Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Thiruvallur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Thiruvallur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Dr. K. Jayakumar |
| Parliamentary Party | INC |
| Elected Year | 2019 Indian General Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951-present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 21,04,020[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Gummidipoondi Ponneri Thiruvallur Poonamallee Avadi Madavaram |
Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gummidipoondi, Ponneri (SC), Tiruvallur, and Poonamallee (SC), which were earlier parts of Sriperumbudur constituency and the newly formed Avadi. [2]
The constituency had previously existed for three elections from 1951 till 1962.
It is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).
Assembly segments[]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gummidipoondi | None | Thiruvallur |
| 2 | Ponneri | SC | Thiruvallur |
| 4 | Thiruvallur | None | Thiruvallur |
| 5 | Poonamallee | SC | Thiruvallur |
| 6 | Avadi | None | Thiruvallur |
| 9 | Madavaram | None | Thiruvallur |
Members of Parliament[]
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | INC | INC | |
| 1957 | INC | IND | ||
| 1962 | INC | DMK | ||
| 2009 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | DMK | |
| 2014 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | D. Ravikumar | VCK |
| 2019 | Dr. Jeyakumar[3] | INC | P. Venugopal | AIADMK |
Election results[]
General elections 2019[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Jeyakumar | 7,67,392 | 54.50 | +51.00 | |
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 4,10,337 | 29.14 | -20.96 | |
| MNM | M. Logarangan | 73,731 | 5.24 | +5.24 | |
| NTK | M.Vetri Selvi | 65,416 | 4.65 | +4.65 | |
| AMMK | Pon. Raja | 33,944 | 2.14 | +2.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 18,275 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,56,955 | 25.35 | -0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 14,08,265 | 72.33 | -1.34 | ||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 6,28,499 | 50.10 | +6.76 | |
| VCK | D. Ravikumar | 3,05,069 | 24.32 | +24.32 | |
| DMDK | V. Yuvaraj | 2,04,734 | 16.32 | +3.32 | |
| INC | K. Jeyakumar | 43,960 | 3.50 | +3.50 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,598 | 1.88 | New | |
| Majority | 3,23,430 | 25.78 | +21.99 | ||
| Turnout | 12,54,440 | 73.67 | +3.10 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 3,68,294 | 43.34 | +43.34 | |
| DMK | S. Gayathri | 3,36,621 | 39.61 | +39.61 | |
| DMDK | R. Suresh | 1,10,452 | 13.00 | +13.00 | |
| BSP | P. Anandan | 10,746 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
| Majority | 31,673 | 3.79 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 8,49,754 | 70.57 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ^ "Congress demands reserved seat". Deccan Chronicle. 24 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
- Tiruvallur district