Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Dindigul
Lok Sabha Constituency
Dindigul constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentP. Velusamy
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established1952-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors16,37,511
8,13,707(Male)
8,23,696 (Female)
108 (Others)[1]
Assembly Constituencies127. Palani
128. Oddanchatram
129. Athoor
130. Nilakkottai (SC)
131. Natham
132. Dindigul

Assembly segments

Before 2009
  1. Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
  2. Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
  3. Nilakottai (SC)
  4. Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
  5. Dindigul
  6. Athoor

2009-present
  1. Palani
  2. Oddachatram
  3. Athoor
  4. Nilakottai (SC)
  5. Natham
  6. Dindigul

Members of the Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-1957Ammu SwaminathanIndian National Congress
Second1957-1962M. Gulam MohideenIndian National Congress
Third1962-1967T. S. SoundramIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-1971N. AnbuchezhianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth1971-1977M. RajangamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth1977-1980K. Maya ThevarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh1980-1984K. Maya ThevarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
eighth1984-1989K. R. NatarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth1989-1991Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth1991-1996Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh1996-1998N. S. V. ChitthanTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-1999Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth1999-2004Dindigul C. SreenivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth2004-2009N. S. V. ChitthanIndian National Congress
Fifteenth2009-2014N. S. V. ChitthanIndian National Congress
Sixteenth2014-2019M. UdhayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth2019-2024P. Velusamy[2]Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Velusamy 7,46,523 64.40
PMK K Jothimuthu 2,07,551 17.90 +17.90
AMMK Jothi Murugan 62,875 5.42 New
MNM S.Sudhakar 38,784 3.34 New
NTK Mansoor Ali Khan (actor) 54,957 4.74
NOTA None of the Above 14,177 1.22
Majority 5,38,972 46.46 +34.66
Turnout 11,60,046 75.29 -2.09
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2014
2014 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Udhayakumar 5,10,462 47.12 +47.12
DMK Gandhirajan 3,82,617 35.32
DMDK Krishna moorthy 93,794 8.66
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 35,632 3.29 n/a
CPI (M) N. Pandi 19,455 1.80
Majority 1,27,845 11.80
Turnout 10,83,689 77.38 +1.80
AIADMK gain from INC Swing

2009
2009 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 3,61,545 44.06
AIADMK P. Baala Subramani 3,07,198 37.44
DMDK P. Muthuvelraj 1,00,788 12.28 +12.28
BSP Srinivasa Babu M 6,960 0.85
Majority 54,347 6.62
Turnout 8,20,558 75.58
INC hold Swing

2004
2004 Indian general elections: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. S. V. Chitthan 4,07,116 58.92 n/a
AIADMK Jeyaraman. M 2,51,945 36.46 -6.48
Independent Ravindran. J 10,359 1.50 +1.47
Majority 1,55,171 22.46 +19.49
Turnout 6,90,973 60.75 +3.29
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +58.92

By Election results
Bye-election, 1973: Dindigul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Maya Thevar 2,60,824 52.0
INC (O) V. C. Sitthan 1,19,032
DMK Pon Muthu Ramalingam 93,496
INC Seemaisamy 11,423
Majority 1,41,792
Turnout 6,43,704
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing

See also
  • Dindigul
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "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.

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