Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.
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CountryIndia
| Arakkonam | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive map of Arakkonam Loksabha constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Ranipet Arakkonam Sholinghur Katpadi Arcot Tiruttani |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 14,94,929[1] |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
After 2009
Before 2009
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Pallipattu (defunct)
- Arakkonam (SC)
- Solingar
- Ranipettai
- Arcaud
- Seyyaru (moved to Aarani)
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | S. K. Sambandhan Mudaliar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | A. M. Velu Mudaliyar | ||
| 1984 | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | A. M. Velu Mudaliyar | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 1998 | C. Gopal Mudaliyar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1999 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2004 | R. Velu | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 2009 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2014 | G. Hari | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2019 | S. Jagathrakshakan[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2024 | |||
- *as Tiruthani seat
Election results
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 563,216 | 48.39 |  9.08 | |
| AIADMK | A. L. Vijayan | 2,56,656 | 22.05 | New | |
| PMK | K. Balu | 2,02,325 | 17.38 | 11.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,613 | 1.08 |  0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,06,560 | 26.34 | 1.79 | ||
| Turnout | 11,63,822 | 78.65 | 0.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,79,748 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 9.08 |
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General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 672,190 | 57.47 | 34.03 | |
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 3,43,234 | 29.34 | ||
| AMMK | N. G. Parthiban | 66,826 | 5.71 | ||
| MNM | N. Rajendran | 23,771 | 2.03 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 12,179 | 1.04 | 0.08 | |
| BSP | D. Doss | 8,307 | 0.71 | 0.03 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,28,956 | 28.12 | 5.80 | ||
| Turnout | 11,69,677 | 77.98 | 1.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,00,016 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.71 | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Hari | 493,534 | 45.75 | ||
| DMK | N. R. Elango | 2,52,768 | 23.43 | −25.31 | |
| PMK | R. Velu | 2,33,762 | 21.67 | ||
| INC | R. Rajesh | 56,337 | 5.22 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 10,370 | 0.96 | ||
| BSP | D. Doss | 7,354 | 0.68 | −0.10 | |
| Independent | S. Gajendran | 6,570 | 0.61 | ||
| Independent | Panchu Udayakumar | 6,025 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,40,766 | 22.32 | 9.42 | ||
| Turnout | 10,78,682 | 76.95 | −0.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,01,813 | 27.60 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.99 | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 415,041 | 48.75 | ||
| PMK | R. Velu | 3,05,245 | 35.85 | ||
| DMDK | S. Sankar | 82,038 | 9.64 | ||
| Independent | D. Panjatsaram | 7,078 | 0.83 | ||
| BSP | Mary John | 6,641 | 0.78 | ||
| PNK | W. B. Palan | 6,026 | 0.71 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,09,796 | 12.90 | −0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 10,98,607 | 77.50 | 10.67 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 147 | 0.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,51,402 | −5.31 | |||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -1.15 | |||
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | R. Velu | 586,911 | 49.90 | ||
| AIADMK | N. Shanmugam | 4,84,715 | 36.72 | ||
| JD(U) | S. Sethu Madhavan | 34,876 | 4.50 | ||
| JP | M. Kulandaivelu | 22,284 | 2.87 | ||
| Independent | V. Venkatesan | 9,646 | 1.24 | ||
| RPI(A) | S. Arunkumar | 5,507 | 0.71 | ||
| Independent | M. Velu | 5,022 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | N. Ravi | 4,371 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | G. Sampath | 4,333 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | K. Velu | 4,061 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,02,196 | 13.18 | 0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 7,75,439 | 66.83 | 0.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,60,259 | 3.59 | |||
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.17 | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 346,520 | 47.72 | ||
| INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 2,50,876 | 34.55 | 12.22 | |
| TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 1,21,386 | 16.72 | ||
| Margin of victory | 95,644 | 13.17 | 6.07 | ||
| Turnout | 7,26,113 | 66.32 | −6.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,20,043 | 4.41 | |||
| DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -11.32 | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Gopal | 359,431 | 51.56 | ||
| TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 3,09,943 | 44.46 | ||
| INC | R. Dhamotharan | 24,519 | 3.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,488 | 7.10 | −29.61 | ||
| Turnout | 6,97,078 | 67.26 | −5.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,72,687 | 3.68 | |||
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -7.48 | |||
General Elections 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 425,974 | 59.05 | ||
| INC | R. Raviram | 1,61,129 | 22.34 | −31.56 | |
| AIIC(T) | N. Venugopal | 80,714 | 11.19 | ||
| JD | Jayakaran Joseph | 31,703 | 4.39 | ||
| BJP | N. Manoharan | 6,596 | 0.91 | −1.09 | |
| Independent | K. Manavalan | 3,433 | 0.48 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,64,845 | 36.71 | 9.38 | ||
| Turnout | 7,21,411 | 73.21 | 3.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,34,646 | 6.80 | |||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.15 | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 348,516 | 53.90 | 11.13 | |
| DMK | M. Kannaiyan | 1,71,806 | 26.57 | −7.29 | |
| PMK | S. Subramaniam | 98,809 | 15.28 | ||
| BJP | D. V. R. Eraghavan | 12,954 | 2.00 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,76,710 | 27.33 | 18.42 | ||
| Turnout | 6,46,635 | 69.23 | −3.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,68,764 | −0.65 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.13 | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 299,587 | 42.77 | −9.43 | |
| DMK | K. Murthy | 2,37,194 | 33.86 | −7.47 | |
| PMK | S. Subramaniam | 1,47,902 | 21.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 62,393 | 8.91 | −1.96 | ||
| Turnout | 7,00,515 | 73.07 | −5.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,75,104 | 28.70 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -9.43 | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 292,606 | 52.20 | ||
| DMK | Pulavar K Govindan | 2,31,664 | 41.33 | ||
| BJP | M. D. Kalyanasundaram | 15,462 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | K. Selvaraju | 10,158 | 1.81 | ||
| Independent | A. Kanthappan | 8,967 | 1.60 | ||
| Margin of victory | 60,942 | 10.87 | −14.76 | ||
| Turnout | 5,60,559 | 78.26 | 11.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,57,665 | 8.02 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -8.63 | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | A. M. Velu | 278,516 | 60.83 | ||
| AIADMK | A. M. Ragunathan | 1,61,155 | 35.20 | ||
| Independent | K. Krishnan | 7,904 | 1.73 | ||
| Independent | A. M. Periasamy Reddiar | 4,153 | 0.91 | ||
| Independent | C. A. Balakrishnan | 3,255 | 0.71 | ||
| JP(S) | A. Janaki Raman | 2,875 | 0.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,17,361 | 25.63 | 13.20 | ||
| Turnout | 4,57,858 | 66.74 | −4.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,01,433 | 5.11 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 8.43 | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | O. V. Alagesan | 243,818 | 52.40 | ||
| DMK | N. Veeraswami | 1,85,954 | 39.96 | ||
| Independent | R. Margabandu | 11,997 | 2.58 | ||
| Independent | Y. Daniel | 9,638 | 2.07 | ||
| Independent | K. Selvaraju | 4,471 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent | A. Kanthappan | 3,670 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | D. Raghavan | 2,593 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 57,864 | 12.44 | |||
| Turnout | 4,65,330 | 71.62 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,67,308 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.