https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Krishnagiri_Lok_Sabha_constituency-290012 Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency-290012 - Revision history 2026-08-02T22:53:15Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Krishnagiri_Lok_Sabha_constituency-290012&diff=510839&oldid=prev BuyMetabolicSolutionsKeto at 15:16, 4 May 2026 2026-05-04T15:16:15Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Other uses|Krishnagiri (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{coord|12.51669|N|78.22463|E|display=title}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = LS<br /> |name = Krishnagiri<br /> | map_image = krishnagiri lok sabha constituency.png<br /> | map_caption = Krishnagiri constituency, post-2008 delimitation<br /> |established = 1951-present<br /> |mp = [[K. Gopinath]]<br /> |party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |alliance = {{Party index link|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|2024]]<br /> |state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> |assembly_cons = [[Uthangarai (State Assembly Constituency)|Uthangarai ]]&lt;br /&gt; [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]]&lt;br /&gt; [[Krishnagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnagiri]]&lt;br /&gt; [[Veppanahalli (state assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]&lt;br /&gt; [[Hosur (State Assembly Constituency)|Hosur]]&lt;br /&gt; [[Thalli (State Assembly Constituency)|Thalli]]<br /> |electors = 15,26,348&lt;ref&gt;[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 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Krishnagiri&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 9 of 39.<br /> <br /> ==Assembly segments==<br /> <br /> === 2009–present ===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! width=&quot;50px&quot; style=&quot;font-size:75%&quot; |Constituency number<br /> ! width=&quot;200px&quot; |Name<br /> ! width=&quot;100px&quot; style=&quot;font-size:75%&quot; |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br /> ! width=&quot;150px&quot; |District<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|2024 Lead<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |[[Uthangarai Assembly constituency|Uthangarai]]<br /> |SC<br /> | rowspan=&quot;6&quot; |[[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]<br /> |{{party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br /> |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |[[Bargur Assembly constituency|Bargur]]<br /> |None<br /> |{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |[[Krishnagiri Assembly constituency|Krishnagiri]]<br /> |None<br /> |{{party name with color|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |[[Veppanahalli Assembly constituency|Veppanahalli]]<br /> |None<br /> |{{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |[[Hosur Assembly constituency|Hosur]]<br /> |None<br /> |{{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |[[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]<br /> |None<br /> |{{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Before 2009===<br /> #[[Hosur Assembly constituency|Hosur]]<br /> #[[Thalli Assembly constituency|Thalli]]<br /> #[[Kaveripattinam Assembly constituency|Kaveripattinam]] (defunct)<br /> #[[Krishnagiri Assembly constituency|Krishnagiri]]<br /> #[[Bargur Assembly constituency|Bargur]]<br /> #[[Palacode Assembly constituency|Palacode]] (moved to [[Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency|Dharmapuri]] constituency after 2009)<br /> {{clear}}<br /> <br /> ==Members of Parliament==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; <br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winning Candidate<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white; &quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> |1951<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[C. R. Narasimhan]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |1957<br /> |-<br /> |1962<br /> |[[K. Rajaram]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |1967<br /> |[[M. Kamalanathan]]<br /> |-<br /> |1971<br /> |[[T. Thirthagiri Gounder]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |1971 (by-election)<br /> |[[C. Subramaniam]]<br /> |-<br /> |1977<br /> |[[P.V. Periasamy]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |1980<br /> | rowspan=&quot;4&quot; |[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> |1984<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |1989<br /> |-<br /> |1991<br /> |-<br /> |1996<br /> |[[C. Narasimhan]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}<br /> |-<br /> |1998<br /> |[[K. P. Munusamy]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |1999<br /> |[[V. Vetriselvam]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |2004<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[E.G. Sugavanam]]<br /> |-<br /> |2009<br /> |-<br /> |2014<br /> |[[K. Ashok Kumar]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br /> | [[A. Chellakumar]]&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]<br /> |[[K. Gopinath]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of Winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2024|2024]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|42.27}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2019|2019]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.60}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2014|2014]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.93}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2009|2009]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.64}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#2004|2004]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|54.59}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1999|1999]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.05}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1998|1998]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.71}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|56.08}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|61.04}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|64.74}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1980|1980]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|63.03}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|65.64}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|55.18}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.78}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.78}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.00}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#1951|1951]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.88}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 2024===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Gopinath]] |party=Indian National Congress|votes=4,92,883 |percentage=42.27 |change=-10.33}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Jayaprakash|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,00,397 |percentage=25.76 |change=-13.35}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= C. Narasimhan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,14,125 |percentage=18.36 |change=New }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Vidhyarani Veerappan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=1,07,083 |percentage=9.18 |change= +6.77}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=10,983 |percentage=0.94 |change=-0.18}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,92,486 |percentage=16.51 |change=+3.02}}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,66,156|percentage=72.43 |change=-3.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors =16,09,913 |change =}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |swing= -10.33 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 2019===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Chellakumar|Dr. A. Chellakumar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,11,298 |percentage=52.60 |change=48.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,54,533 |percentage=39.11 |change=-5.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Madhusoodhanan |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=28,000 |percentage=2.41 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=19,825 |percentage=1.71 |change=0.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sri Karunya Subrahmanyam |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=16,995 |percentage=1.46 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ganesa Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=8,867 |percentage=0.76 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,56,765 |percentage=13.49 |change=-5.83 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,62,273 |percentage=75.95 |change= -1.55 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,30,404 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 7.66 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===General Elections 2014===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ashok Kumar]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,80,491 |percentage=44.93 |change=10.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Chinna Pillappa |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,73,900 |percentage=25.61 |change=-19.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[G. K. Mani]] |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=2,24,963 |percentage=21.04 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Chellakumar|Dr. A. Chellakumar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,885 |percentage=3.64 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=16,020 |percentage=1.50 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Chanbasha |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=8,618 |percentage=0.81 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,06,591 |percentage=19.32 |change=9.14 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,69,343 |percentage=77.49 |change= 3.33 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,79,957 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.29 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 2009===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. G. Sugavanam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,35,977 |percentage=44.64 |change=-9.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Nanje Gowdu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,59,379 |percentage=34.47 |change=-3.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Anbarasan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=97,546 |percentage=12.96 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Balakrishnan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,486 |percentage=2.72 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Venkatesan |party=Independent politician |votes=8,452 |percentage=1.12 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. S. Chandran |party=Independent politician |votes=6,396 |percentage=0.85 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=76,598 |percentage=10.18 |change=-5.96 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,14,758 |percentage=74.16 |change= 15.18 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,52,565 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -9.95 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 2004===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2004 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. G. Sugavanam]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=4,03,297 |percentage=54.59 |change=3.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Nanje Gowdu |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,84,075 |percentage=38.45 |change=-7.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. Sanaulla Shariff |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=14,055 |percentage=1.90 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Syed Nikhar |party=Independent politician |votes=11,830 |percentage=1.60 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Ameerjan |party=Independent politician |votes=8,679 |percentage=1.17 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. K. Kuppusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=6,277 |percentage=0.85 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. M. Krishnamoorthy Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=6,253 |percentage=0.85 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. V. Krishnachetty |party=Independent politician |votes=4,271 |percentage=0.58 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,19,222 |percentage=16.14 |change=11.47 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,38,737 |percentage=58.98 |change= -1.00 }}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=511|percentage=0.07 }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,52,580 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 3.55 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1999===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Vetriselvan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,47,737 |percentage=51.05 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. Thambidurai]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,15,913 |percentage=46.38 |change=-4.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. A. Vadivelu |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=13,154 |percentage=1.93 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,824 |percentage=4.67 |change=-3.25 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,81,212 |percentage=59.97 |change= 1.89 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,63,690 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 0.34 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1998===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. P. Munusamy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,15,762 |percentage=50.71 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[D. R. Rajaram]] |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=2,66,413 |percentage=42.78 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aga. Krishnamurthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,229 |percentage=5.66 |change=-50.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Muniraj |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=5,285 |percentage=0.85 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=49,349 |percentage=7.93 |change=-40.29 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,22,689 |percentage=58.08 |change= -6.89 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,15,876 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -5.37 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1991===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,53,033 |percentage=56.08 |change=-4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Manickam |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,39,919 |percentage=22.23% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Subramanian |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=49,496 |percentage=7.86 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Raju |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=29,511 |percentage=4.69 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Nanda Kumar |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=3,887 |percentage=0.62 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,03,537 |percentage=48.22 |change=14.27 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,29,532 |percentage=64.98 |change= 1.63 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,05,354 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1989===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,62,376 |percentage=61.04 |change=-3.69 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Venkataswamy |party=Janata Dal |votes=1,60,882 |percentage=27.10 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Arumugam |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=49,814 |percentage=8.39 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. A. Balakrishnan |party=Tamiliar Kazhagam |votes=7,138 |percentage=1.20 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Nandkumar |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=4,470 |percentage=0.75 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Murugesan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,465 |percentage=0.75 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thotlan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,744 |percentage=0.46 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,01,494 |percentage=33.94 |change=-1.39 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=5,93,642 |percentage=63.34 |change= -6.21 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,58,580 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -3.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1984===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,04,854 |percentage=64.74 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Chandrasekaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,38,488 |percentage=29.41 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Ramakrishna Reddy |party=Independent politician |votes=8,362 |percentage=1.78 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Sundararaja Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=8,121 |percentage=1.72 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. C. Kanmani |party=Independent politician |votes=6,247 |percentage=1.33 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thiyagaraja Reddy |party=Independent politician |votes=4,850 |percentage=1.03 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,66,366 |percentage=35.33 |change=6.90 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=4,70,922 |percentage=69.56 |change= 14.35 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,24,417 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress (I) |swing= 1.70 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1980===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]] |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes=2,22,839 |percentage=63.03 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Rajahagopal |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,22,328 |percentage=34.60 |change=-31.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nambiraj |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes=4,806 |percentage=1.36 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Saminathan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,552 |percentage=1.00 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,00,511 |percentage=28.43 |change=-6.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=3,53,525 |percentage=55.21 |change= -4.75 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,56,215 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress (I) |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. V. Periasamy |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,22,979 |percentage=65.64 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Kamalanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,03,751 |percentage=30.54 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Shanmugam |party=Independent politician |votes=4,949 |percentage=1.46 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parasuraman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,778 |percentage=0.82 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Seetharama Reddy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,163 |percentage=0.64 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,19,228 |percentage=35.10 |change=24.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=3,39,698 |percentage=59.96 |change= -4.95 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,83,179 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 10.46 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Thirthagiri Gounder |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,86,114 |percentage=55.18 |change=10.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. M. Thirupathy |party=Swatantra Party |votes=1,51,194 |percentage=44.82 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,920 |percentage=10.35 |change=4.73 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=3,37,308 |percentage=64.91 |change= -2.05 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,49,124 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.40 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Kamalanathan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,65,079 |percentage=50.78 |change=1.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. S. Pattabiraman |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,46,785 |percentage=45.15 |change=-0.34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. A. Pandit |party=Independent politician |votes=13,247 |percentage=4.07 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,294 |percentage=5.63 |change=2.34 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=3,25,111 |percentage=66.96 |change= 9.69 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,03,298 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 1.99 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1962===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Rajaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,27,508 |percentage=48.78 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. R. Narasimhan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,18,907 |percentage=45.49 |change=5.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. D. Balakrishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=14,965 |percentage=5.73 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,601 |percentage=3.29 |change=3.04 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=2,61,380 |percentage=57.27 |change= 25.00 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,73,080 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 8.78 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1957===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. R. Narasimhan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=57,683 |percentage=40.00 |change=-1.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu]] |party=Independent politician |votes=57,316 |percentage=39.75 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Muthulingam |party=Independent politician |votes=15,607 |percentage=10.82 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Jagannathan |party=Independent politician |votes=13,588 |percentage=9.42 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=367 |percentage=0.25 |change=-3.95 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,44,194 |percentage=32.26 |change= -9.18 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,46,928 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -1.88 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === General Elections 1951===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1951–52 Indian general election]]: Krishnagiri}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. R. Narasimhan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=61,672 |percentage=41.88 |change=41.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Doraisami Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=55,478 |percentage=37.68 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Shamanna |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=15,929 |percentage=10.82 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. G. Natesa Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=14,174 |percentage=9.63 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,194 |percentage=4.21 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,47,253 |percentage=41.44 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,55,317 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * {{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 }}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190408071003/https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/krishnagiri/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Krishnagiri lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Election Commission of India]]<br /> * [[Krishnagiri]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br /> <br /> {{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu]]</div> BuyMetabolicSolutionsKeto