Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Thiruvallur [ edit ] | |
|---|---|
|
Thiruvallur constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence |
1951 - 1962 2009 - present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Castes |
| Current MP | P. Venugopal |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,702,833 |
| Most Successful Party | INC (3 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Gummidipundi Ponneri Thiruvallur Poonamallee Avadi Madhavaram |
Thiruvallur is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gummidipoondi, Ponneri (SC), Tiruvallur and Poonamallee (SC), which were earlier part of Sriperumbudur constituency and the newly formed Avadi and Madhavaram assembly constituencies.[1]
The constituency had previously existed for three elections from 1951 till 1962.
It is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC)
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | INC | P. Natesan | INC |
| 1957 | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | A. Raghava Reddy | IND |
| 1962 | V. Govindaswamy Naidu | INC | M. Gopal | DMK |
| 2009 | P. Venugopal | ADMK | S. Gayathri | DMK |
| 2014 | P. Venugopal | ADMK | D. Ravikumar | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | V Yuvaraj | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Congress demands reserved seat". Deccan Chronicle. 24 March 2009.
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