Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tiruchengode was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.
Assembly segments
Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Kapilamalai
- Tiruchengode (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
- Sankari (SC) (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
- Edappadi (moved to Salem constituency after 2009)
- Modakurichi (moved to Erode constituency after 2009)
- Erode (moved to Erode constituency after 2009)
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | S. n.ramasawmy | Independent |
| 1957 | P. Subbarayan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | P. Subbarayan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | K. Anbazhagan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | M. Muthusami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | R. Kolanthaivelu | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | M. Kandaswamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | P. Kannan | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | K. C. Palaniswamy | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | K. S. Soundaram | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | K. P. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | K. Palaniswamy | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | M. Kannappan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | S.GandhiSelvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
| General Election, 2004: Tiruchengode | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DMK | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan | 501,569 | 58.00 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Palaniswami. K | 322,172 | 37.26 | -10.58 | |
| Independent | Palanisamy. K | 14,208 | 1.64 | n/a | |
| Majority | 179,397 | 20.75 | +20.21 | ||
| Turnout | 864,735 | 59.92 | +4.51 | ||
| DMK gain from MDMK | Swing | +58.00 | |||
Note: The incumbent party MDMK did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance coalition partner DMK, who won the seat. Thus, the NDA, lost the seat, since MDMK left the NDA, and joined the UPA, who held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.
References
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
See also
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