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Rasipuram
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Established1977
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Rasipuram was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now defunct. The area is now a part of the Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).


Assembly segments

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

  1. Chinnasalem (defunct)
  2. Attur (moved to Kallakurichi constituency after 2009)
  3. Talavasal (SC) (defunct)
  4. Rasipuram (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
  5. Sendamangalam (ST) (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)
  6. Namakkal (SC) (moved to Namakkal constituency after 2009)

Members of the Parliament

Year Duration Winner Party
Sixth1977-80B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Seventh1980-84B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96B. DevarajanIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996-98K. KandasamyTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-99V. SarojaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth1999-04V. SarojaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth2004-2009K. RaniIndian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2004
 
 55.20%
1999
 
 48.46%
1998
 
 52.35%
1996
 
 61.76%
1991
 
 69.17%
1989
 
 67.01%
1984
 
 68.89%
1980
 
 54.58%
1977
 
 62.30%


General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Rani 384,170 55.20%
AIADMK S. Anbalagan 2,49,637 35.87% -12.60%
Janata Dal (United) S. Ayyasamy 24,522 3.52%
Independent R. Ravi 12,286 1.77%
BSP M. P. Mariyappan 6,403 0.92%
JP N. Kumaravel 4,171 0.60%
Independent M. P. V. Ponmeny 3,956 0.57%
Independent K. Manivannan 3,577 0.51%
Margin of victory 1,34,533 19.33% 13.22%
Turnout 6,95,976 61.46% 6.09%
Registered electors 11,32,426 -2.50%
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 6.73%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Dr. V. Saroja 304,843 48.46% -3.89%
PMK S. Uthayarasu 2,66,438 42.36%
TMC(M) Dr. C. Natesan 46,564 7.40%
Independent A. Madheshwaran 9,335 1.48%
Margin of victory 38,405 6.11% -3.30%
Turnout 6,29,001 55.37% -10.92%
Registered electors 11,61,452 4.80%
AIADMK hold Swing -13.29%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Dr. V. Saroja 302,801 52.35%
TMC(M) K. Kandasamy 2,48,424 42.95%
INC K. Thenmozhi 18,178 3.14% -29.43%
PT V. Arul Mani 5,338 0.92%
Margin of victory 54,377 9.40% -19.78%
Turnout 5,78,384 54.74% -11.55%
Registered electors 11,08,272 5.78%
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -9.40%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) K. Kandasamy 408,791 61.76%
INC K. Jayakumar 2,15,613 32.57% -36.60%
MDMK V. Chakravarthi 15,712 2.37%
BJP R. Dheenadayalan 5,109 0.77%
RPI(A) C. N. Kangani 3,654 0.55%
Margin of victory 1,93,178 29.18% -15.52%
Turnout 6,61,937 66.29% 2.87%
Registered electors 10,47,694 4.27%
TMC(M) gain from INC Swing -7.41%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Devarajan 422,400 69.17% 2.16%
DMK I. Suhenya 1,49,415 24.47% -2.50%
PMK P. Jeyapal 23,097 3.78% -0.82%
Independent A. C. Sundararajan 4,625 0.76%
Independent A. Dharamrajan 4,421 0.72%
Margin of victory 2,72,985 44.70% 4.66%
Turnout 6,10,679 63.42% 0.12%
Registered electors 10,04,810 -0.50%
INC hold Swing 2.16%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Devarajan 421,674 67.01% -1.88%
DMK R. Mayavan 1,69,699 26.97% -4.14%
PMK P. Jayabal 28,971 4.60%
Margin of victory 2,51,975 40.04% 2.27%
Turnout 6,29,248 63.30% -8.48%
Registered electors 10,09,869 27.91%
INC hold Swing -1.88%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Devarajan 367,276 68.89%
DMK P. Duraisami 1,65,870 31.11%
Margin of victory 2,01,406 37.78% 23.94%
Turnout 5,33,146 71.78% 11.70%
Registered electors 7,89,509 7.42%
INC gain from INC(I) Swing 14.31%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) B. Devarajan 236,112 54.58%
AIADMK S. Anbalagan 1,76,240 40.74%
Independent M. Kamaraj 6,106 1.41%
INC(U) K. Kandaswamy 5,018 1.16%
Independent S. Kandaswamy 4,903 1.13%
Independent P. Rangasamy 2,589 0.60%
Margin of victory 59,872 13.84% -16.36%
Turnout 4,32,588 60.08% -3.15%
Registered electors 7,34,978 2.59%
INC(I) gain from INC Swing -7.72%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election : Rasipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Devarajan 275,212 62.30%
INC(O) Jothi Venkatachallum 1,41,774 32.09%
Independent M. Vajravel 24,793 5.61%
Margin of victory 1,33,438 30.20%
Turnout 4,41,779 63.24%
Registered electors 7,16,448
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

See also

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