Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu
Nilgiris |
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Lok Sabha constituency |
Nilgiris constituency, post-2008 delimitation |
Constituency details |
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Country | India |
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Region | South India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Assembly constituencies | Bhavanisagar (SC) Udhagamandalam Gudalur (SC) Coonoor Mettuppalayam Avanashi (SC) |
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Established | 1957 |
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Total electors | 13,65,608[1] |
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Reservation | SC |
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Member of Parliament |
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17th Lok Sabha |
Incumbent A. Raja |
Party | DMK |
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Elected year | 2019 Election |
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Nilgiris is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 19 of 39. Since 2009 , this constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Assembly segments
From 2009
Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Before 2009
- Mettupalayam
- Avinashi (SC)
- Thondamuthur (moved to Pollachi Constituency)
- Coonoor (SC)
- Udhagamandalam
- Gudalur
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2024
General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Nilgiris[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | A. Raja | 547,832 | 54.36% | 13.89% |
| AIADMK | M. Thiyagarajan | 3,42,009 | 33.94% | -18.37% |
| MNM | N. Rajenthiran | 41,169 | 4.09% | |
| Independent | M. Ramaswamy | 40,419 | 4.01% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 18,149 | 1.80% | -3.45% |
Margin of victory | 2,05,823 | 20.42% | 8.59% |
Turnout | 10,07,774 | 74.01% | 3.92% |
Registered electors | 13,66,060 | | 7.63% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.05% | |
General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | C. Gopalakrishnan | 463,700 | 52.31% | |
| DMK | A. Raja | 3,58,760 | 40.47% | -4.20% |
| NOTA | None of the above | 46,559 | 5.25% | |
| INC | P. Gandhi | 37,702 | 4.25% | |
| AAP | M. T. Rani | 12,525 | 1.41% | |
Margin of victory | 1,04,940 | 11.84% | -0.29% |
Turnout | 8,86,517 | 73.55% | -0.84% |
Registered electors | 12,69,173 | | 26.52% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.63% | |
General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | A. Raja | 316,802 | 44.67% | |
| MDMK | C. Krishnan | 2,30,781 | 32.54% | |
| DMDK | S. Selvaraj | 76,613 | 10.80% | |
| KNMK | S. Bhadiran | 32,776 | 4.62% | |
| BJP | S. Gurumurthy | 18,690 | 2.64% | -30.35% |
| Independent | C. Velmurugan | 11,979 | 1.69% | |
| Independent | G. Nagaraju | 8,821 | 1.24% | |
Margin of victory | 86,021 | 12.13% | -18.16% |
Turnout | 7,09,158 | 70.75% | 11.42% |
Registered electors | 10,03,168 | | -23.86% |
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -18.60% | |
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 494,121 | 63.28% | 15.83% |
| BJP | Master Mathan | 2,57,619 | 32.99% | -17.74% |
| Independent | T. K. Pappannan | 10,649 | 1.36% | |
| YSRCP | P. Kumaran | 6,580 | 0.84% | |
| Independent | M. Tirrumurthi | 3,630 | 0.46% | |
Margin of victory | 2,36,502 | 30.29% | 27.00% |
Turnout | 7,80,890 | 59.29% | 4.19% |
Registered electors | 13,17,502 | | -2.30% |
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 12.55% | |
General Elections 1999
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| BJP | Master Mathan | 322,818 | 46.49% | |
| TMC(M) | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 2,62,433 | 37.80% | |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 1,06,588 | 15.35% | |
Margin of victory | 60,385 | 8.70% | -28.53% |
Turnout | 6,94,358 | 55.50% | -10.92% |
Registered electors | 12,94,110 | | 7.93% |
| BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -16.41% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| TMC(M) | S. R. Balasubramaniam | 475,515 | 62.91% | |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 1,94,139 | 25.68% | -33.07% |
| JD | C. V. Kandasamy | 38,462 | 5.09% | |
| BJP | Master Mathan | 32,185 | 4.26% | -1.99% |
Margin of victory | 2,81,376 | 37.22% | 9.82% |
Turnout | 7,55,924 | 66.42% | 4.18% |
Registered electors | 11,99,070 | | 8.64% |
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 4.15% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 387,707 | 58.75% | -2.74% |
| DMK | S. Duraisamy | 2,06,905 | 31.35% | -6.67% |
| BJP | Master Mathan | 41,231 | 6.25% | |
| IUML | K. M. Mohamed Zackariah | 7,160 | 1.09% | |
Margin of victory | 1,80,802 | 27.40% | 3.94% |
Turnout | 6,59,884 | 62.24% | -5.73% |
Registered electors | 11,03,713 | | -0.13% |
| INC hold | Swing | -2.74% | |
General Elections 1989
General Elections 1984
1984 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | R. Prabhu | 341,824 | 60.31% | |
| DMK | C. T. Dhandapani | 2,09,885 | 37.03% | |
| Independent | Kovai Ganesan | 3,203 | 0.57% | |
| Independent | K. Devappan | 2,988 | 0.53% | |
Margin of victory | 1,31,939 | 23.28% | 5.36% |
Turnout | 5,66,742 | 71.82% | 5.39% |
Registered electors | 8,27,733 | | 12.65% |
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 3.13% | |
General Elections 1980
1980 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC(I) | R. Prabhu | 273,614 | 57.18% | |
| JP | T. T. S. Thippiah | 1,87,871 | 39.26% | |
| JP(S) | G. S. Venkatachalam | 8,827 | 1.84% | |
| Independent | K. P. Raju | 2,846 | 0.59% | |
| Independent | J. Selavaraj | 2,461 | 0.51% | |
Margin of victory | 85,743 | 17.92% | 4.21% |
Turnout | 4,78,505 | 66.43% | 2.52% |
Registered electors | 7,34,760 | | 5.63% |
| INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.33% | |
General Elections 1977
1977 Indian general election : Nilgiris Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | P. S. Ramalingam | 241,777 | 55.85% | |
| INC(O) | M. K. Nanja Gowder | 1,82,431 | 42.14% | 0.39% |
| Independent | V. Subramaniam | 5,057 | 1.17% | |
| Independent | Aadrpus Mayason | 3,622 | 0.84% | |
Margin of victory | 59,346 | 13.71% | -2.79% |
Turnout | 4,32,887 | 63.91% | -5.71% |
Registered electors | 6,95,566 | | 25.58% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.40% | |
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
See also
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Nilgiris Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
- ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- Nilgiris lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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