One of the 39 Indian Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul |
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Lok Sabha constituency |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Dindigul_lok_sabha_constituency.png/220px-Dindigul_lok_sabha_constituency.png) Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation |
Constituency details |
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Country | India |
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Region | South India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Assembly constituencies | Palani Oddanchatram Athoor Nilakkottai Natham Dindigul |
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Established | 1952 |
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Total electors | 16,37,511 8,13,707(Male) 8,23,696 (Female) 108 (Others)[1] |
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Member of Parliament |
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18th Lok Sabha |
Incumbent R. Sachidanandam |
Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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Elected year | 2024 |
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Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 22 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Athoor, Dindigul, Oddanchatram, Natham, Nilakottai and Palani.
Assembly segments
From 2009
Before 2009
- Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
- Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Nilakottai (SC)
- Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
- Dindigul
- Athoor
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2024
2024 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| CPI(M) | R. Sachidanandam | 670,149 | 58.29 | New |
| AIADMK | Mohamed Mubarak | 2,26,328 | 19.69 | New |
| PMK | M. Thilagabama | 1,12,503 | 9.79 | 8.17 |
| NTK | Kailai Rajan D | 97,845 | 8.51 | 3.75 |
| NOTA | None of the above | 22,120 | 1.92 | 0.69 |
Margin of victory | 4,43,821 | 38.6 | |
Turnout | 11,49,621 | 71.14 | |
Registered electors | | | |
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | | |
General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | P. Velusamy | 746,523 | 64.60% | 28.93% |
| PMK | K. Jothimuthu | 2,07,551 | 17.96% | |
| Independent | P. Jothi Murugan | 62,875 | 5.44% | |
| NTK | Mansoor Ali Khan | 54,957 | 4.76% | |
| MNM | Dr. S. Suthakaran | 38,784 | 3.36% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,177 | 1.23% | 0.24% |
Margin of victory | 5,38,972 | 46.64% | 34.72% |
Turnout | 11,55,607 | 74.95% | −1.65% |
Registered electors | 15,41,881 | | 10.09% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 17.02% | |
General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | M. Udhayakumar | 510,462 | 47.58% | 10.11% |
| DMK | S. Gandhirajan | 3,82,617 | 35.67% | |
| DMDK | A. Krishnamoorthy | 93,794 | 8.74% | −3.55% |
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 35,632 | 3.32% | −40.78% |
| CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 19,455 | 1.81% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,591 | 0.99% | |
| Independent | R. Rajendhran | 7,580 | 0.71% | |
| Independent | N. Manivannan | 5,859 | 0.55% | |
Margin of victory | 1,27,845 | 11.92% | 5.29% |
Turnout | 10,72,773 | 76.60% | 1.08% |
Registered electors | 14,00,531 | | 29.00% |
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.49% | |
General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 361,545 | 44.10% | −14.88% |
| AIADMK | P. Baalasubramani | 3,07,198 | 37.47% | 0.97% |
| DMDK | P. Muthuvelraj | 1,00,788 | 12.29% | |
| BSP | M. Srinivasa Babu | 6,960 | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Independent | K. A. Motilal | 6,706 | 0.82% | |
| KNMK | M. Sellamuthu K | 6,411 | 0.78% | |
| Independent | K. Durai | 6,063 | 0.74% | |
| Independent | G. Manikanda Prabu | 5,331 | 0.65% | |
Margin of victory | 54,347 | 6.63% | −15.85% |
Turnout | 10,85,696 | 75.51% | 14.83% |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.00% | |
Registered electors | 8,19,860 | | −4.54% |
| INC hold | Swing | -14.88% | |
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 407,116 | 58.98% | |
| AIADMK | M. Jeyaraman | 2,51,945 | 36.50% | −7.28% |
| Independent | J. Ravindran | 10,359 | 1.50% | |
| JP | P. Thinakara Kumar | 5,850 | 0.85% | |
| JD(U) | Pushpa Sachan | 5,206 | 0.75% | |
| BSP | M. Perumal | 5,011 | 0.73% | |
Margin of victory | 1,55,171 | 22.48% | 19.46% |
Turnout | 6,90,231 | 60.69% | 3.23% |
Registered electors | 11,37,313 | | −4.80% |
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.21% | |
General Elections 1999
1999 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 294,794 | 43.78% | 18.33% |
| DMK | S. Chandrasekar | 2,74,451 | 40.76% | |
| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 69,713 | 10.35% | |
| AIFB | K. Surendran | 32,342 | 4.80% | |
Margin of victory | 20,343 | 3.02% | 0.46% |
Turnout | 6,73,398 | 57.46% | −10.02% |
Registered electors | 11,94,616 | | 4.44% |
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -20.20% | |
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 276,106 | 46.55% | |
| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 2,60,907 | 43.98% | |
| MADMK | S. Latha | 35,119 | 5.92% | |
| PT | C. Santhana Krishnan | 19,176 | 3.23% | |
Margin of victory | 15,199 | 2.56% | −35.97% |
Turnout | 5,93,173 | 53.47% | −14.01% |
Registered electors | 11,43,880 | | 6.40% |
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -17.43% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 444,858 | 63.97% | |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 1,76,944 | 25.45% | −41.60% |
| MDMK | S. Pasumpon Pandian | 54,202 | 7.79% | |
| PMK | P. Gopal | 10,986 | 1.58% | |
| ATMK | R. Muthumani | 4,060 | 0.58% | |
Margin of victory | 2,67,914 | 38.53% | 2.42% |
Turnout | 6,95,368 | 67.48% | 5.68% |
Registered electors | 10,75,085 | | 4.26% |
| TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.07% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 416,652 | 67.04% | −0.20% |
| DMK | Maya Thevar | 1,92,235 | 30.93% | |
| PMK | P. Gopal | 7,194 | 1.16% | |
Margin of victory | 2,24,417 | 36.11% | −0.28% |
Turnout | 6,21,479 | 61.80% | −1.61% |
Registered electors | 10,31,174 | | −0.16% |
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.20% | |
General Elections 1989
1989 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 434,966 | 67.24% | 5.45% |
| CPI(M) | N. Varatharajan | 1,99,598 | 30.86% | |
| PMK | K. Raithinasamy | 7,579 | 1.17% | |
| Independent | S. Palanisamy | 2,901 | 0.45% | |
Margin of victory | 2,35,368 | 36.39% | 10.97% |
Turnout | 6,46,863 | 63.41% | −7.81% |
Registered electors | 10,32,870 | | 26.92% |
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.45% | |
General Elections 1984
1984 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | K. R. Natarajan | 343,571 | 61.79% | 15.67% |
| DMK | Maya Thevar | 2,02,253 | 36.38% | −15.41% |
| Independent | P. Pitchaimani | 5,474 | 0.98% | |
Margin of victory | 1,41,318 | 25.42% | 19.76% |
Turnout | 5,55,997 | 71.22% | 7.65% |
Registered electors | 8,13,821 | | 7.46% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.01% | |
General Elections 1980
1980 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Maya Thevar | 244,669 | 51.78% | |
| AIADMK | V. Rajan Chellappa | 2,17,923 | 46.12% | −13.48% |
| Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 3,506 | 0.74% | |
| JP(S) | S. Krishnan | 2,552 | 0.54% | |
Margin of victory | 26,746 | 5.66% | −29.93% |
Turnout | 4,72,487 | 63.57% | −3.49% |
Registered electors | 7,57,333 | | 5.02% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.82% | |
General Elections 1977
1977 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Maya Thevar | 283,341 | 59.60% | |
| CPI(M) | A. Balasumbramaniam | 1,14,117 | 24.00% | |
| Independent | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar | 60,500 | 12.73% | |
| Independent | N. M. Santhanam | 8,768 | 1.84% | |
| Independent | M. Manokaran | 5,830 | 1.23% | |
| Independent | N. Sreenivasan | 2,861 | 0.60% | |
Margin of victory | 1,69,224 | 35.59% | 12.08% |
Turnout | 4,75,417 | 67.06% | −3.89% |
Registered electors | 7,21,154 | | 16.45% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.28% | |
Bye-election 1973
Bye-election 1973: Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar | 2,60,824 | 52.0 | |
| INC(O) | V. C. Sitthan | 1,19,032 | 20.1% | |
| DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam | 93,496 | 18.5% | |
| INC | Seemaisamy | 11,423 | 2.2% | |
Majority | 1,41,792 | | |
Turnout | 6,43,704 | | |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | | |
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
1957 Indian general election : Dindigul Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | M. Gulam Mohideen | 225,510 | 27.99% | −8.90% |
| INC | S. C. Balakrishna | 1,70,995 | 21.22% | −15.67% |
| CPI | Krishnasamy | 1,32,070 | 16.39% | |
| CPI | R. Muniyandi | 94,038 | 11.67% | |
| Independent | A. Desiar | 77,680 | 9.64% | |
| Independent | Pitchaimuthu | 63,645 | 7.90% | |
| Independent | Janakai N Karuppa Pillai | 41,724 | 5.18% | |
| Independent | G. D. Naidu | 0 | 0.00% | |
Margin of victory | 54,515 | 6.77% | 0.88% |
Turnout | 8,05,662 | 94.20% | 33.91% |
Registered electors | 8,55,235 | | 146.17% |
| INC hold | Swing | -8.90% | |
General Elections 1951
See also
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- Dindigul lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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