Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency

Viluppuram
Viluppuram
Lok Sabha constituency
	Area of Viluppuram Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies	Tindivanam; Vanur; Villupuram; Vikravandi; Tirukkoyilur; Ulundurpettai
Established	2009
Total electors	1,444,335
Reservation	SC
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent D. Ravikumar
Party	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Alliance	INDIA
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	S. Rajendran

Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: விழுப்புரம் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Assembly segments

Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District
72	Tindivanam	SC	Viluppuram	AIADMK
73	Vanur	SC		AIADMK
74	Villupuram	None		DMK
75	Vikravandi	None		DMK
76	Tirukkoyilur	None		DMK
77	Ulundurpettai	None	Kallakurichi	DMK

List of members of parliament

No.	Name	Term of office		Lok Sabha (Election)	Political party
No.	Name	Assumed office	Left office	Lok Sabha (Election)	Political party
1	K. Murugesan Anandan	1 June 2009	18 May 2014	15th (2009 election)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2	S. Rajendran	4 June 2014	23 February 2019	16th (2014 election)		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	D. Ravikumar	18 June 2019	5 June 2024	17th (2019 election)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	D. Ravikumar	5 June 2024	Incumbent	18th (2024 election)		Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2024			41.39%
2019			49.49%
2014			45.70%
2009			38.56%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Viluppuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	VCK	D. Ravikumar	477,033	41.39%
	AIADMK	J. Bakkiyaraj	406,330	35.25%
	PMK	S.Murali Sankar	181,882	15.78%
	NTK	Kalanjiyam	57,242	4.97%	2.79
	NOTA	None of the above	8,966	0.78%	0.28
Margin of victory			70,703	6.13%	5.2
Turnout			1,152,667	76.52%
Registered electors
	VCK gain from DMK		Swing

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Viluppuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Ravikumar	559,585	49.49%	22.09%
	PMK	S. Vadivel Ravanan	4,31,517	38.16%
	Independent	N. Ganapathy	58,019	5.13%
	NTK	D. Prakalatha	24,609	2.18%
	MNM	S. Anbin Poyyamozhi	17,891	1.58%
	Independent	K. Arasan	12,781	1.13%
	NOTA	None of the above	11,943	1.06%	−0.03%
Margin of victory			1,28,068	11.33%	−6.98%
Turnout			11,30,799	78.66%	2.14%
Registered electors			14,44,335		4.13%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.78%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Viluppuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Rajendran	482,704	45.70%	7.14%
	DMK	Dr. K. Muthaiyan	2,89,337	27.39%
	DMDK	K. Umasankar	2,09,663	19.85%	3.83%
	INC	K. Rani	21,461	2.03%
	CPI(M)	G. Anandan	17,408	1.65%
	NOTA	None of the above	11,440	1.08%
	Independent	N. Muthaiyan	4,780	0.45%
Margin of victory			1,93,367	18.31%	17.96%
Turnout			10,56,201	77.01%	1.66%
Registered electors			13,87,007		29.85%
	AIADMK hold		Swing	7.14%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Viluppuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	K. Murugesan Anandan	306,826	38.56%
	VCK	K. Swamidurai	3,04,029	38.21%
	DMDK	P. M. Ganapathi	1,27,476	16.02%
	Independent	M. Kumar	14,770	1.86%
	Independent	A. Murugavel	7,522	0.95%
	Independent	M. Samidurai	4,773	0.60%
Margin of victory			2,797	0.35%
Turnout			7,95,686	74.56%
Registered electors			10,68,171
	AIADMK win (new seat)

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