Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Thanjavur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Orathanad
  2. Thiruvonam
  3. Thanjavur
  4. Tiruvaiyaru
  5. Papanasam
  6. Valangiman (SC)

In 2007 the Election Commission of India revised and redrew this Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency to include the following new state assembly constituencies -

  1. Thanjavur,
  2. Thiruvaiyaru,
  3. Orathanad,
  4. Mannargudi,
  5. Pattukottai&
  6. Peravurni

The 2009 elections were conducted based on the above demarcation.

In 2016 election there are 11 constituencies

  1. Kumbakonam
  2. Orathanad
  3. Papanasam
  4. Pattukkottai
  5. Peravurani
  6. Thanjavur
  7. Thiruvaiyaru
  8. Thiruvidamarudur
  9. Thiruvonam
  10. Tiruvaiyaru
  11. Valangiman


Members of Parliament

Year Winning Candidate Party
1952 R. Venkataraman Indian National Congress
1957 R. Venkataraman Indian National Congress
1957 A.Vairavan Servai Indian National Congress
1962 V.Vairava Thevar Indian National Congress
1967 D.S. Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 S.D. Somasundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 S.D. Somasundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1979(bye) S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1980 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1984 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1989 S. Singravadivel Indian National Congress
1991 K. Thulasiah Vandayar Indian National Congress
1996 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009 S.S. Palanimanickam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 K. Parasuraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

General Election, 2014: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AIADMK K. Parasuraman 5,10,307 50.39 N/A
DMK T. R. Baalu 3,66,188 36.16 -14.39
BJP M. Muruganantham 58,521 5.78 N/A
INC T. Krishnasamy Vandayar 30,232 2.99 N/A
CPI(M) S. Tamilselvi 23,215 2.29 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 12,212 1.21 N/A
Margin of victory 1,44,119 14.23 +1.63
Turnout 10,12,258 75.54 -1.09
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -0.16
General Election, 2004: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DMK S. S. Palanimanickam 400,986 56.56 +11.97
AIADMK Thangamuthu. K 281,838 39.75 +0.15
Independent Shahul Hameed. A. R. 10,606 1.50 n/a
Majority 119,148 16.81 +11.82
Turnout 708,971 68.78 +5.72
DMK hold Swing +11.97

References

  1. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

See also

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