Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Thanjavur
Lok Sabha Constituency
Thanjavur lok sabha constituency.png
Thanjavur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentS.S. Palanimanickam
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established1952-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors14,46,226 (2014) [1]
Assembly ConstituenciesMannargudi
Thiruvaiyaru
Thanjavur
Orathanadu
Pattukkottai
Peravurani

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

Assembly segments[]

In 2007 the Election Commission of India revised and redrew this Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency to include the following new state assembly constituencies -

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
167 Mannargudi None Thiruvarur
173 Thiruvaiyaru None Thanjavur
174 Thanjavur None Thanjavur
175 Orathanadu None Thanjavur
176 Pattukottai None Thanjavur
177 Peravurani None Thanjavur

From 2009, elections were conducted based on the above demarcation.

Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Orathanad
  2. Thiruvonam
  3. Thanjavur
  4. Tiruvaiyaru
  5. Papanasam
  6. Valangiman (SC)

Members of Parliament[]

Year Winning Candidate Party
1952 R. Venkataraman Indian National Congress
1957 R. Venkataraman Indian National Congress
1957 Indian National Congress
1962 Indian National Congress
1967 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 S.D. Somasundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S.D. Somasundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1979(bye) S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1980 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1984 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1989 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1991 K. Thulasiah Vandayar Indian National Congress
1996 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 K. Parasuraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 S.S. Palanimanickam[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2019[]

[4]

2019 Indian general elections: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. S. Palanimanickam 5,88,978 55.60
TMC N. R. Nadarajan 2,20,849 20.90
AMMK P. Murugesan 1,02,418 9.71
NTK Krishna Kumar 49,898 4.80
MNM R.S. Sampath Ramadoss 23,100 2.20
NOTA None of the Above 10,958 1.10
Majority 3,68,129 34.75
Turnout 10,60,052 72.55
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

2014[]

2014 Indian general elections: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Parasuraman 5,10,307 50.39 N/A
DMK T. R. Baalu 3,66,188 36.16 -14.39
BJP M. Muruganantham 58,521 5.78 N/A
INC T. Krishnasamy Vandayar 30,232 2.99 N/A
CPI(M) S. Tamilselvi 23,215 2.29 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 12,212 1.21 N/A
Margin of victory 1,44,119 14.23 +1.63
Turnout 10,12,258 75.54 -1.09
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.16

2009[]

2009 Indian general elections: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. S. Palanimanickam 4,08,343 50.55
MDMK Durai Balakrishnan 3,06,556 37.95
DMDK Dr. P. Ramanathan 63,852 7.90
IND D. Murugaraj 9,805 1.21
Margin of victory 1,01,787 12.60
Turnout 8,07,776 76.63
DMK hold Swing

2004[]

2004 Indian general elections: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. S. Palanimanickam 4,00,986 56.56 +11.97
AIADMK Thangamuthu. K 2,81,838 39.75 +0.15
Independent Shahul Hameed. A. R. 10,606 1.50 n/a
Majority 1,19,148 16.81 +11.82
Turnout 7,08,971 68.78 +5.72
DMK hold Swing +11.97

See also[]

  • Thanjavur
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References[]

  1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  3. ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2230.htm?ac=30

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