# Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency

12°32′N 78°14′E﻿ / ﻿12.53°N 78.23°E﻿ / 12.53; 78.23
Krishnagiri is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 9 of 39.

## Assembly segments
### 2009–present

| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
| 51 | Uthangarai | SC | Krishnagiri | AIADMK |
| 52 | Bargur | None | Krishnagiri | DMK |
| 53 | Krishnagiri | None | Krishnagiri | AIADMK |
| 54 | Veppanahalli | None | Krishnagiri | AIADMK |
| 55 | Hosur | None | Krishnagiri | DMK |
| 56 | Thalli | None | Krishnagiri | CPI |

### Before 2009

* Hosur
* Thalli
* Kaveripattinam (defunct)
* Krishnagiri
* Bargur
* Palacode (moved to Dharmapuri constituency after 2009)

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
| 1951 | C. R. Narasimhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | C. R. Narasimhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | K. Rajaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | M. Kamalanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | T. Thirthagiri Gounder | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 (by-election) | C. Subramaniam | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | P.V. Peraisamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | C. Narasimhan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | K. P. Munusamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | V. Vetriselvam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | E.G. Sugavanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | E.G. Sugavanam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | K. Ashok Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | A. Chellakumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | K. Gopinath | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 42.27% | 42.27% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 52.60% | 52.60% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 44.93% | 44.93% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 44.64% | 44.64% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 54.59% | 54.59% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 51.05% | 51.05% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 50.71% | 50.71% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 56.08% | 56.08% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 61.04% | 61.04% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 64.74% | 64.74% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 63.03% | 63.03% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 65.64% | 65.64% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.18% | 55.18% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.78% | 50.78% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.78% | 48.78% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 40.00% | 40.00% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 41.88% | 41.88% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Gopinath | 492,883 | 42.27 | −10.33 |
| | AIADMK | V. Jayaprakash | 3,00,397 | 25.76 | −13.35 |
| | BJP | C. Narasimhan | 2,14,125 | 18.36 | New |
| | NTK | Vidhyarani Veerappan | 1,07,083 | 9.18 | +6.77 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,983 | 0.94 | −0.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,92,486 | 16.51 | +3.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,66,156 | 72.43 | −3.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,09,913 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -10.33 | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dr. A. Chellakumar | 611,298 | 52.60 | 48.96 |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 4,54,533 | 39.11 | −5.83 |
| | NTK | N. Madhusoodhanan | 28,000 | 2.41 | |
| | NOTA | Nota | 19,825 | 1.71 | 0.21 |
| | MNM | Sri Karunya Subrahmanyam | 16,995 | 1.46 | |
| | Independent | S. Ganesa Kumar | 8,867 | 0.76 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,56,765 | 13.49 | −5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,62,273 | 75.95 | −1.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,30,404 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 7.66 | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar | 480,491 | 44.93 | 10.47 |
| | DMK | P. Chinna Pillappa | 2,73,900 | 25.61 | −19.03 |
| | PMK | G. K. Mani | 2,24,963 | 21.04 | |
| | INC | Dr. A. Chellakumar | 38,885 | 3.64 | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 16,020 | 1.50 | |
| | BSP | M. Chanbasha | 8,618 | 0.81 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,06,591 | 19.32 | 9.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,69,343 | 77.49 | 3.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,79,957 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 0.29 | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. G. Sugavanam | 335,977 | 44.64 | −9.95 |
| | AIADMK | K. Nanje Gowdu | 2,59,379 | 34.47 | −3.99 |
| | DMDK | D. Anbarasan | 97,546 | 12.96 | |
| | BJP | G. Balakrishnan | 20,486 | 2.72 | |
| | Independent | K. Venkatesan | 8,452 | 1.12 | |
| | Independent | B. S. Chandran | 6,396 | 0.85 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 76,598 | 10.18 | −5.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,14,758 | 74.16 | 15.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,52,565 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -9.95 | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | E. G. Sugavanam | 403,297 | 54.59 | 3.55 |
| | AIADMK | K. Nanje Gowdu | 2,84,075 | 38.45 | −7.92 |
| | BSP | H. Sanaulla Shariff | 14,055 | 1.90 | |
| | Independent | A. Syed Nikhar | 11,830 | 1.60 | |
| | Independent | S. Ameerjan | 8,679 | 1.17 | |
| | Independent | P. K. Kuppusamy | 6,277 | 0.85 | |
| | Independent | V. M. Krishnamoorthy Rao | 6,253 | 0.85 | |
| | Independent | T. V. Krishnachetty | 4,271 | 0.58 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,19,222 | 16.14 | 11.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,38,737 | 58.98 | −1.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 511 | 0.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,52,580 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.55 | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Vetriselvan | 347,737 | 51.05 | |
| | AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 3,15,913 | 46.38 | −4.33 |
| | JD(S) | G. A. Vadivelu | 13,154 | 1.93 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,824 | 4.67 | −3.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,81,212 | 59.97 | 1.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,63,690 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.34 | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 315,762 | 50.71 | |
| | TMC(M) | D. R. Rajaram | 2,66,413 | 42.78 | |
| | INC | Aga. Krishnamurthy | 35,229 | 5.66 | −50.42 |
| | BSP | R. Muniraj | 5,285 | 0.85 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,349 | 7.93 | −40.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,22,689 | 58.08 | −6.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,15,876 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Rama Murthy | 353,033 | 56.08 | −4.96 |
| | BJP | B. Subramanian | 49,496 | 7.86 | |
| | PMK | R. Raju | 29,511 | 4.69 | |
| | THMM | R. Nanda Kumar | 3,887 | 0.62 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,03,537 | 48.22 | 14.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,29,532 | 64.98 | 1.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,05,354 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -4.96 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 362,376 | 61.04 | −3.69 |
| | JD | B. Venkataswamy | 1,60,882 | 27.10 | |
| | PMK | C. Arumugam | 49,814 | 8.39 | |
| | Tamiliar Kazhagam | C. A. Balakrishnan | 7,138 | 1.20 | |
| | THMM | R. Nandkumar | 4,470 | 0.75 | |
| | Independent | C. Murugesan | 4,465 | 0.75 | |
| | Independent | T. Thotlan | 2,744 | 0.46 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,01,494 | 33.94 | −1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,93,642 | 63.34 | −6.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,58,580 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -3.69 | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 304,854 | 64.74 | |
| | DMK | T. Chandrasekaran | 1,38,488 | 29.41 | |
| | Independent | R. Ramakrishna Reddy | 8,362 | 1.78 | |
| | Independent | S. Sundararaja Rao | 8,121 | 1.72 | |
| | Independent | K. C. Kanmani | 6,247 | 1.33 | |
| | Independent | T. Thiyagaraja Reddy | 4,850 | 1.03 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,66,366 | 35.33 | 6.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,70,922 | 69.56 | 14.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,24,417 | | |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.70 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 222,839 | 63.03 | |
| | AIADMK | V. Rajahagopal | 1,22,328 | 34.60 | −31.04 |
| | INC(U) | Nambiraj | 4,806 | 1.36 | |
| | Independent | K. M. Saminathan | 3,552 | 1.00 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,00,511 | 28.43 | −6.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,53,525 | 55.21 | −4.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,56,215 | | |
| | INC(I) gain from AIADMK | INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.61 | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. V. Periasamy | 222,979 | 65.64 | |
| | DMK | M. Kamalanathan | 1,03,751 | 30.54 | |
| | Independent | A. Shanmugam | 4,949 | 1.46 | |
| | Independent | Parasuraman | 2,778 | 0.82 | |
| | Independent | S. Seetharama Reddy | 2,163 | 0.64 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,19,228 | 35.10 | 24.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,39,698 | 59.96 | −4.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,83,179 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 10.46 | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. Thirthagiri Gounder | 186,114 | 55.18 | 10.03 |
| | SWA | T. M. Thirupathy | 1,51,194 | 44.82 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,920 | 10.35 | 4.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,37,308 | 64.91 | −2.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,49,124 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 4.40 | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Kamalanathan | 165,079 | 50.78 | 1.99 |
| | INC | T. S. Pattabiraman | 1,46,785 | 45.15 | −0.34 |
| | Independent | S. A. Pandit | 13,247 | 4.07 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,294 | 5.63 | 2.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,25,111 | 66.96 | 9.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,03,298 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 1.99 | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Rajaram | 127,508 | 48.78 | |
| | INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 1,18,907 | 45.49 | 5.49 |
| | Independent | T. D. Balakrishnan | 14,965 | 5.73 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,601 | 3.29 | 3.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,61,380 | 57.27 | 25.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,73,080 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.78 | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 57,683 | 40.00 | −1.88 |
| | Independent | Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu | 57,316 | 39.75 | |
| | Independent | R. Muthulingam | 15,607 | 10.82 | |
| | Independent | R. Jagannathan | 13,588 | 9.42 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 367 | 0.25 | −3.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,194 | 32.26 | −9.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,46,928 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -1.88 | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. R. Narasimhan | 61,672 | 41.88 | 41.88 |
| | Independent | C. Doraisami Gounder | 55,478 | 37.68 | |
| | KMPP | K. Shamanna | 15,929 | 10.82 | |
| | Independent | M. G. Natesa Chettiar | 14,174 | 9.63 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,194 | 4.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,253 | 41.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,55,317 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |