DMK's AKP Chinraj defeats P Kaliappan of the AIADMK by a margin of 265151 votes.
Namakkal Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Election in Namakkal constituency was held on April 18 in the second phase of Lok Sabha election 2019. Polling in 38 out of 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu took place in the second phase of the general election. AIADMK's P Kaliappan and DMK's AKP Chinraj were the key candidates in the fray in 2019 elections.
Final result: DMK's AKP Chinraj defeats P Kaliappan of the AIADMK by a margin of 265151 votes
Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency profile
AIADMK's PR Sundaram was the sitting MP in Namakkal who defeated S Gandhiselvan of the DMK with a margin of close to 2 lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha election.
The two major parties in Tamil Nadu — AIADMK and DMK — entered into an alliance with a number of parties for the forthcoming elections.
AIADMK contested the election in alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. Whereas the DMK aligned with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.
In Namakkal, 74% is the average literacy rate where 83% female and 67% male.
Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
AIADMK: P Kaliappan
DMK: AKP Chinraj
Namakkal Lok Sabha election results in 2014 and 2009
2014: PR Sundaram (M) of the AIADMK secured 563272 votes and defeated S Gandhiselvan (M) of the DMK who secured 268898 votes.
2009: S Gandhiselvan (M) of the DMK secured 371476 votes. He defeated V Tamilarasi (M) of the ADMK who got 269045 votes.
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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