# Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 14. This constituency came into existence following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.

## Assembly segments

Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Legislative Assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
| 78. | Rishivandiyam | None | Kallakurichi | DMK |
| 79. | Sankarapuram | None | Kallakurichi | DMK |
| 80. | Kallakurichi | SC | Kallakurichi | ADMK |
| 81. | Gangavalli | SC | Salem | ADMK |
| 82. | Attur | SC | Salem | ADMK |
| 83. | Yercaud | ST | Salem | ADMK |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Duration | Winner | Party |
| 4th | 1967-71 | M.Deiveekan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 5th | 1971-75 | M.Deiveekan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 15th | 2009-14 | Adhi Sankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 16th | 2014-19 | K. Kamaraj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 17th | 2019-2024 | Pon. Gautham Sigamani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 18th | 2024-incumbent | Malaiyarasan D | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 44.94% | 44.94% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 60.22% | 60.22% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 48.65% | 48.65% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 42.67% | 42.67% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.79% | 52.79% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 52.81% | 52.81% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Malaiyarasan D | 561,589 | 44.94 | 15.28 |
| | AIADMK | R. Kumaraguru | 5,07,805 | 40.64 | 13.75 |
| | NTK | Jagadesa Pandiyan | 73,652 | 5.89 | 3.37 |
| | PMK | R. Devadass Wodeyar | 71,290 | 5.71 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,532 | 0.68 | 0.29 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 53,784 | 4.30 | 29.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,49,568 | 79.21 | 0.40 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 15.28 | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Gautham Sigamani Pon | 721,713 | 60.22% | 31.96% |
| | DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 3,21,794 | 26.85% | 11.88% |
| | Independent | M. Komugi Maniyan | 50,179 | 4.19% | |
| | NTK | S. Sharfudeen | 30,246 | 2.52% | |
| | MNM | H. Ganesh | 14,587 | 1.22% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,576 | 0.97% | −0.03% |
| | Independent | B. Sumathi | 10,045 | 0.84% | |
| | Independent | V. Chandrasekaran | 8,066 | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,99,919 | 33.37% | 12.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,98,423 | 78.81% | 0.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,28,938 | | 8.24% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.57% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Kamaraj | 533,383 | 48.65% | |
| | DMK | R. Manimaran | 3,09,876 | 28.26% | −14.41% |
| | DMDK | V. P. Eswaran | 1,64,183 | 14.98% | −0.54% |
| | INC | R. Devadass | 39,677 | 3.62% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,901 | 0.99% | |
| | Independent | S. Madaiyan | 7,314 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | M. P. Mannan | 6,186 | 0.56% | |
| | BSP | S. Sakthivel | 5,929 | 0.54% | −0.17% |
| | Independent | M. Varadan | 5,054 | 0.46% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,23,507 | 20.39% | 7.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,96,340 | 78.41% | 0.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,12,499 | | 27.67% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 5.98% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Adhi Sankar | 363,601 | 42.67% | |
| | PMK | K. Dhanaraju | 2,54,993 | 29.93% | |
| | DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 1,32,223 | 15.52% | |
| | KNMK | S. Ramesh | 17,818 | 2.09% | |
| | Independent | A. Arun Kennedi | 13,216 | 1.55% | |
| | Independent | T. Vijaya Rajendhar | 8,211 | 0.96% | |
| | Independent | G. Sivaraman | 7,463 | 0.88% | |
| | Independent | S. Sathish Babu | 7,136 | 0.84% | |
| | Independent | J. Selvaraju | 7,012 | 0.82% | |
| | BSP | K. Senthilkumar | 6,030 | 0.71% | |
| | Independent | T. Dhanaraj | 5,789 | 0.68% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,08,608 | 12.75% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,52,073 | 77.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,06,352 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Devekan | 207,721 | 52.79% | −0.01% |
| | INC(O) | K. Veerasamy | 1,85,745 | 47.21% | 1.66% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,976 | 5.59% | −1.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,93,466 | 72.40% | −3.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,58,064 | | 11.88% |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -0.01% | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Devekan | 193,043 | 52.81% | |
| | INC | K. Parthasarathy | 1,66,520 | 45.55% | |
| | Independent | M. Vajjiravel | 6,000 | 1.64% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,523 | 7.26% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,65,563 | 75.63% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,98,804 | | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |