Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency

This article is about the parliamentary constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. For other uses, see Perambalur (disambiguation).

Perambalur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 25 of 39.

Perambalur
Lok Sabha constituency
Perambalur constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies	Kulithalai Lalgudi Manachanallur Musiri Thuraiyur Perambalur
Established	1952
Total electors	13,91,011[1]
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Arun Nehru
Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year	2024 Election

Assembly segments

From 2009

Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[2]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Party
137.	Kulithalai	None	Karur	DMK
143.	Lalgudi	None	Tiruchirappalli	DMK
144.	Manachanallur	None		DMK
145.	Musiri	None		DMK
146.	Thuraiyur	SC		DMK
147.	Perambalur	SC	Perambalur	DMK

Before 2009

Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[3]

1. Uppiliapuram (ST) (defunct)
2. Perambalur (SC)
3. Varahur (SC) (defunct)
4. Ariyalur (moved to Chidambaram)
5. Andimadam (defunct)
6. Jayankondam (moved to Chidambaram)

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
1951	V. Boorarangaswami Padayatchi		Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party
1957	M. Palaniyandi		Indian National Congress
1962	Era Seziyan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	A. Durairasu
1971
1977	A. Asokraj		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	K. B. S. Mani		Indian National Congress
1984	S. Thanga raju		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	A. Asokraj
1991
1996	A. Raja		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998	P. Raja rethinam		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999	A. Raja		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004
2009	D. Napoleon
2014	R. P. Marutharajaa		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019	T. R. Paarivendhar[4]		Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi
2024	Arun Nehru		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024			53.42%
2019			62.45%
2014			45.40%
2009			48.08%
2004			55.12%
1999			48.58%
1998			53.37%
1996			59.19%
1991			58.92%
1989			53.41%
1984			63.57%
1980			58.89%
1977			68.62%
1971			56.75%
1967			53.97%
1962			55.90%
1957			48.75%
1951			37.34%

General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Arun Nehru	603,209	53.42%	9.02
	AIADMK	N. D. Chandramohan	214,102	18.96%	6.63
	BJP	T. R. Paarivendhar	161,866	14.33%
	NTK	R Thenmozhi	113,092	10.02%	5.13
	NOTA	None of the above	10,322	0.91%	0.08
Margin of victory			389,107	34.46%	−
Turnout			1,129,226
Registered electors
	DMK hold		Swing

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar[N 1]	683,697	62.45%	37.96%
	AIADMK	N. R. Sivapathy	2,80,179	25.59%	−19.80%
	NTK	K. Shanthi	53,545	4.89%
	Independent	M. Rajasekaran	45,591	4.16%
	NOTA	None of the above	11,325	1.03%	−0.10%
Margin of victory			4,03,518	36.86%	15.96%
Turnout			10,94,754	79.26%	−0.63%
Registered electors			13,91,853		8.27%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	17.06%

1. IJK contested one seat in DMK's Rising Sun party symbol, therefore he will be considered as DMK party candidates officially by ECI affidavit

