Arani Lok Sabha constituency

Arani
Lok Sabha constituency
Arni constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesPolur
Arani
Cheyyar
Vandavasi
Gingee
Mailam
Established2009
Total electors14,45,781 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDMK
Elected year2024

Arani is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 12 of 39. It was created during the 2008 assembly delimitation from the former Vandavasi constituency.[1]

Assembly segments

Arani constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
66 Polur None Tiruvannamalai AIADMK
67 Arani None AIADMK
68 Cheyyar None DMK
69 Vandavasi SC DMK
70 Gingee None Viluppuram DMK
71 Mailam None PMK

Members of the Parliament

Year Winning Candidate Party
2009 M. Krishnasamy Indian National Congress
2014 V. Elumalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad[3] Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 43.86%
2019
 
 54.32%
2014
 
 46.26%
2009
 
 47.27%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Arani[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. S. Tharanivendhan 500,099 43.86 Decrease10.46
AIADMK G. V. Gajendran 2,91,333 25.55 Decrease8.48
PMK A. Ganeshkumar 2,36,571 20.75 New
NTK G. Bakkiyalakshmi 66,740 5.85 Increase3.00
NOTA None of the above 9,188 0.81 Decrease0.68
Margin of victory 2,08,766 18.31 Decrease1.99
Turnout 11,40,261 75.76 Decrease3.25
Registered electors 14,43,186
DMK hold Swing Decrease10.46

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Arani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. K. Vishnu Prasad 617,760 54.32 +51.77
AIADMK V. Elumalai 3,86,954 34.03 −12.23
Independent G. Senthamizhan 46,383 4.08
NTK A. Tamizharasi 32,409 2.85
NOTA None of the above 16,921 1.49 0.63
MNM V. Shaji 14,776 1.30
Margin of victory 2,30,806 20.30 −2.14
Turnout 11,37,225 79.01 −0.87
Registered electors 14,49,150 +5.80
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +8.06

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Arani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Elumalai 502,721 46.26% 11.72%
DMK R. Sivanandam 2,58,877 23.82%
PMK A. K. Moorthy 2,53,332 23.31%
INC M. K. Vishnu Prasad 27,717 2.55% −44.72%
Independent K. Moorthy 10,263 0.94%
NOTA None of the above 9,304 0.86%
Independent V. Moorthy 8,059 0.74%
BSP A. Ganesan 5,573 0.51% −0.64%
Margin of victory 2,43,844 22.44% 9.71%
Turnout 10,86,742 80.06% 2.90%
Registered electors 13,69,668 24.76%
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -1.01%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Arani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Krishnasamy 396,728 47.27%
AIADMK N. Subramaniyan 2,89,898 34.54%
DMDK Ra. Mohanam 1,05,729 12.60%
Independent M. Velaudham 14,919 1.78%
BSP A. Shankar 9,700 1.16%
PNK K. Saravanakumar 6,022 0.72%
SP T. V. Hariraj 5,178 0.62%
Independent G. Lokesh 4,934 0.59%
Margin of victory 1,06,830 12.73%
Turnout 8,39,297 76.62%
Registered electors 10,97,865
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Karthikeyan, Ajitha (3 March 2009). "Delimitation wipes 13 seats off map". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Assembly seats increase to 13 in Vellore district". The Hindu. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009.
  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.
  4. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Arani". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

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