Karur Lok Sabha constituency comprises of six assembly segments which include Aravakurichi, Karur, Krishnarayapuram (SC), Manapparai, Vedasanthur and Viralimalai.
Karur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Election in Karur constituency was held on April 18 in the second phase of Lok Sabha election 2019. Pollin in 38 out of 39 parliamentary constituencies was held in the second phase of general elections.
Update at 7:57 pm: M Thambidurai of the AIADMK trailing 266118 against S Jothimani of the Congress who is leading with 669895 votes.
AIADMK's M Thambidurai and Congress' Selvi Jothi Mani were the key candidates in the fray in 2019.
Karur Lok Sabha constituency profile
Karur Lok Sabha constituency comprises of six assembly segments which include Aravakurichi, Karur, Krishnarayapuram (SC), Manapparai, Vedasanthur and Viralimalai. AIADMK's Dr M Thambidurai is the sitting MP in Karur. He registered a victory against DMK's Chinnaswamy in 2014.
Seven out of 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu have been reserved for SCs. These are Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam. However, no seat here has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
Both the major parties in Tamil Nadu — AIADMK and DMK — entered into an alliance several parties.
AIADMK contested the election in alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While the DMK aligned with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.
Karur Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
AIADMK: M Thambidurai
Congress: S Jothimani
Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi: M Manoharan
Naam Tamilar Katchi: R Karuppaiya
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi: M Noyyal Ramasamy
Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy: R Ramamoorthy
Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi: MA Joseph
Desiya Uzhavar Uzhaipalar Kazhagam: J Jothikumar
Makkal Needhi Maiam: Dr R Hariharan
BSP: P AadhiKrishnan
Independents: Anbazhagan T, Anbukani S, T Ulaganathan, S Ebeneezer, RT Kanagaraj, P Karthi, BK Karthikeyan, M Karthikeyan, S Sathishkumar, K Saraswathi, V Sivakumar, K Selvaraj, PS Thangavel, K Dasaprakash, M Nagajothi, Palanivel , G Babu, T Pitchaimuthu, T Prabakaran S Raj Pushpahenry, A Mahamuni, K Magudeeswaran, KRP Muthu, G Muthukumar, SP Ravi, M Ramachandran, M Rajalingam, M Rajesh Kannan, M Varadan, P Vigneshwaran, N Vinothkumar.
The state of Tamil Nadu has 39 parliamentary constituencies out of which seven are reserved for SCs (Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam). However, no seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the state.
In 2019, EC had cancelled the election in Vellore constituency after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from a DMK candidate's office in Vellore, therefore, out of 39, polling took place in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies only.
List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari.
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