Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency

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

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Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency

Members of Parliament

Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2009</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>T. Ramachandran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly segments

2009-present

<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency number</th><th>Name</th><th>Reserved for (SC/ST/None)</th><th>District</th><th>Party</th><th>2024 Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>195.</td><td>Thiruparankundram</td><td>None</td><td>Madurai</td><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>196.</td><td>Thirumangalam</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>DMDK</td></tr><tr><td>204.</td><td>Sattur</td><td>None</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>205.</td><td>Sivakasi</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>INC</td></tr><tr><td>206</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>207</td><td>Aruppukkottai</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>DMDK</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

General election 2024

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td>385,256</td><td>36.28</td><td>7.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Vijaya Prabhakaran</td><td>380,877</td><td>35.87</td><td>6.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Radikaa</td><td>166,271</td><td>15.66</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Kaushik</td><td>77,031</td><td>7.25</td><td>2.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>9,408</td><td>0.89</td><td>0.72</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>4,379</td><td>0.41</td><td>13.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,054,634</td><td>70.22</td><td>2.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.49</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General election 2019

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td>470,883</td><td>43.77</td><td>39.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>R. Alagarsamy</td><td>316,329</td><td>29.40</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Paramasiva Iyyappan</td><td>107,615</td><td>10.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>V. Muniyasamy</td><td>57,129</td><td>5.31</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>K. Arulmozhithevan</td><td>53,040</td><td>4.93</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>17,292</td><td>1.61</td><td>0.40</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>154,554</td><td>14.37</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,074,735</td><td>72.41</td><td>2.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>39.97</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General election 2014

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>T. Radhakrishnan</td><td>406,694</td><td>40.20</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Vaiko</td><td>261,143</td><td>25.81</td><td>12.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Rethinavelu</td><td>241,505</td><td>23.87</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td>38,482</td><td>3.80</td><td>36.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>K. Samuelraj</td><td>20,157</td><td>1.99</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the Above</td><td>12,225</td><td>1.21</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>145,551</td><td>14.39</td><td>12.33</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,010,930</td><td>74.86</td><td>2.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>New</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General election 2009

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Manickam Tagore</td><td>307,187</td><td>40.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Vaiko</td><td>291,423</td><td>37.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Pandiarajan</td><td>125,229</td><td>16.31</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Karthik</td><td>17,336</td><td>2.26</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. Kanagaraj</td><td>8,198</td><td>1.07</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>15,764</td><td>2.06</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>767,653</td><td>77.39</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>