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. P. Marutharajaa	462,693	45.40%	6.68%
	DMK	S. Seemanur Prabu	2,49,645	24.49%	−23.58%
	BJP	T. R. Paarivendhar	2,38,887	23.44%
	INC	M. Rajasekaran	31,998	3.14%
	NOTA	None of the above	11,605	1.14%
	TNMK	K. Ramar Yadav	6,324	0.62%
Margin of victory			2,13,048	20.90%	11.55%
Turnout			10,19,221	80.25%	0.22%
Registered electors			12,85,576		22.55%
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-2.68%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	D. Napoleon	398,742	48.08%	−7.04%
	AIADMK	K. K. Balasubramanian	3,21,138	38.72%	5.29%
	DMDK	Kamaraj Durai	74,317	8.96%
	BSP	G. Selvaraj	5,014	0.60%
Margin of victory			77,604	9.36%	−12.33%
Turnout			8,29,410	79.33%	8.33%
Registered electors			10,49,033		4.95%
	DMK hold		Swing	-7.04%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Raja	389,708	55.12%	6.53%
	AIADMK	Dr. M. Sundaram	2,36,375	33.43%	−5.15%
	JD(U)	V. Ganesan	47,041	6.65%
	Independent	K. Jaisankar	15,935	2.25%
	JP	Dr. M. Thatchanamoorthy	7,470	1.06%
	Independent	A. Jayaraman	6,995	0.99%
	Independent	N. Subramanian	3,504	0.50%
Margin of victory			1,53,333	21.69%	11.69%
Turnout			7,07,028	70.63%	5.34%
Registered electors			9,99,508		−6.09%
	DMK hold		Swing	6.53%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Raja	330,675	48.58%	−10.60%
	AIADMK	P. Raja Rethinam	2,62,624	38.59%
	TMC(M)	D. Periyasamy	85,209	12.52%
Margin of victory			68,051	10.00%	0.54%
Turnout			6,80,615	65.40%	−8.10%
Registered electors			10,64,321		3.82%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-10.60%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Raja Rethinam	341,118	53.37%
	DMK	A. Raja	2,80,682	43.91%
	INC	P. V. Subramanian	16,579	2.59%
Margin of victory			60,436	9.45%	−22.32%
Turnout			6,39,200	64.56%	−8.94%
Registered electors			10,25,125		4.39%
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-5.82%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Raja	399,079	59.19%	30.86%
	INC	P. V. Subramanian	1,84,832	27.41%
	MDMK	S. Durairajan	53,782	7.98%
	BJP	R. Moorthy	7,778	1.15%
	Independent	R. Pitchaimuthu	5,278	0.78%
	Independent	M. Ganapathi	4,475	0.66%
	Independent	P. Dhanasekaran	4,323	0.64%
	Independent	K. Singaram	3,858	0.57%
	Independent	K. Kannapiran	3,464	0.51%
	Independent	P. Kalyanasundaram	3,181	0.47%
Margin of victory			2,14,247	31.77%	1.18%
Turnout			6,74,280	73.50%	2.81%
Registered electors			9,81,968		5.12%
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	0.27%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Asokraj	375,430	58.92%	5.50%
	DMK	S. V. Ramaswamy	1,80,480	28.32%	−4.75%
	PMK	J. Sivagnanamani	77,831	12.21%
	Independent	K. Singaram	3,463	0.54%
Margin of victory			1,94,950	30.59%	10.25%
Turnout			6,37,204	70.69%	−1.56%
Registered electors			9,34,168		−0.79%
	AIADMK hold		Swing	5.50%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Asokraj	357,565	53.41%	−10.16%
	DMK	S. Panovai Karuthazhan	2,21,389	33.07%	−2.79%
	PMK	B. John Pandian	83,933	12.54%
	Independent	S. Kandasamy	3,127	0.47%
Margin of victory			1,36,176	20.34%	−7.36%
Turnout			6,69,413	72.25%	−4.79%
Registered electors			9,41,568		26.86%
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-10.16%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Thangaraju	350,549	63.57%	25.34%
	DMK	C. Thiyagarajan	1,97,780	35.87%
	Independent	Sathiya Devaraj	3,103	0.56%
Margin of victory			1,52,769	27.70%	7.05%
Turnout			5,51,432	77.04%	6.42%
Registered electors			7,42,190		6.93%
	AIADMK gain from INC(I)		Swing	4.68%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	K. B. S. Mani	282,767	58.89%
	AIADMK	S. Thangaraju	1,83,595	38.24%	−30.39%
	Independent	K. Kumaravel	4,812	1.00%
	Independent	M. Ayya Kannu	4,012	0.84%
	Independent	K. Karmeham	3,504	0.73%
Margin of victory			99,172	20.65%	−17.24%
Turnout			4,80,175	70.61%	−1.69%
Registered electors			6,94,116		3.28%
	INC(I) gain from AIADMK		Swing	-9.73%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Asokraj	326,046	68.62%
	DMK	J. S. Raju	1,46,019	30.73%	−26.02%
	Independent	M. Mahalingam	3,072	0.65%
Margin of victory			1,80,027	37.89%	24.38%
Turnout			4,75,137	72.31%	−7.00%
Registered electors			6,72,075		13.74%
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	11.87%

General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Durairasu	258,724	56.75%	2.78%
	INC(O)	M. Ayya Kannu	1,97,155	43.25%
Margin of victory			61,569	13.51%	5.57%
Turnout			4,55,879	79.31%	−2.37%
Registered electors			5,90,866		9.86%
	DMK hold		Swing	2.78%

General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Durairasu	229,941	53.97%	−1.93%
	INC	P. K. Ramaswamy	1,96,113	46.03%	6.52%
Margin of victory			33,828	7.94%	−8.45%
Turnout			4,26,054	81.69%	7.99%
Registered electors			5,37,811		13.60%
	DMK hold		Swing	-1.93%

General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Era Sezhiyan	188,926	55.90%
	INC	M. Palaniyandi	1,33,536	39.51%	−9.24%
	Independent	R. Danarajau	15,539	4.60%
Margin of victory			55,390	16.39%	−11.94%
Turnout			3,38,001	73.70%	21.55%
Registered electors			4,73,412		6.98%
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	7.15%

General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Palaniyandi	112,497	48.75%	19.77%
	Independent	V. Boovaraghaswamy Padayachi	47,133	20.42%
	Independent	Mannar Mannan	43,983	19.06%
	Independent	Raja Chidambaram	27,165	11.77%
Margin of victory			65,364	28.32%	19.96%
Turnout			2,30,778	52.15%	−10.73%
Registered electors			4,42,543		23.20%
	INC gain from TTP		Swing	11.41%

General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Perambalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTP	V. Boovaraghaswamy Padayachi	84,332	37.34%
	INC	R. Krishnaswami Reddiar	65,443	28.98%	28.98%
	Independent	Hajee Abdul Kadir Jamali	39,565	17.52%
	Independent	K. Rajachidambara Reddiar	36,518	16.17%
Margin of victory			18,889	8.36%
Turnout			2,25,858	62.87%
Registered electors			3,59,221		0.00%
	TTP win (new seat)

See also

• Perambalur
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha