Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: விருதுநகர் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesThiruparankundram
Thirumangalam
Sattur
Sivakasi
Virudhunagar
Aruppukkottai
Thirumangalam
Sattur
Sivakasi
Virudhunagar
Aruppukkottai
| Virudhunagar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Area of Virudhunagar Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Thiruparankundram Thirumangalam Sattur Sivakasi Virudhunagar Aruppukkottai |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 1,501,942 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | T. Radhakrishnan |
Members of Parliament
Assembly segments
2009-present
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195. | Thiruparankundram | None | Madurai | TVK | INC | ||
| 196. | Thirumangalam | None | DMK | DMDK | |||
| 204. | Sattur | None | Virudhunagar | INC | |||
| 205. | Sivakasi | None | TVK | ||||
| 206 | Virudhunagar | None | |||||
| 207 | Aruppukkottai | None | DMK | DMDK | |||
Election results
General election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Manickam Tagore | 385,256 | 36.28 |  7.49 | |
| DMDK | V. Vijaya Prabhakaran | 380,877 | 35.87 |  6.47 | |
| BJP | R. Radikaa | 166,271 | 15.66 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,408 | 0.89 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | 4,379 | 0.41 | 13.96 | ||
| Turnout | 1,054,634 | 70.22 | 2.19 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.49 |
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General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Manickam Tagore | 470,883 | 43.77 | 39.97 | |
| DMDK | R. Alagarsamy | 316,329 | 29.40 | New | |
| AMMK | S. Paramasiva Iyyappan | 107,615 | 10.00 | New | |
| MNM | V. Muniyasamy | 57,129 | 5.31 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 17,292 | 1.61 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | 154,554 | 14.37 | 0.02 | ||
| Turnout | 1,074,735 | 72.41 | 2.45 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 39.97 |
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General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | T. Radhakrishnan | 406,694 | 40.20 | New | |
| MDMK | Vaiko | 261,143 | 25.81 | 12.15 | |
| DMK | S. Rethinavelu | 241,505 | 23.87 | New | |
| INC | B. Manickam Tagore | 38,482 | 3.80 | 36.22 | |
| CPI | K. Samuelraj | 20,157 | 1.99 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,225 | 1.21 | New | |
| Majority | 145,551 | 14.39 | 12.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,010,930 | 74.86 | 2.53 | ||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | New | |||
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Manickam Tagore | 307,187 | 40.02 | New | |
| MDMK | Vaiko | 291,423 | 37.96 | New | |
| DMDK | K. Pandiarajan | 125,229 | 16.31 | New | |
| BJP | M. Karthik | 17,336 | 2.26 | New | |
| BSP | V. Kanagaraj | 8,198 | 1.07 | New | |
| Majority | 15,764 | 2.06 | New | ||
| Turnout | 767,653 | 77.39 | New | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||