# Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency

Dindigul is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 22 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Athoor, Dindigul, Oddanchatram, Natham, Nilakottai and Palani.

## Assembly segments
### From 2009

| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
| 127. | Palani | None | Dindigul | DMK |
| 128. | Oddanchatram | None | Dindigul | DMK |
| 129. | Athoor | None | Dindigul | DMK |
| 130. | Nilakottai | SC | Dindigul | AIADMK |
| 131. | Natham | None | Dindigul | AIADMK |
| 132. | Dindigul | None | Dindigul | AIADMK |

### Before 2009

* Tirumanagalam (moved to Virudhunagar constituency after 2009)
* Usilampatti (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
* Nilakottai (SC)
* Sholavandan (moved to Theni constituency after 2009)
* Dindigul
* Athoor

## Members of Parliament

| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
| First | 1952-1957 | Ammu Swaminathan | Indian National Congress |
| Second | 1957-1962 | M. Gulam Mohideen | Indian National Congress |
| Third | 1962-1967 | T. S. Soundram | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967-1971 | N. Anbuchezhian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifth | 1971-1973 | M. Rajangam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifth | 1973-1977 | K. Maya Thevar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | K. Maya Thevar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | K. Maya Thevar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| eighth | 1984-1989 | K. R. Natarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996-1998 | N. S. V. Chitthan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Twelfth | 1998-1999 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 1999-2004 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | N. S. V. Chitthan | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | N. S. V. Chitthan | Indian National Congress |
| Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | M. Udhayakumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | P. Velusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighteenth | 2024–Incumbent | R. Sachidanandam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 58.29% | 58.29% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 64.60% | 64.60% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 47.58% | 47.58% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 44.10% | 44.10% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 58.98% | 58.98% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 43.78% | 43.78% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 46.55% | 46.55% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 63.97% | 63.97% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 67.04% | 67.04% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 67.24% | 67.24% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 61.79% | 61.79% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.78% | 51.78% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 59.60% | 59.60% |
| By-Election 1973 | By-Election 1973 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 59.88% | 59.88% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 62.40% | 62.40% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 43.23% | 43.23% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 27.99% | 27.99% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 36.89% | 36.89% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | R. Sachidanandam | 670,149 | 58.29 | New |
| | AIADMK | Mohamed Mubarak | 2,26,328 | 19.69 | New |
| | PMK | M. Thilagabama | 1,12,503 | 9.79 | 8.17 |
| | NTK | Kailai Rajan D | 97,845 | 8.51 | 3.75 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 22,120 | 1.92 | 0.69 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,43,821 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,49,621 | 71.14 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. Velusamy | 746,523 | 64.60% | 28.93% |
| | PMK | K. Jothimuthu | 2,07,551 | 17.96% | |
| | Independent | P. Jothi Murugan | 62,875 | 5.44% | |
| | NTK | Mansoor Ali Khan | 54,957 | 4.76% | |
| | MNM | Dr. S. Suthakaran | 38,784 | 3.36% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 14,177 | 1.23% | 0.24% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,38,972 | 46.64% | 34.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,55,607 | 74.95% | −1.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,41,881 | | 10.09% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 17.02% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Udhayakumar | 510,462 | 47.58% | 10.11% |
| | DMK | S. Gandhirajan | 3,82,617 | 35.67% | |
| | DMDK | A. Krishnamoorthy | 93,794 | 8.74% | −3.55% |
| | INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 35,632 | 3.32% | −40.78% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Pandi | 19,455 | 1.81% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,591 | 0.99% | |
| | Independent | R. Rajendhran | 7,580 | 0.71% | |
| | Independent | N. Manivannan | 5,859 | 0.55% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,27,845 | 11.92% | 5.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,72,773 | 76.60% | 1.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,00,531 | | 29.00% |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.49% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 361,545 | 44.10% | −14.88% |
| | AIADMK | P. Baalasubramani | 3,07,198 | 37.47% | 0.97% |
| | DMDK | P. Muthuvelraj | 1,00,788 | 12.29% | |
| | BSP | M. Srinivasa Babu | 6,960 | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| | Independent | K. A. Motilal | 6,706 | 0.82% | |
| | KNMK | M. Sellamuthu K | 6,411 | 0.78% | |
| | Independent | K. Durai | 6,063 | 0.74% | |
| | Independent | G. Manikanda Prabu | 5,331 | 0.65% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 54,347 | 6.63% | −15.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,85,696 | 75.51% | 14.83% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,19,860 | | −4.54% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -14.88% | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. S. V. Chitthan | 407,116 | 58.98% | |
| | AIADMK | M. Jeyaraman | 2,51,945 | 36.50% | −7.28% |
| | Independent | J. Ravindran | 10,359 | 1.50% | |
| | JP | P. Thinakara Kumar | 5,850 | 0.85% | |
| | JD(U) | Pushpa Sachan | 5,206 | 0.75% | |
| | BSP | M. Perumal | 5,011 | 0.73% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,55,171 | 22.48% | 19.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,90,231 | 60.69% | 3.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,37,313 | | −4.80% |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 15.21% | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 294,794 | 43.78% | 18.33% |
| | DMK | S. Chandrasekar | 2,74,451 | 40.76% | |
| | TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 69,713 | 10.35% | |
| | AIFB | K. Surendran | 32,342 | 4.80% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,343 | 3.02% | 0.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,73,398 | 57.46% | −10.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,94,616 | | 4.44% |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -20.20% | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 276,106 | 46.55% | |
| | TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 2,60,907 | 43.98% | |
| | MADMK | S. Latha | 35,119 | 5.92% | |
| | PT | C. Santhana Krishnan | 19,176 | 3.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,199 | 2.56% | −35.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,93,173 | 53.47% | −14.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,43,880 | | 6.40% |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -17.43% | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | N. S. V. Chitthan | 444,858 | 63.97% | |
| | AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 1,76,944 | 25.45% | −41.60% |
| | MDMK | S. Pasumpon Pandian | 54,202 | 7.79% | |
| | PMK | P. Gopal | 10,986 | 1.58% | |
| | ATMK | R. Muthumani | 4,060 | 0.58% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,67,914 | 38.53% | 2.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,95,368 | 67.48% | 5.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,75,085 | | 4.26% |
| | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.07% | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 416,652 | 67.04% | −0.20% |
| | DMK | Maya Thevar | 1,92,235 | 30.93% | |
| | PMK | P. Gopal | 7,194 | 1.16% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,24,417 | 36.11% | −0.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,21,479 | 61.80% | −1.61% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,31,174 | | −0.16% |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -0.20% | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | 434,966 | 67.24% | 5.45% |
| | CPI(M) | N. Varatharajan | 1,99,598 | 30.86% | |
| | PMK | K. Raithinasamy | 7,579 | 1.17% | |
| | Independent | S. Palanisamy | 2,901 | 0.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,35,368 | 36.39% | 10.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,46,863 | 63.41% | −7.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,32,870 | | 26.92% |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.45% | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. R. Natarajan | 343,571 | 61.79% | 15.67% |
| | DMK | Maya Thevar | 2,02,253 | 36.38% | −15.41% |
| | Independent | P. Pitchaimani | 5,474 | 0.98% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,41,318 | 25.42% | 19.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,55,997 | 71.22% | 7.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,13,821 | | 7.46% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.01% | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Maya Thevar | 244,669 | 51.78% | |
| | AIADMK | V. Rajan Chellappa | 2,17,923 | 46.12% | −13.48% |
| | Independent | S. Muthukrishnan | 3,506 | 0.74% | |
| | JP(S) | S. Krishnan | 2,552 | 0.54% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,746 | 5.66% | −29.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,72,487 | 63.57% | −3.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,57,333 | | 5.02% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.82% | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Maya Thevar | 283,341 | 59.60% | |
| | CPI(M) | A. Balasumbramaniam | 1,14,117 | 24.00% | |
| | Independent | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar | 60,500 | 12.73% | |
| | Independent | N. M. Santhanam | 8,768 | 1.84% | |
| | Independent | M. Manokaran | 5,830 | 1.23% | |
| | Independent | N. Sreenivasan | 2,861 | 0.60% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,69,224 | 35.59% | 12.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,75,417 | 67.06% | −3.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,21,154 | | 16.45% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -0.28% | |

