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Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)
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| Arakkonam | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Dr.S.Jagathrakshakan |
| Parliamentary Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1977-present |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 14,94,929[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Tiruttani Arakkonam Sholinghur Katpadi Ranipet Arcot |
Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 1977 |
| Vanniyars | 26% |
| Dalits | 24% |
| Mudaliar | 15% |
| Muslims | 15% |
| Total Electorate | 14,94,929 |
Assembly segments[edit]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | Tiruttani | None | Thiruvallur |
| 38. | Arakkonam | SC | Ranipet |
| 39. | Sholinghur | None | Ranipet |
| 40. | Katpadi | None | Vellore |
| 41. | Ranipet | None | Ranipet |
| 42. | Arcot | None | Ranipet |
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
Before 2009:
1.Pallipattu
2.Arakkonam (SC)
3.Solingar
4.Ranipettai
5.arcaud
6.Seyyaru
Members of the Parliament[edit]
- 1967 : S. K. Sambandhan, DMK ( as Tiruthani seat )
- 1971 : O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar, INC ( as Tiruthani seat )
- 1977 : O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar, Indian National Congress
- 1980 : A. M. Velu Mudaliyar, Indian National Congress
- 1984 : Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy, Indian National Congress
- 1989 : Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy, Indian National Congress
- 1991 : Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy, Indian National Congress
- 1996 : A. M. Velu Mudaliyar, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
- 1998 : C. Gopal Mudaliyar, AIADMK
- 1999 : S. Jagathrakshakan, DMK
- 2004 : R. Velu, Pattali Makkal Katchi
- 2009 : S. Jagathrakshakan, DMK
- 2014 : G. Hari, AIADMK
- 2019 : Dr. S. Jagathrakshagan[4]
Election results[edit]
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 6,72,190 | 57.06 | ||
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 3,43,234 | 29.14 | ||
| AMMK | N. G. Parthiban | 66,826 | 5.67 | ||
| NTK | Y. R. Pavendhan | 29,347 | 2.49 | ||
| MNM | N. Rajendran | 23,771 | 2.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,179 | 1.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,28,956 | 27.92 | |||
| Turnout | 11,79,712 | 78.65 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Hari | 4,93,534 | 45.32 | ||
| DMK | N. R. Elango | 2,52,768 | 23.21 | ||
| PMK | R. Velu | 2,33,762 | 21.46 | ||
| INC | R. Rajesh | 56,337 | 5.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,370 | 0.95 | ||
| Majority | 2,40,766 | 22.11 | |||
| Turnout | 10,89,771 | 77.74 | -0.08 | ||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2009[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 4,15,041 | 48.54 | ||
| PMK | R. Velu | 3,05,245 | 35.70 | ||
| DMDK | S. Sankar | 82,038 | 9.59 | ||
| Independent | Panjatsaram D | 7,078 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 1,09,796 | 12.87 | |||
| Turnout | 8,54,975 | 77.82 | |||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | ||||
2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | R. Velu | 3,86,911 | 49.88 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Shanmugam N. | 2,84,715 | 36.70 | n/a | |
| JD(U) | Sethumadhavan S. | 34,876 | 4.50 | n/a | |
| JP | Kulandaivelu M. | 22,284 | 2.87 | n/a | |
| Independent | Venkatesan V. | 9,646 | 1.24 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,02,196 | 13.17 | +0.30 | ||
| Turnout | 7,75,745 | 66.86 | +0.54 | ||
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | +49.88 | |||
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "Multifarious issues for the electorate". The Hindu. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ↑ "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.
- Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp