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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name                   = Gobichettipalayam            &lt;br /&gt;
| type                   = LS&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image              = &lt;br /&gt;
| map_caption            = &lt;br /&gt;
| map_alt                = &lt;br /&gt;
| state                  =  [[Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| union_territory        =&lt;br /&gt;
| established            = 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished              = 2008&lt;br /&gt;
| assembly_cons          = &lt;br /&gt;
| latest_election_year   = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation            = None&lt;br /&gt;
| mp                     =&lt;br /&gt;
| party                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| electors               =&lt;br /&gt;
| preceded_by            =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gobichettipalayam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was a Lok Sabha constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. It ceased to exist and was renamed as [[Tiruppur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruppur]] constituency after the delimination by [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] in 2008. Former [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister]] [[C Subramaniam]] lost to [[P. A. Saminathan|P.A. Saminathan Mudaliyar]] in 1967 from Gobichettipalayam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last=V. Krishna|first=Ananth|date=2011|title=India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&amp;amp;dq=Gobichettipalayam&amp;amp;pg=PA76 |publisher=Pearson |page=76 |isbn=9788131734650|access-date=28 June 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Assembly segments==&lt;br /&gt;
Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf &lt;br /&gt;
 |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies &lt;br /&gt;
 |access-date=2008-10-09 &lt;br /&gt;
 |work=Tamil Nadu &lt;br /&gt;
 |publisher=Election Commission of India &lt;br /&gt;
 |url-status=dead &lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf &lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-date=2008-10-31 &lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Gobichettipalayam Assembly constituency|Gobichettipalayam]] (moved to [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur Constituency]])&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Sathyamangalam Assembly constituency|Sathiyamangalam]] (defunct)&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Perundurai Assembly constituency|Perunthurai]] (moved to [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur Constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Bhavani Assembly constituency|Bhavani]] (moved to [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur Constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Anthiyur Assembly constituency|Anthiyur]] (SC) (moved to [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur]] Constituency)&lt;br /&gt;
# [[Bhavanisagar Assembly constituency|Bhavanisagar]] (moved to [[Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency|Nilgiris]] Constituency)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Members of the Parliament==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Year !! Winner !! Colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1957 Indian general election|1957]] || [[K. S. Ramaswamy]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1962 Indian general election|1962]] || P. G. Karuthiruman&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]] ||rowspan=2|[[P. A. Saminathan]] || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]] || K. S. Ramaswamy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]] || [[G. Chinnasamy]] || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=4}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]] || P. Kholandaivelu&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]] || rowspan=2|[[P. G. Narayanan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] || V. P. Shanmugasundaram || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] || [[V. K. Chinnasamy]] || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]] || K. K. Kaliappan&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]] || [[E. V. K. S. Elangovan]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |{{center|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;From 2008 : See [[Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruppur]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar box&lt;br /&gt;
|float=right&lt;br /&gt;
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates&lt;br /&gt;
|titlebar=#ddd&lt;br /&gt;
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|bars=&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2004|2004]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|62.76}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1999|1999]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|47.78}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1998|1998]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.73}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.20}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1991|1991]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|67.16}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1989|1989]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|64.65}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1984|1984]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|64.49}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1980|1980]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.90}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1977|1977]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.58}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|57.98}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.51}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.77}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|60.69}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 2004===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2004 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[E. V. K. S. Elangovan]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=4,26,826	|percentage=62.76%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[N. R. Govindarajar]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,12,349	|percentage=31.22%	|change=-16.56% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Shaik Muhaideen	|party=Independent politician	|votes=15,356	|percentage=2.26%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. K. Muthusamy	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=6,039	|percentage=0.89%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=B. K. Arul Jothe	|party=Janata Party	|votes=5,225	|percentage=0.77%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. M. Sheik Davood	|party=Independent politician	|votes=4,490	|percentage=0.66%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,14,477	|percentage=31.54%	|change=26.74% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,80,103	|percentage=64.64%	|change=	4.35%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,52,350	|change =-1.31% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	14.98%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1999===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1999 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. K. Kaliappan	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,99,184	|percentage=47.78%	|change=16.06% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. G. S. Arjun	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,69,172	|percentage=42.99%	|change=-10.22% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=C. K. Kuppuswamy	|party=Tamil Maanila Congress	|votes=48,304	|percentage=7.71%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Era Manikandan	|party=Tamil National Party	|votes=3,224	|percentage=0.51%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=30,012	|percentage=4.79%	|change=-14.24% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,26,188	|percentage=60.28%	|change=	-10.86%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,66,362	|change =4.42% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	-5.42%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1998===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1998 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[V. K. Chinnasamy]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,29,753	|percentage=54.73%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=N. Ramasamy	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,15,111	|percentage=35.71%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[E. V. K. S. Elangovan]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=48,531	|percentage=8.06%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=L. Suresh	|party=Independent politician	|votes=7,836	|percentage=1.30%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,14,642	|percentage=19.03%	|change=-2.46% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,02,455	|percentage=61.43%	|change=	-9.71%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 10,21,268	|change =5.08% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	1.53%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1996===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1996 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. P. Shanmugasundaram	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,53,982	|percentage=53.20%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. G. Narayanan]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,11,014	|percentage=31.71%	|change=-35.45% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=C. Nacchimuthu