Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 14. This constituency came into existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesRishivandiyam
Sankarapuram
Kallakurichi
Gangavalli
Attur
Yercaud
Sankarapuram
Kallakurichi
Gangavalli
Attur
Yercaud
| Kallakurichi | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Kallakurichi constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Rishivandiyam Sankarapuram Kallakurichi Gangavalli Attur Yercaud |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 15,28,539[1] |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Legislative Assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78. | Rishivandiyam | None | Kallakurichi | DMK | DMK | ||
| 79. | Sankarapuram | None | AIADMK | ||||
| 80. | Kallakurichi | SC | TVK | ||||
| 81. | Gangavalli | SC | Salem | AIADMK | |||
| 82. | Attur | SC | |||||
| 83. | Yercaud | ST | |||||
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. Deiveekan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1975 | |||
| 2009 | Adhi Sankar | ||
| 2014 | Kalitheerthan Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2019 | Pon. Gautham Sigamani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2024 | D. Malaiyarasan | ||
Election results
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Malaiyarasan D | 561,589 | 44.94 |  15.28 | |
| AIADMK | R. Kumaraguru | 5,07,805 | 40.64 |  13.75 | |
| PMK | R. Devadass Wodeyar | 71,290 | 5.71 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,532 | 0.68 | 0.29 | |
| Margin of victory | 53,784 | 4.30 | 29.67 | ||
| Turnout | 12,49,568 | 79.21 | 0.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,568,651 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 15.28 |
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General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Gautham Sigamani Pon | 721,713 | 60.22% | 31.96% | |
| DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 3,21,794 | 26.85% | 11.88% | |
| Independent | M. Komugi Maniyan | 50,179 | 4.19% | ||
| MNM | H. Ganesh | 14,587 | 1.22% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 11,576 | 0.97% | −0.03% | |
| Independent | B. Sumathi | 10,045 | 0.84% | ||
| Independent | V. Chandrasekaran | 8,066 | 0.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,99,919 | 33.37% | 12.98% | ||
| Turnout | 11,98,423 | 78.81% | 0.77% | ||
| Registered electors | 15,28,938 | 8.24% | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.57% | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Kamaraj | 533,383 | 48.65% | ||
| DMK | R. Manimaran | 3,09,876 | 28.26% | −14.41% | |
| DMDK | V. P. Eswaran | 1,64,183 | 14.98% | −0.54% | |
| INC | R. Devadass | 39,677 | 3.62% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,901 | 0.99% | ||
| Independent | S. Madaiyan | 7,314 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | M. P. Mannan | 6,186 | 0.56% | ||
| BSP | S. Sakthivel | 5,929 | 0.54% | −0.17% | |
| Independent | M. Varadan | 5,054 | 0.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,23,507 | 20.39% | 7.64% | ||
| Turnout | 10,96,340 | 78.41% | 0.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 14,12,499 | 27.67% | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.98% | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Adhi Sankar | 363,601 | 42.67% | ||
| PMK | K. Dhanaraju | 2,54,993 | 29.93% | ||
| DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 1,32,223 | 15.52% | ||
| KNMK | S. Ramesh | 17,818 | 2.09% | ||
| Independent | A. Arun Kennedi | 13,216 | 1.55% | ||
| Independent | T. Vijaya Rajendhar | 8,211 | 0.96% | ||
| Independent | G. Sivaraman | 7,463 | 0.88% | ||
| Independent | S. Sathish Babu | 7,136 | 0.84% | ||
| Independent | J. Selvaraju | 7,012 | 0.82% | ||
| BSP | K. Senthilkumar | 6,030 | 0.71% | ||
| Independent | T. Dhanaraj | 5,789 | 0.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,08,608 | 12.75% | |||
| Turnout | 8,52,073 | 77.28% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,06,352 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Devekan | 207,721 | 52.79% | −0.01% | |
| INC(O) | K. Veerasamy | 1,85,745 | 47.21% | 1.66% | |
| Margin of victory | 21,976 | 5.59% | −1.67% | ||
| Turnout | 3,93,466 | 72.40% | −3.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,58,064 | 11.88% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.01% | |||
General Elections 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Devekan | 193,043 | 52.81% | ||
| INC | K. Parthasarathy | 1,66,520 | 45.55% | ||
| Independent | M. Vajjiravel | 6,000 | 1.64% | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,523 | 7.26% | |||
| Turnout | 3,65,563 | 75.63% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,98,804 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||