 | 37.96 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 767,614 | ||||
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