Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

(Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

Demographics (1999)
Category	Data
Created	1977
Vanniyars	26%
Dalits	24%
Mudaliars	15%
Muslims Islam in India Islam is the second-most practiced religion in the Republic of India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population ....	15%
Total Electorate	1,156,929

Assembly segments

Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :

Tiruttani
Tiruttani (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruttani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
Arkonam (SC)
Sholinghur
Sholinghur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sholinghur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
Ranipet
Ranipet (State Assembly Constituency)
Ranipet is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :-External links:...
Arcot
Arcot (State Assembly Constituency)
Arcot is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Arcot. It is part of the Arakkonam .-Madras State:-Tamil Nadu:AssemblyDurationName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation...
Cheyyar
Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.- Madras State:- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

Members of Parliament

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1977 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977 The Indian general election, 1977 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a big victory for Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and its allies Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India winning 34 seats, while Janata Party and its allies...	O. V. Alagesan O. V. Alagesan Ozhalur Viswanatha Mudaliar Alagesan was an Indian politician and freedom fighter from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament from 1951 to 1957, 1962 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1979....	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980 The Indian general election, 1980 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 37 out of 39 seats. This was a big upset to the current ruling state party Anna Dravida...	A. M. Velu A. M. Velu A. M. Velu was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980 election, and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 election.- References :...	Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1984 The Indian general election, 1984 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress and its ally Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 37 out of 39 seats. The other 2 seats were won by the opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...	R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1989 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989 The Indian general election, 1989 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the dominance of INC-ADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996...	R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991 The Indian general election, 1991 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a repeat landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of the...	R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam R. Jeevarathinam was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1996 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996 The Indian general election, 1996 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide for the newly formed alliance between DMK, Tamil Maanila Congress and its leader G.K. Moopanar, and the left parties who ended up getting all 39 seats...	A. M. Velu A. M. Velu A. M. Velu was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Arakkonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980 election, and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 election.- References :...	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998 The Indian general election, 1998 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. New elections were called when Indian National Congress left the United Front government led by I.K...	C. Gopal	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999 The Indian general election, 1999 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats,...	S. Jagatrakshakan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
2004 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004 The Indian general election, 2004 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Democratic Progressive Alliance, which included the United Progressive Alliance and its allies the Left Front which won all 39 seats in the state...	R. Velu R. Velu Rangasamy Velu was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Velu was educated in the Madras Christian College and was a resident of Bishop Heber Hall. He represented the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Pattali Makkal Katchi political party...	Pattali Makkal Katchi Pattali Makkal Katchi Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...
2009 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2009 The Indian general election, 2009 polls in Tamil Nadu was held for 39 seats in the state. There was a radical change in the alliances in this election compared to the last election, reminiscent of the 1999 election in Tamil Nadu...	S. Jagatrakshakan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

Election results

Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

The United Progressive Alliance is a ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress , which is currently the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha...

(UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi

Pattali Makkal Katchi

Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

(PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections

Indian general election, 1999

General Elections were held in India from September 5 to October 3, 1999, a few months after the Kargil War. The 13th Lok Sabha election is of historical importance as it was the first time a united front of parties managed to attain a majority and form a government that lasted a full term of five...

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

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