Arakkonam
Lok Sabha constituency
Arakkonam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesTiruttani
Arakkonam
Sholinghur
Katpadi
Ranipet
Arcot
Established1977-present
Total electors14,94,929[1]
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Dr.S.Jagathrakshakan
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Elected year2019 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

No Name District Member Party
3. Tiruttani None Thiruvallur DMK
38. Arakkonnam SC Ranipet AIADMK
39. Sholinghur None INC
40. Katpadi None Vellore DMK
41. Ranipet None Ranipet DMK
42. Arcot None DMK
Arakkonam constituency as laid out by 1971 Delimitation. The boundaries for this constituency lasted until 2004 election, which was then replaced by 2008 Delimitation.

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

Before 2009:

1.Pallipattu

2.Arakkonam (SC)

3.Solingar

4.Ranipettai

5.arcaud

6.Seyyaru

Members of the Parliament

Year Winning Candidate Party
1967S. K. Sambandhan* Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* Indian National Congress
1977
1980A. M. Velu Mudaliyar
1984Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy
1989
1991
1996A. M. Velu Mudaliyar Tamil Maanila Congress
1998C. Gopal Mudaliyar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004R. Velu Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009S. Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014G. Hari All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019S. Jagathrakshakan[3] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  • *as Tiruthani seat

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
57.47%
2014
45.75%
2009
48.75%
2004
49.90%
1999
47.72%
1998
51.56%
1996
59.05%
1991
53.90%
1989
42.77%
1984
52.20%
1980
60.83%
1977
52.40%

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%
Independent 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 7.01%
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 2,84,715 36.72%
Janata Dal (United) 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

1998 Indian general election : Arakkonam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Gopal 359,431 51.56%
TMC(M) A. M. Velu 3,09,943 44.46%
INC R. Dhamotharan 24,519 3.52%
Margin of victory 49,488 7.10% -29.61%
Turnout 6,97,078 67.26% -5.95%
Registered electors 10,72,687 3.68%
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -7.48%

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

  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 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 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. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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