Nadar	|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi	|votes=38,368	|percentage=5.77%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=B. Palanisamy	|party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=34,096	|percentage=5.12%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. Chandrasekar	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=11,104	|percentage=1.67%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=L. P. Ponnusamy	|party=Independent politician	|votes=3,086	|percentage=0.46%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Nallappannadi	|party=Independent politician	|votes=3,066	|percentage=0.46%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,42,968	|percentage=21.49%	|change=-20.62% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,65,361	|percentage=71.14%	|change=	3.73%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 9,71,883	|change =6.95% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	-13.96%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1991===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1991 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. G. Narayanan]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,97,431	|percentage=67.16%	|change=2.52% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[G. S. Lakshman Iyer]]	|party=Janata Dal	|votes=1,48,270	|percentage=25.06%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=S. Chinnadurai	|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi	|votes=35,521	|percentage=6.00%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. M. Chinnaponnu	|party=Independent politician	|votes=2,654	|percentage=0.45%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,49,161	|percentage=42.10%	|change=5.67% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=5,91,763	|percentage=67.41%	|change=	-1.70%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 9,08,687	|change =-0.47% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	2.52%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1989===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1989 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. G. Narayanan]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=4,00,932	|percentage=64.65%	|change=0.16% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[N. K. K. Periasamy]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=1,74,975	|percentage=28.21%	|change=-5.65% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Ramanathan	|party=Pattali Makkal Katchi	|votes=37,521	|percentage=6.05%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,25,957	|percentage=36.43%	|change=5.81% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=6,20,202	|percentage=69.11%	|change=	-5.72%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 9,12,953	|change =24.47% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	0.16%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1984===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1984 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. Kholandaivelu	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=3,38,243	|percentage=64.49%	|change=14.58% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. A. Saminathan]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=1,77,616	|percentage=33.86%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. R. Shahul Hameed	|party=Independent politician	|votes=6,331	|percentage=1.21%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,60,627	|percentage=30.62%	|change=27.34% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=5,24,523	|percentage=74.83%	|change=	10.78%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 7,33,501	|change =8.19% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	14.58%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1980===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1980 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[G. Chinnasamy]]	|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,10,808	|percentage=49.90%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=N. R. Thiruvankadam	|party=Indian National Congress (I)	|votes=1,96,933	|percentage=46.62%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=E. Sidha Gounder	|party=Independent politician	|votes=10,385	|percentage=2.46%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. K. Shanmugam	|party=Independent politician	|votes=4,326	|percentage=1.02%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=13,875	|percentage=3.28%	|change=-20.93% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=4,22,452	|percentage=64.05%	|change=	-5.21%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 6,78,003	|change =4.48% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	-8.68%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1977===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1977 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. S. Ramaswamy	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=2,55,120	|percentage=58.58%	|change=16.56% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=N. K. Karuppuswamy	|party=Indian National Congress (Organisation)	|votes=1,49,662	|percentage=34.37%	|change=-7.65% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. K. Shanmugham	|party=Independent politician	|votes=18,243	|percentage=4.19%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=M. Nanjappa Gounder	|party=Independent politician	|votes=12,476	|percentage=2.86%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,05,458	|percentage=24.22%	|change=8.25% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=4,35,501	|percentage=69.26%	|change=	0.35%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 6,48,924	|change =14.69% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	0.60%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== General Elections 1971===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1971 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. A. Saminathan]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,19,662	|percentage=57.98%	|change=3.47% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[E. V. K. Sampath]]	|party=Indian National Congress (Organisation)	|votes=1,59,170	|percentage=42.02%	|change=0.60% }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=60,492	|percentage=15.97%	|change=2.88% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=3,78,832	|percentage=68.91%	|change=	-6.54%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 5,65,827	|change =10.09% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|swing=	3.47%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== General Elections 1967===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1967 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[P. A. Saminathan]]	|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|votes=2,03,798	|percentage=54.51%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[C. Subramaniam]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,54,853	|percentage=41.42%	|change=-8.35% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=A. Muthusamy	|party=Independent politician	|votes=10,911	|percentage=2.92%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=V. Venkatachalam	|party=Republican Party of India (Athawale)	|votes=4,308	|percentage=1.15%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=48,945	|percentage=13.09%	|change=-11.77% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=3,73,870	|percentage=75.44%	|change=	6.81%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 5,13,981	|change =18.05% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	4.74%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1962===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1962 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=P. G. Karuthiruman	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,42,993	|percentage=49.77%	|change=-10.92% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=K. M. Ramasami Gounder	|party=Independent politician	|votes=71,558	|percentage=24.91%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Jothinath Singh	|party=Communist Party of India	|votes=61,327	|percentage=21.35%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Athani Bapu	|party=Independent politician	|votes=11,429	|percentage=3.98%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=71,435	|percentage=24.86%	|change=3.49% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=2,87,307	|percentage=68.64%	|change=	23.05%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 4,35,401	|change =4.41% }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	-10.92%	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== General Elections 1957===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1957 Indian general election]] : Gobichettipalayam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[K. S. Ramaswamy]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=1,15,365	|percentage=60.69%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Jothinath Singh	|party=Communist Party of India	|votes=74,734	|percentage=39.31%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Srinavasa Iyer	|party=Independent politician	|votes=0	|percentage=0.00%	|change=  }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=40,631	|percentage=21.37%	|change= }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=1,90,099	|percentage=45.59%	|change=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 4,16,999	|change = }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Gobichettipalayam]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gobichettipalayam(Lok Sabha Constituency)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Former Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Swertvver</name></author>
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