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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
 |name           = Karur
| map_image = karur lok sabha constituency.png
 |map_caption        = Karur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
 |established      = 1957
 |reservation    = None
 |party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 
 |mp      = [[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]
 |latest_election_year  = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019 Election]]
 |state          = [[Tamil Nadu]]
 |assembly_cons =  [[Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedasandur]]<br /> [[Aravakurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aravakurichi]]<br /> [[Karur (State Assembly Constituency)|Karur]]<br /> [[Krishnarayapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnarayapuram]]<br />  [[Manapparai (State Assembly Constituency)|Manapparai]]<br /> [[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai]]  
 |electors     = 13,86,636<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=2014-08-11 }}</ref>
| incumbent_image = Jothimani.jpg
}}

'''Karur''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 23 of 39.

==Assembly segments==

=== From 2009 ===
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf 
 |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies 
 |access-date=2008-10-11 
 |work=Tamil Nadu 
 |publisher=Election Commission of India 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf 
 |archive-date=31 October 2008 
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|133
|[[Vedasandur Assembly constituency|Vedasandur]]
|None
|[[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
|{{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
|134
|[[Aravakurichi Assembly constituency|Aravakurichi]]
|None
| rowspan="3" |[[Karur district|Karur]]
|-
|135
|[[Karur Assembly constituency|Karur]]
|None
|{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
|136
|[[Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency|Krishnarayapuram]]
|SC
|{{party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|-
|138
| [[Manapparai Assembly constituency|Manapparai]]
|None
|[[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
|-
|179
| [[Viralimalai Assembly constituency|Viralimalai]]
|None
|[[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai]]
|{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

=== Before 2009 ===

# [[Aravakurichi Assembly constituency|Aravakurichi]]
# [[Karur Assembly constituency|Karur]]
# [[Krishnarayapuram Assembly constituency|Krishnarayapuram]] (SC)
# [[Marungapuri Assembly constituency|Marungapuri]] (defunct)
# [[Kulithalai Assembly constituency|Kuliththalai]] (moved to [[Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency|Perambalur]])
# [[Thottiam Assembly constituency|Thottiyam]] (defunct)

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Candidate
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=2|Party
|---- 
|1957
|K. Periyasamy Gounder
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|---- 
|1962
|[[R. Ramanathan Chettiar]]
|---- 
|1967
|[[C. Muthuswamy Gounder]]
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|---- 
|1971
|rowspan=2|[[K. Gopal (INC politician)|K. Gopal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|---- 
|1977
|---- 
|1980
|rowspan=2|A. R. Murugaiah
|---- 
|1984
|---- 
|1989
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|---- 
|1991
|N. Murugesan
|----
|1996
|K. Natrayan
|{{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
|----
|1998
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|----
|1999
|[[M. Chinnasamy]]
|----
|2004
|K. C. Palanisamy
|{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|----
|2009
|rowspan=2|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
|----
|2014
|----
|2019
|rowspan=2|[[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=27|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|----
|2024
|-
|}

== Election results ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
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{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2024|2024]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.25}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2019|2019]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|63.36}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2014|2014]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|52.36}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2009|2009]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.21}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2004|2004]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|60.57}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1999|1999]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.46}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1998|1998]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.39}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|56.12}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|68.89}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1989|1989]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|65.60}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|68.36}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1980|1980]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|55.48}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1977|1977]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|62.26}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1971|1971]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.09}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1967|1967]]|{{party color|Swatantra Party}}|53.00}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.59}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.90}}
}}

=== General Elections 2024===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2024 Indian general election]]:  Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=534,906|percentage=47.25|change={{decrease}}16.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. R. L. Thangavel|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=368,090|percentage=32.52|change={{increase}}7.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=V. V. Sentilnathan|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=102,482|percentage=9.05|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dr. R. Karuppaiya|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=87,503|percentage=7.73|change={{increase}}4.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=8,275|percentage=0.73|change={{decrease}}0.14}}
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=166,816	|percentage=14.74	|change={{decrease}}23.56 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,132,045|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress |loser=	|swing=		}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2019===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2019 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=695,697	|percentage=63.36	|change=60.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=275,151	|percentage=25.06	|change=-27.30 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. Karuppaiya	|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi	|votes=38,543	|percentage=3.51	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. S. N. Thangavel	|party=Independent politician	|votes=31,139	|percentage=2.84	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Dr. R. Hariharan	|party=Makkal Needhi Maiam	|votes=15,967	|percentage=1.45	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=None of the above	|party=None of the above	|votes=9,603	|percentage=0.87	|change=-0.46 }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=420,546	|percentage=38.30	|change=19.40 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=1,097,947	|percentage=79.55	|change=	-0.40	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 1,387,286	|change =6.85 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	11.01	}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Elections 2014===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2014 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=5,40,722	|percentage=52.36	|change=6.14 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=M. Chinnasamy|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=3,45,475|percentage=33.45|change=-7.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=N. S. Krishnan|party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|votes=76,560|percentage=7.41|change=1.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Jothimani|S. Jothimani]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=30,459|percentage=2.95|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=13,763|percentage=1.33|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=V. Maruthaiveeran|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=5,694|percentage=0.55|change=-0.11}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,95,247	|percentage=18.91	|change=13.17 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=10,32,771|percentage=80.65|change=-1.74}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 12,98,322	|change =28.18 }}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	6.14	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2009===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2009 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,80,542	|percentage=46.21	|change=11.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. C. Palanisamy]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=3,33,288|percentage=40.48|change=-20.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=R. Ramanathan|party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|votes=51,196|percentage=6.22|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=R. Natarajan|party=Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=14,269|percentage=1.73|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. Shankar|party=Independent politician|votes=6,519|percentage=0.79|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=T. Karventhan|party=Independent politician|votes=5,553|percentage=0.67|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=R. Dharmalingam|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=5,413|percentage=0.66|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=47,254	|percentage=5.74	|change=-19.93 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=8,23,421|percentage=81.43|change=11.76}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,12,924	|change =-5.28 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	-14.36	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2004===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2004 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. C. Palanisamy]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=4,50,407	|percentage=60.57	|change=14.50 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raja N. Palanichamy|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=2,59,531|percentage=34.90|change=-11.56}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=N. Jawahar|party=Independent politician|votes=14,552|percentage=1.96|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=H. Nagarajan|party=Janata Party|votes=5,672|percentage=0.76|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=C. Rathinasamy|party=Independent politician|votes=5,578|percentage=0.75|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,90,876	|percentage=25.67	|change=25.27 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,43,592|percentage=69.70|change=6.60}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,69,359	|change =-8.65 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	14.11	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1999===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1999 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Chinnasamy]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,34,407	|percentage=46.46	|change=13.39 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. C. Palanisamy|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=3,31,560|percentage=46.07|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. Natrayan|party=Tamil Maanila Congress|votes=45,539|percentage=6.33|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. Sathiyamoorthy|party=Independent politician|votes=4,970|percentage=0.69|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,847	|percentage=0.40	|change=-6.32 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,19,705|percentage=62.94|change=-8.27}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 11,70,582	|change =3.56 }}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	-9.65	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1998===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1998 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,27,480	|percentage=50.39	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Natrayan	|party=Tamil Maanila Congress	|votes=2,83,807	|percentage=43.67	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. P. Shanmuga Sundram	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=30,157	|percentage=4.64	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Kamaraj	|party=Puthiya Tamilagam	|votes=5,449	|percentage=0.84	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=43,673	|percentage=6.72	|change=-16.32 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,49,880	|percentage=59.84	|change=	-11.36	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 11,30,361	|change =5.35 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Tamil Maanila Congress	|swing=	-5.73	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1996===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1996 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Natrayan	|party=Tamil Maanila Congress	|votes=4,09,830	|percentage=56.12	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,41,556	|percentage=33.08	|change=-35.82 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=T. P. Moorthy	|party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=61,188	|percentage=8.38	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. K. Madhukumar	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=5,870	|percentage=0.80	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Arokkiam	|party=Independent politician	|votes=4,338	|percentage=0.59	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,68,274	|percentage=23.04	|change=-16.07 