One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details Country India Region South India State Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies Tiruttani Arakkonam Sholinghur Katpadi Ranipet Arcot Established 1977 Total electors 14,94,929[1] Member of Parliament 18th Lok Sabha Incumbent Dr.S.Jagathrakshakan
Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Elected year 2019 Election
Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.
Assembly segments After 2009 Arakkonam constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation. Before 2009 Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Pallipattu (defunct) Arakkonam (SC) Solingar Ranipettai Arcaud Seyyaru (moved to Aarani) Members of the Parliament Election results General Elections 2024 2024 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 5,63,216 48.39% 9.08% AIADMK A. L. Vijayan 2,56,656 22.05% New PMK K. Balu 2,02,325 17.38% 11.96% NTK S Afshia Nasrin 98,944 8.5% 5.99% NOTA None of the above 12,613 1.08% 0.04% Margin of victory 3,06,560 26.34% 1.79% Turnout 11,63,822 78.65% 0.67% Registered electors 14,79,748 DMK hold Swing 9.08%
General Elections 2019 2019 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 672,190 57.47% 34.03% PMK A. K. Moorthy 3,43,234 29.34% AMMK N. G. Parthiban 66,826 5.71% NTK Y. R. Pavendhan 29,347 2.51% MNM N. Rajendran 23,771 2.03% NOTA None Of The Above 12,179 1.04% 0.08% BSP D. Doss 8,307 0.71% 0.03% Margin of victory 3,28,956 28.12% 5.80% Turnout 11,69,677 77.98% 1.03% Registered electors 15,00,016 DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 11.71%
General Elections 2014 2014 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% AIADMK G. Hari 493,534 45.75% DMK N. R. Elango 2,52,768 23.43% -25.31% PMK R. Velu 2,33,762 21.67% INC R. Rajesh 56,337 5.22% NOTA None Of The Above 10,370 0.96% BSP D. Doss 7,354 0.68% -0.10% Independent S. Gajendran 6,570 0.61% Independent Panchu Udayakumar 6,025 0.56% Margin of victory 2,40,766 22.32% 9.42% Turnout 10,78,682 76.95% -0.55% Registered electors 14,01,813 27.60% AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.99%
General Elections 2009 2009 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 415,041 48.75% PMK R. Velu 3,05,245 35.85% DMDK S. Sankar 82,038 9.64% Independent D. Panjatsaram 7,078 0.83% BSP Mary John 6,641 0.78% PNK W. B. Palan 6,026 0.71% Margin of victory 1,09,796 12.90% -0.28% Turnout 10,98,607 77.50% 10.67% Rejected ballots 147 0.02% Registered electors 8,51,402 -5.31% DMK gain from PMK Swing -1.15%
General Elections 2004 2004 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% PMK R. Velu 386,911 49.90% AIADMK N. Shanmugam 4,84,715 36.72% JD(U) S. Sethu Madhavan 34,876 4.50% JP M. Kulandaivelu 22,284 2.87% Independent V. Venkatesan 9,646 1.24% RPI(A) S. Arunkumar 5,507 0.71% Independent M. Velu 5,022 0.65% Independent N. Ravi 4,371 0.56% Independent G. Sampath 4,333 0.56% Independent K. Velu 4,061 0.52% Margin of victory 1,02,196 13.18% 0.01% Turnout 7,75,439 66.83% 0.51% Registered electors 11,60,259 3.59% PMK gain from DMK Swing 2.17%
General Elections 1999 1999 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% DMK S. Jagathrakshakan 346,520 47.72% INC K. V. Thangkabalu 2,50,876 34.55% 12.22% TMC(M) A. M. Velu 1,21,386 16.72% Margin of victory 95,644 13.17% 6.07% Turnout 7,26,113 66.32% -6.89% Registered electors 11,20,043 4.41% DMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -11.32%
General Elections 1998 General Elections 1996 1996 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% TMC(M) A. M. Velu 425,974 59.05% INC R. Raviram 1,61,129 22.34% -31.56% AIIC(T) N. Venugopal 80,714 11.19% JD Jayakaran Joseph 31,703 4.39% BJP N. Manoharan 6,596 0.91% -1.09% Independent K. Manavalan 3,433 0.48% Margin of victory 2,64,845 36.71% 9.38% Turnout 7,21,411 73.21% 3.98% Registered electors 10,34,646 6.80% TMC(M) gain from INC Swing 5.15%
General Elections 1991 1991 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 348,516 53.90% 11.13% DMK M. Kannaiyan 1,71,806 26.57% -7.29% PMK S. Subramaniam 98,809 15.28% BJP D. V. R. Eraghavan 12,954 2.00% Margin of victory 1,76,710 27.33% 18.42% Turnout 6,46,635 69.23% -3.84% Registered electors 9,68,764 -0.65% INC hold Swing 11.13%
General Elections 1989 1989 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 299,587 42.77% -9.43% DMK K. Murthy 2,37,194 33.86% -7.47% PMK S. Subramaniam 1,47,902 21.11% Margin of victory 62,393 8.91% -1.96% Turnout 7,00,515 73.07% -5.18% Registered electors 9,75,104 28.70% INC hold Swing -9.43%
General Elections 1984 1984 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy 292,606 52.20% DMK Pulavar K Govindan 2,31,664 41.33% BJP M. D. Kalyanasundaram 15,462 2.76% Independent K. Selvaraju 10,158 1.81% Independent A. Kanthappan 8,967 1.60% Margin of victory 60,942 10.87% -14.76% Turnout 5,60,559 78.26% 11.52% Registered electors 7,57,665 8.02% INC gain from INC(I) Swing -8.63%
General Elections 1980 1980 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC(I) A. M. Velu 278,516 60.83% AIADMK A. M. Ragunathan 1,61,155 35.20% Independent K. Krishnan 7,904 1.73% Independent A. M. Periasamy Reddiar 4,153 0.91% Independent C. A. Balakrishnan 3,255 0.71% JP(S) A. Janaki Raman 2,875 0.63% Margin of victory 1,17,361 25.63% 13.20% Turnout 4,57,858 66.74% -4.88% Registered electors 7,01,433 5.11% INC(I) gain from INC Swing 8.43%
General Elections 1977 1977 Indian general election : Arakkonam Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC O. V. Alagesan 243,818 52.40% DMK N. Veeraswami 1,85,954 39.96% Independent R. Margabandu 11,997 2.58% Independent Y. Daniel 9,638 2.07% Independent K. Selvaraju 4,471 0.96% Independent A. Kanthappan 3,670 0.79% Independent D. Raghavan 2,593 0.56% Margin of victory 57,864 12.44% Turnout 4,65,330 71.62% Registered electors 6,67,308 INC win (new seat)
Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections .
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 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008 . ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF) . New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019 . External links Arakkonam lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule 13°06′N 79°42′E / 13.1°N 79.7°E / 13.1; 79.7