Lok Sabha constituency of Kanchipuram
| Constituency 6: Kanchipuram | |
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| Country | India |
| state | Tamil Nadu |
| Constituency number | 6th |
| Eligible voters | 1.480.123 |
| voter turnout | 76.2% |
| Election date | April 24, 2014 |
| Constituency representative | |
| Surname | |
| Political party | AIADMK |
| Voting share | 44.2% |
The Lok Sabha constituency Kanchipuram (also Kancheepuram ) is a constituency in the elections for Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Indian parliament. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu and covers most of the Kanchipuram district .
The constituency is reserved for candidates from the lower castes ( Scheduled Castes ). In the last election for Lok Sabha, 1,480,123 residents were eligible to vote.
Last choice
The election for Lok Sabha 2014 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| K. Maragatham | AIADMK | 44.2% |
| G. Selvam | DMK | 31.2% |
| CE Sathya | MDMK | 18.3% |
| P. Viswanathan | INC | 3.2% |
| Others | 1.5% | |
| None of the candidates | 1.6% | |
Election 2009
The election for Lok Sabha 2009 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| P. Viswanathan | INC | 42.0% |
| E. Ramakrishnan | AIADMK | 40.3% |
| T. Tamilvendan | DMDK | 13.2% |
| Others | 4.5% | |
Previous MPs
| choice | Surname | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-1952 | A. Krishnaswami | CWP | 55.6% |
| 2009 | P. Viswanathan | INC | 42.0% |
| 2014 | K. Maragatham | AIADMK | 44.2% |
Constituency history
The Kanchipuram constituency was created in the course of the reorganization of the constituencies in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election in 2009. The predecessor constituency was the Chengalpattu constituency . A Kanchipuram constituency had already existed in the first Lok Sabha election in 1951.
Individual evidence
- ^ Election Commission of India: Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014.
- ↑ Election Commission of India: General Elections, 2014 (16th Lok Sabha). 33 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results.
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 596 kB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the 1st Lok Sabha. (PDF; 3.5 MB)