Lok Sabha constituency of Tiruvallur
| Constituency 1: Tiruvallur | |
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| Country | India |
| state | Tamil Nadu |
| Constituency number | 1 |
| Eligible voters | 1,702,833 |
| voter turnout | 73.7% |
| Election date | April 24, 2014 |
| Constituency representative | |
| Surname | |
| Political party | AIADMK |
| Voting share | 50.1% |
The Lok Sabha constituency of Tiruvallur (also Thiruvallur ) 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 Tiruvallur district .
The constituency is reserved for candidates from the lower castes ( Scheduled Castes ). In the last election for Lok Sabha, 1,702,833 residents were eligible to vote.
Last choice
The election for Lok Sabha 2014 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| P. Venugopal | AIADMK | 50.1% |
| D. Ravikumar | VCK | 24.3% |
| V. Yuvaraj | DMDK | 16.3% |
| M. Jayakumar | INC | 3.5% |
| AS Kannan | CPI | 1.1% |
| Others | 2.8% | |
| None of the candidates | 1.9% | |
Election 2009
The election for Lok Sabha 2009 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| P. Venugopal | AIADMK | 43.4% |
| S. Gayathri | DMK | 39.6% |
| R. Suresh | DMDK | 13.0% |
| P. Anandhan | E.G | 1.3% |
| Others | 2.7% | |
Previous MPs
| choice | Surname | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1952 * | Margatham Chandrasekar | INC | 17.9% |
| P. Natesan | INC | 14.7% | |
| 1956 ** | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | 85.3% |
| 1957 | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | 64.9% |
| 1962 | M. Govindaswamy Naidu | INC | 47.9% |
| 2009 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | 43.4% |
| 2014 | P. Venugopal | AIADMK | 50.1% |
*) In the 1951 election, the constituency of Tiruvallur sent two MPs to the Lok Sabha.
**) By-election
Constituency history
A constituency of Tiruvallur had already existed from 1951 to 1962. The constituency of Tiruvallur was re-created through the reorganization of the constituencies in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election in 2009. Previously, the area had largely belonged to the constituency of Sriperumbudur and to a lesser extent to the constituency of Chennai North .
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)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995.
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1957 to the 2nd Lok Sabha. (PDF; 4.2 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1962 to the 3rd Lok Sabha. (PDF; 4.9 MB)