#### Bye-election 1973

Bye-election 1973: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar | 2,60,824 | 52.0 |
| | INC(O) | V. C. Sitthan | 1,19,032 | 20.1% |
| | DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam | 93,496 | 18.5% |
| | INC | Seemaisamy | 11,423 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,41,792 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,43,704 | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Rajangam | 248,638 | 59.88% | −2.52% |
| | SWA | K. Chemachamy | 1,51,003 | 36.36% | |
| | Independent | K. P. Kuppusamy Moopanar | 15,610 | 3.76% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 97,635 | 23.51% | −1.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,15,251 | 70.95% | −6.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,19,290 | | 11.41% |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.52% | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Anbuchezhian | 260,065 | 62.40% | 35.91% |
| | INC | T. S. S. Ramachndran | 1,56,719 | 37.60% | −5.62% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,03,346 | 24.80% | 8.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,16,784 | 77.01% | 5.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,55,868 | | 20.54% |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 19.17% | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. S. Soundram | 138,574 | 43.23% | 15.24% |
| | DMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | 84,921 | 26.49% | |
| | CPI | N. Krishnaswami | 80,406 | 25.08% | |
| | SWA | Sakuntala | 16,673 | 5.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,653 | 16.74% | 9.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,20,574 | 71.90% | −22.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,61,145 | | −46.08% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 15.24% | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Gulam Mohideen | 225,510 | 27.99% | −8.90% |
| | INC | S. C. Balakrishna | 1,70,995 | 21.22% | −15.67% |
| | CPI | Krishnasamy | 1,32,070 | 16.39% | |
| | CPI | R. Muniyandi | 94,038 | 11.67% | |
| | Independent | A. Desiar | 77,680 | 9.64% | |
| | Independent | Pitchaimuthu | 63,645 | 7.90% | |
| | Independent | Janakai N Karuppa Pillai | 41,724 | 5.18% | |
| | Independent | G. D. Naidu | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 54,515 | 6.77% | 0.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,05,662 | 94.20% | 33.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,55,235 | | 146.17% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.90% | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Dindigul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ammu Swaminathan | 77,285 | 36.89% | 36.89% |
| | CPI | Krishnaswami | 64,953 | 31.01% | |
| | Independent | Rengaswami Reddiar | 48,808 | 23.30% | |
| | KMPP | M. Natarajan | 18,442 | 8.80% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,332 | 5.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,09,488 | 60.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,47,422 | | 0.00% |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |