Arani Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Arani is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 12 of 39. It was created during the 2008 assembly delimitation from the former Vandavasi constituency.[1]
CountryIndia
| Arani | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive map of Arani Loksabha constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Polur Arani Cheyyar Vandavasi Gingee Mailam |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 14,45,781 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Arani constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | M. Krishnasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | V. Elumalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2019 | Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2024 | M. S. Tharanivendhan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. S. Tharanivendhan | 500,099 | 43.86 |  10.46 | |
| AIADMK | G. V. Gajendran | 2,91,333 | 25.55 | 8.48 | |
| PMK | A. Ganeshkumar | 2,36,571 | 20.75 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,188 | 0.81 | 0.68 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,08,766 | 18.31 | 1.99 | ||
| Turnout | 11,40,261 | 75.76 | 3.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,43,186 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 10.46 |
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General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 617,760 | 54.32 | +51.77 | |
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 3,86,954 | 34.03 | −12.23 | |
| Independent | G. Senthamizhan | 46,383 | 4.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,921 | 1.49 | 0.63 | |
| MNM | V. Shaji | 14,776 | 1.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,30,806 | 20.30 | −2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 11,37,225 | 79.01 | −0.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,49,150 | +5.80 | |||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +8.06 | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 502,721 | 46.26% | 11.72% | |
| DMK | R. Sivanandam | 2,58,877 | 23.82% | ||
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 2,53,332 | 23.31% | ||
| INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 27,717 | 2.55% | −44.72% | |
| Independent | K. Moorthy | 10,263 | 0.94% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,304 | 0.86% | ||
| Independent | V. Moorthy | 8,059 | 0.74% | ||
| BSP | A. Ganesan | 5,573 | 0.51% | −0.64% | |
| Margin of victory | 2,43,844 | 22.44% | 9.71% | ||
| Turnout | 10,86,742 | 80.06% | 2.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,69,668 | 24.76% | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.01% | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Krishnasamy | 396,728 | 47.27% | ||
| AIADMK | Mukkur N. Subramanian | 2,89,898 | 34.54% | ||
| DMDK | Ra. Mohanam | 1,05,729 | 12.60% | ||
| Independent | M. Velaudham | 14,919 | 1.78% | ||
| BSP | A. Shankar | 9,700 | 1.16% | ||
| PNK | K. Saravanakumar | 6,022 | 0.72% | ||
| SP | T. V. Hariraj | 5,178 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | G. Lokesh | 4,934 | 0.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,06,830 | 12.73% | |||
| Turnout | 8,39,297 | 76.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,97,865 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||