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=7,30,328	|percentage=71.20	|change=	3.63	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,72,924	|change =2.82 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Tamil Maanila Congress	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	-12.78	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1991===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1991 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=N. Murugesan	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=4,75,571	|percentage=68.89	|change=3.30 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=D. Thirunavukkarasu	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,05,602	|percentage=29.78	|change=-3.49 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. Pakkian	|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi	|votes=4,388	|percentage=0.64	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,69,969	|percentage=39.11	|change=6.78 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,90,318	|percentage=67.57	|change=	-3.64	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,43,464	|change =-0.70 }}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	3.30	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1989===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1989 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=4,84,492	|percentage=65.60	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. C. Palanisamy|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=2,45,741|percentage=33.27|change=3.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=M. Sakthivel|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi|votes=3,679|percentage=0.50|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,38,751	|percentage=32.32	|change=-6.62 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,38,596|percentage=71.21|change=-6.05}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,50,778	|change =28.46 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	-2.76	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1984===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1984 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. R. Murugaiah	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=4,13,533	|percentage=68.36	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Kandaswamy	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=1,77,970	|percentage=29.42	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. Krishnan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=13,426	|percentage=2.22	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,35,563	|percentage=38.94	|change=24.31 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,04,929	|percentage=77.25	|change=	9.82	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 8,17,972	|change =7.21 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Indian National Congress (I)	|swing=	12.88	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1980===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1980 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. A. Dorai Sebastian	|party=Indian National Congress (I)	|votes=2,81,149	|percentage=55.48	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Kanagaraj	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,07,015	|percentage=40.85	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. M. Elamaran	|party=Janata Party (Secular)	|votes=11,215	|percentage=2.21	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Apparavo	|party=Independent politician	|votes=5,250	|percentage=1.04	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=74,134	|percentage=14.63	|change=-14.11 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=5,06,788	|percentage=67.44	|change=	-3.23	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 7,62,973	|change =4.11 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress (I)	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	-6.78	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1977===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1977 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. Gopal (INC politician)|K. Gopal]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=3,15,259	|percentage=62.26	|change=3.17 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Meenakshisundaram	|party=Indian National Congress (Organisation)	|votes=1,69,739	|percentage=33.52	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Sandhanam	|party=Independent politician	|votes=19,618	|percentage=3.87	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,45,520	|percentage=28.74	|change=10.56 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=5,06,396	|percentage=70.67	|change=	-0.51	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 7,32,872	|change =23.50 }}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	3.17	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1971===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1971 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. Gopal (INC politician)|K. Gopal]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=2,38,315	|percentage=59.09	|change=12.09 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Ramanathan	|party=Indian National Congress (Organisation)	|votes=1,65,022	|percentage=40.91	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=73,293	|percentage=18.17	|change=12.17 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=4,03,337	|percentage=71.18	|change=	-2.44	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 5,93,409	|change =6.98 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Swatantra Party	|swing=	6.08	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1967===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1967 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[C. Muthuswamy Gounder]]	|party=Swatantra Party	|votes=2,09,380	|percentage=53.00	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. Chettiar	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,85,662	|percentage=47.00	|change=-1.59 }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=23,718	|percentage=6.00	|change=-7.65 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=3,95,042	|percentage=73.62	|change=	9.47	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 5,54,715	|change =20.10 }}
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Swatantra Party	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	4.41	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1962===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1962 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[R. Ramanathan (INC politician)|R. Ramanathan]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,39,385	|percentage=48.59	|change=-2.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. Ponnambala Gounder	|party=Swatantra Party	|votes=1,00,229	|percentage=34.94	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=R. Karuppiah	|party=Communist Party of India	|votes=47,232	|percentage=16.47	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=39,156	|percentage=13.65	|change=-1.93 }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=2,86,846	|percentage=64.15	|change=	15.70	}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 4,61,862	|change =8.06 }}
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	-2.31	}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 1957===
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1957 Indian general election]]: Karur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. Periasami Gounder	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,05,399	|percentage=50.90	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. R. Seshiyan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=73,135	|percentage=35.32	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Raja Chidambaram	|party=Independent politician	|votes=14,369	|percentage=6.94	|change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Perumal	|party=Independent politician	|votes=14,168	|percentage=6.84	|change=  }}

{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=32,264	|percentage=15.58	|change= }}
{{Election box turnout	|votes=2,07,071	|percentage=48.45	|change=		}}
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 4,27,431	|change = }}
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=	|swing=		}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Karur]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |access-date=July 8, 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408063525/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/karur/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Karur lok sabha  constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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