Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency

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.

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

Assembly segments

Viluppuram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Party
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
		Assumed office	Left office
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)
3	D. Ravikumar	18 June 2019	5 June 2024	17th (2019 election)		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
		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)

See also

• Lok Sabha
• Viluppuram district
• Parliament of India
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha