Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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 [2]

Thiruvallur
Lok Sabha Constituency
Thiruvallur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentDr. Jeyakumar
Parliamentary PartyINC
Elected Year2019 Indian General Election
Constituency Details
Established1951-1957
2009-present
ReservationScheduled Caste
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors1,204,209[1]
Assembly Constituencies1. Gummidipoondi
2. Ponneri (SC)
4. Tiruvallur
5. Poonamallee (SC)
6. Avadi
9. Madhavaram

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 VCK
2019 Dr. Jeyakumar[3] INC P. Venugopal ADMK

Election results

General elections 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Thiruvallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Dr. Jeyakumar 7,67,392 54.50 +51.00
AIADMK P. Venugopal 4,10,337 29.14 -20.96
MNM M. Logarangan 73,731 5.24 +5.24
NTK M.Vetri Selvi 65,416 4.65 +4.65
AMMK Pon. Raja 33,944 2.14 +2.14
NOTA None of the Above 18,275 1.3 N/A
Majority 3,56,955 25.35 -0.43
Turnout 14,08,265 72.33 -1.34
INC gain from AIADMK Swing

General elections 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Thiruvallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AIADMK P. Venugopal 6,28,499 50.10 +6.76
VCK D. Ravikumar 3,05,069 24.32 +24.32
DMDK V. Yuvaraj 2,04,734 16.32 +3.32
INC K. Jeyakumar 43,960 3.50 +3.50
Majority 3,23,430 25.78 +21.99
Turnout 12,54,440 73.67 +3.10
AIADMK hold Swing

General elections 2009
2009 Indian general elections : Thiruvallur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AIADMK P. Venugopal 3,68,294 43.34 N/A
DMK S. Gayathri 3,36,621 39.61 N/A
DMDK R. Suresh 1,10,452 13.00 N/A
Majority 31,673 3.79 N/A
Turnout 8,49,754 70.57 N/A
AIADMK win (new seat)

References
  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. "Congress demands reserved seat". Deccan Chronicle. 24 March 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. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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