Arani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Arani is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was created during the 2008 assembly delimitation from the former Vandavasi constituency.[1]

Arani
Lok Sabha Constituency
Arni constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentDr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad
Parliamentary PartyINC
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established2009-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors14,45,781
Assembly ConstituenciesPolur
Arani
Cheyyar
Vandavasi
Gingee
Mailam

Assembly segments

Arani constituency is composed of the following assembly segments.

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
66 Polur None Tiruvannamalai
67 Arani None Tiruvannamalai
68 Cheyyar None Tiruvannamalai
69 Vandavasi SC Tiruvannamalai
70 Gingee None Viluppuram
71 Mailam None Viluppuram

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    Members of Parliament
    Year Winning Candidate Party
    2009 M. Krishnasamy Indian National Congress
    2014 V. Elumalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    2019 Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad[3] Indian National Congress

    Election results

    General Election 2019
    2019 Indian general elections: Arani
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad 6,17,760 54.00
    AIADMK V. Elumalai 3,86,954 33.83
    AMMK G. Senthamizhan 46,383 4.05
    NTK A. Tamizharasi 32,409 2.83
    NOTA None of the Above 16,921 1.48
    MNM V. Shaji 14,776 1.29
    Majority 2,30,806 20.17
    Turnout 11,44,917 79.01
    INC gain from AIADMK Swing

    General Election 2014
    2014 Indian general elections: Arani
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    AIADMK V. Elumalai 5,02,721 45.87
    DMK R. Sivanandam 2,58,877 23.62
    PMK A. K. Moorthy 2,53,332 23.11
    INC Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad 27,717 2.53
    IND K. Moorthy 10,263 0.94
    Majority 2,43,844 22.25
    Turnout 10,96,549 80.06
    AIADMK gain from INC Swing

    General Election 2009
    2009 Indian general elections: Arani
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC M. Krishnaswamy 3,96,728 47.16
    AIADMK N. Subramaniyan 2,89,898 34.46
    DMDK Ra. Mohanam 1,05,729 12.57
    IND M. Velaudham 14,919 1.77
    Majority 1,06,830 12.70
    Turnout 8,41,204 76.62
    INC win (new seat)

    References
    1. Karthikeyan, Ajitha (3 March 2009). "Delimitation wipes 13 seats off map". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
    2. "Assembly seats increase to 13 in Vellore district". The Hindu. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009.
    3. "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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