Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu
12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E / 12.82; 79.71
Kancheepuram | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Kancheepuram constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Chengalpattu Thiruporur Cheyyur Madurantakam Uthiramerur Kancheepuram |
Established | 1951 2009 |
Total electors | 18,12,565[1] |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent G. Selvam | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2024 Election |
Kancheepuram is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation.[2] Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 6 of 39.
The constituency originally existed for the 1951 election.
This constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
Assembly segments
The constituency in 2008 was formed of 6 assembly segments as follows:
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Chengalpattu | None | Chengalpattu | DMK |
33 | Thiruporur | None | VCK | |
34 | Cheyyur | SC | VCK | |
35 | Madurantakam | SC | ADMK | |
36 | Uthiramerur | None | Kancheepuram | DMK |
37 | Kancheepuram | None | DMK |
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951 | A. Krishnaswamy | Commonweal Party | T. Chengalvarayan | Indian National Congress | ||
2009 | P. Viswanathan | Indian National Congress | E. Ramakrishnan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
2014 | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | G. Selvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
2019 | G. Selvam[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. Maragatham | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
2024 | G. Selvam[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | E. Rajashekar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
General Elections 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | G. Selvam | 586,044 | 46.53 | ![]() | |
AIADMK | E. Rajasekhar | 3,64,571 | 28.94 | ![]() | |
PMK | V. Jothi | 1,64,931 | 13.09 | ||
NTK | V. Santhosh Kumar | 1,10,272 | 8.75 | ![]() | |
BSP | S. Ilayaraja | 5,264 | 0.42 | ||
Independent | S. Ramesh | 1,318 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | M. Elangovan | 1,881 | 0.15 | ||
Independent | A. Surya | 1,702 | 0.14 | ||
Independent | T. Selvam | 1,312 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | S. Naresh Bharathi | 2,511 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | K. Venkatesan | 2,807 | 0.22 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 16,965 | 1.35 | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 221,473 | 17.83 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,259,578 | 71.68 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | |||||
DMK hold | Swing |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | G. Selvam | 684,004 | 55.50% | 23.76% | |
AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 3,97,372 | 32.24% | −12.72% | |
NTK | D. Sivaranjani | 62,771 | 5.09% | ||
Independent | A. Munusamy | 55,213 | 4.48% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 21,661 | 1.76% | 0.16% | |
Margin of victory | 2,86,632 | 23.26% | 10.03% | ||
Turnout | 12,32,417 | 74.96% | −0.07% | ||
Registered electors | 16,43,992 | 11.07% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.54% |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 499,395 | 44.96% | 4.64% | |
DMK | G. Selvam | 3,52,529 | 31.74% | ||
MDMK | C. E. Sathya | 2,07,080 | 18.64% | ||
INC | P. Viswanathan | 33,313 | 3.00% | −38.99% | |
NOTA | None Of The Above | 17,736 | 1.60% | ||
BSP | V. S. Chandirakumar | 6,807 | 0.61% | −0.11% | |
Margin of victory | 1,46,866 | 13.22% | 11.56% | ||
Turnout | 11,10,663 | 75.04% | 0.86% | ||
Registered electors | 14,80,123 | 39.61% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.97% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. Viswanathan | 330,237 | 41.99% | ||
AIADMK | Dr. E. Ramakrishnan | 3,17,134 | 40.32% | ||
DMDK | T. Tamilvendan | 1,03,560 | 13.17% | ||
BSP | K. Uthrapathi | 5,663 | 0.72% | ||
Independent | C. A. Balakrishnan | 5,161 | 0.66% | ||
Margin of victory | 13,103 | 1.67% | |||
Turnout | 10,60,188 | 74.18% | |||
Rejected ballots | 193 | 0.02% | |||
INC win (new seat) |
General Elections 1951
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commonweal Party | A. Krishnaswami | 111,233 | 55.63% | ||
INC | T. Chengalvarayan | 88,724 | 44.37% | 44.37% | |
Margin of victory | 22,509 | 11.26% | |||
Turnout | 1,99,957 | 60.08% | |||
Registered electors | 3,32,827 | 0.00% | |||
Commonweal Party win (new seat) |
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kancheepuram weavers disillusioned
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 6 - KANCHEEPURAM (Tamil Nadu)". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- Kancheepuram lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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Total: 39 Lok Sabha constituencies
Defunct constituencies
- Aruppukottai
- Chengleput
- Dharapuram
- Gobichettipalayam
- Kovilpatti
- Kumbakonam
- Madras
- Mayuram
- Melur
- Mettur
- Nagercoil
- Palani
- Periyakulam
- Rasipuram
- Sankaranainarkoil
- Sivakasi
- Srivaikuntam
- Srivilliputtur
- Tindivanam
- Tiruchendur
- Tiruchengode
- Tirukoilur
- Tiruppattur
- Tiruttani
- Vandavasi