Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Coordinates: 11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833 Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It ceased to exist and renamed as Tiruppur constituency after the delimination by Election commission in 2008. Former union minister C Subramaniam lost to P.A. Saminathan Mudaliyar in 1967 from Gobichettipalayam.[1]

Assembly segments[]

Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]2009

1.Gobichettipalayam

2.Sathiyamangalam

3.Perunthurai

4.Bhavani

5.Anthiyur(SC)

6.Bhavanisagar


Members of the Parliament from Gobichettipalayam Constituency[]

Election year Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
1957 1957-62 K. S. Ramaswamy Indian National Congress
1962 1962-67 P. G. Karuthiruman Indian National Congress
1967 1967-71 P. A. Saminathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 1971-77 P. A. Saminathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 1977-80 K. S. Ramaswamy Indian National Congress
1980 1980-84 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 1984-89 P. Kolandaivelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 1989-91 P. G. Narayanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 1991-96 P. G. Narayanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 1996-98 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 1998-99 V. K. Chinnasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 1999-04 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 2004-09 E. V. K. S. Elangovan Indian National Congress

Election results[]

General Election, 2004: Gobichettipalayam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC E. V. K. S. Elangovan 426,826 62.75 n/a
AIADMK Govindarajar, N. R. 212,349 31.22 -15.33
Independent Shaik Muhaideen, S. 15,356 2.26 n/a
Majority 214,477 31.53 +26.86
Turnout 680,240 64.64 +4.36
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +62.75

References[]

  1. ^ V. Krishna, Ananth (2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson. p. 76. ISBN 9788131734650. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

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