# Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency

Cuddalore is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 26 of 39.

## Assembly segments
### Since 2009

Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
| 151 | Tittakudi | SC | Cuddalore | DMK |
| 152 | Vriddhachalam | None | Cuddalore | INC |
| 153 | Neyveli | None | Cuddalore | DMK |
| 154 | Panruti | None | Cuddalore | DMK |
| 155 | Cuddalore | None | Cuddalore | DMK |
| 156 | Kurinjipadi | None | Cuddalore | DMK |

### Before 2009

Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Ulundurpet (SC) (moved to Villupuram)
* Nellikkuppam (defunct)
* Cuddalore
* Panruti
* Rishivandinam (moved to Kallakurichi)
* Sankarapuram (moved to Kallakurichi)

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1951 | N.D.Govindasamy Kachirayar | Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party |
| 1957 | T. D. Muthukumarasamy | Independent politician |
| 1962 | T. Ramabadran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | V.K. Gounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | S. Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | G. Bhuvarahan | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | R. Muthukumaran | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | P. P. Kaliaperumal | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | M. C. Dhamodaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | Adhi Sankar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | K. Venkatapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | S. Alagiri | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | A. Arunmozhithevan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | T.R.V.S. Ramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2024 | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 44.11% | 44.11% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.27% | 50.27% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 49.42% | 49.42% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 42.81% | 42.81% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 52.63% | 52.63% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 50.49% | 50.49% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 48.84% | 48.84% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 56.20% | 56.20% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 58.44% | 58.44% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 50.58% | 50.58% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 61.18% | 61.18% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 59.39% | 59.39% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 55.75% | 55.75% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.31% | 54.31% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 55.95% | 55.95% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 51.38% | 51.38% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 42.56% | 42.56% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 25.26% | 25.26% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 455,053 | 44.11 | |
| | DMDK | P. Sivakozhundu | 2,69,157 | 26.09 | |
| | PMK | Thangar Bachan | 2,05,244 | 19.90 | |
| | NTK | V. Manivasagam | 57,424 | 5.57 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,292 | 0.10 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. R. V. S. Ramesh | 522,160 | 50.27% | 21.70% |
| | PMK | Dr. R. Govindasamy | 3,78,177 | 36.41% | |
| | Independent | K. Thangavel | 44,892 | 4.32% | |
| | NTK | R. Chithra | 34,692 | 3.34% | |
| | MNM | V. Annamalai | 23,713 | 2.28% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,725 | 0.84% | −0.22% |
| | ACDP | Kuppusamy | 7,540 | 0.73% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,43,983 | 13.86% | −6.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,38,741 | 76.49% | −1.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,64,038 | | 9.31% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.85% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Arunmozhithevan | 481,429 | 49.42% | 9.75% |
| | DMK | K. Nandagopalakrishnan | 2,78,304 | 28.57% | |
| | DMDK | C. R. Jayasankar | 1,47,606 | 15.15% | 2.71% |
| | INC | K. S. Alagiri | 26,650 | 2.74% | −40.07% |
| | CPI | K. Balasubramanian | 11,122 | 1.14% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,338 | 1.06% | |
| | Independent | V. Rajkumar | 7,678 | 0.79% | |
| | Independent | P. Jaishankar | 6,250 | 0.64% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,03,125 | 20.85% | 17.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,74,200 | 78.94% | 2.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,47,908 | | 26.56% |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 6.61% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. S. Alagiri | 320,473 | 42.81% | |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 2,96,941 | 39.67% | 4.32% |
| | DMDK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 93,172 | 12.45% | |
| | Independent | S. Vasanthi | 13,400 | 1.79% | |
| | BSP | C. Arokiyadoss | 8,269 | 1.10% | 0.35% |
| | Independent | R. Parthiban | 5,492 | 0.73% | |
| | LJP | A. Kamaraj | 5,045 | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,532 | 3.14% | −14.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,594 | 76.04% | 12.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,86,030 | | −18.30% |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -9.82% | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Venkatapathy | 400,059 | 52.63% | 2.13% |
| | AIADMK | R. Rajendran | 2,68,707 | 35.35% | −4.72% |
| | JD(U) | E. Sarwar Khan | 53,406 | 7.03% | |
| | Independent | P. M. Veerapatran | 13,664 | 1.80% | |
| | BSP | M. Santhiyaguraj | 5,766 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | M. Rajendiran | 5,030 | 0.66% | |
| | Independent | P. Vijaykumar | 3,544 | 0.47% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,31,352 | 17.28% | 6.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,60,180 | 62.99% | −0.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,06,876 | | 6.23% |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 2.13% | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Adhi Sankar | 358,367 | 50.49% | |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 2,84,414 | 40.07% | |
| | TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 65,467 | 9.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 73,953 | 10.42% | 6.15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,09,744 | 63.76% | −6.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,36,122 | | 5.56% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -5.70% | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 309,985 | 48.84% | |
| | TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 2,82,856 | 44.56% | |
| | INC | Dr. R. Eramadass | 40,603 | 6.40% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,129 | 4.27% | −25.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,34,744 | 61.17% | −8.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,76,266 | | 3.24% |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -7.36% | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 389,660 | 56.20% | |
| | INC | V. Santhamurthy | 1,84,456 | 26.60% | −31.84% |
| | MDMK | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | 55,110 | 7.95% | |
| | AIIC(T) | P. P. Kalia Perumal | 41,284 | 5.95% | |
| | BJP | N. Apparsamy | 7,845 | 1.13% | −0.53% |
| | Independent | M. Kirubapuri | 3,975 | 0.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,05,204 | 29.59% | −4.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,93,384 | 69.97% | 1.69% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,42,486 | | 9.33% |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -2.24% | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. P. Kalia Perumal | 360,445 | 58.44% | 7.87% |
| | JD | G. Bhuvaraghan | 1,52,388 | 24.71% | |
| | PMK | G. Chinnadhuri | 82,416 | 13.36% | |
| | BJP | V. Kothandapani | 10,234 | 1.66% | |
| | THMM | B. Liyakath Ali | 2,827 | 0.46% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,08,057 | 33.73% | 15.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,16,760 | 68.28% | −1.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,53,560 | | −0.57% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 7.87% | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 331,617 | 50.58% | −10.61% |
| | DMK | G. Bhaskaran | 2,14,782 | 32.76% | −3.77% |
| | PMK | V. R. Dhandapani | 99,814 | 15.22% | |
| | THMM | S. Perumal | 3,394 | 0.52% | |
| | Independent | K. Dharuman | 2,985 | 0.46% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,16,835 | 17.82% | −6.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,55,682 | 69.49% | −7.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,59,014 | | 30.83% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -10.61% | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 327,393 | 61.18% | |
| | DMK | Ramu T Alias Killivalavan | 1,95,439 | 36.52% | |
| | Independent | R. V. Seetharaman | 9,545 | 1.78% | |
| | Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 2,728 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,31,954 | 24.66% | 0.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,35,105 | 77.20% | 11.62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,33,050 | | 5.84% |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.79% | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | R. Muthukumaran | 262,694 | 59.39% | |
| | AIADMK | Arvinda Bala Pajanor | 1,54,043 | 34.83% | |
| | Independent | Rajalakshmi Selvi | 6,359 | 1.44% | |
| | Independent | T. Kanagarathinam | 5,786 | 1.31% | |
| | JP(S) | L. Ramamurthy | 4,959 | 1.12% | |
| | Independent | T. R. Narasimhan | 3,524 | 0.80% | |
| | Independent | A. Ramalingam | 2,970 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | T. Abdul Wahab | 1,984 | 0.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,08,651 | 24.56% | 3.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,42,319 | 65.59% | −1.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,92,583 | | 7.40% |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 3.64% | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Bhuvarahan | 231,128 | 55.75% | 1.44% |
| | INC(O) | S. Radhakrishnan | 1,42,071 | 34.27% | |
| | Independent | S. Kanagarathinam | 26,862 | 6.48% | |
| | Independent | T. Meyalagan | 10,989 | 2.65% | |
| | Independent | T. Vahab | 3,511 | 0.85% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 89,057 | 21.48% | 12.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,14,561 | 66.66% | −8.18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,44,882 | | 9.03% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.44% | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 229,934 | 54.31% | 10.26% |
| | INC(O) | R. Muthukumaran | 1,93,447 | 45.69% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,487 | 8.62% | −3.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,23,381 | 74.85% | −1.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,91,447 | | 8.51% |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -1.64% | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. K. Gounder | 225,571 | 55.95% | 4.57% |
| | INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 1,77,598 | 44.05% | 3.97% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,973 | 11.90% | 0.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,03,169 | 76.40% | 8.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,45,062 | | 13.78% |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.57% | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. Ramabadra Naidu | 160,811 | 51.38% | |
| | INC | T. D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu | 1,25,424 | 40.08% | −2.46% |
| | Independent | R. Thillai Govindan | 19,752 | 6.31% | |
| | Independent | A. Shariff | 6,981 | 2.23% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,387 | 11.31% | 11.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,12,968 | 67.80% | 14.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,79,031 | | 10.97% |
| | DMK gain from Independent | DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 8.83% | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu | 98,605 | 42.56% | |
| | INC | S. Radhakrishnan | 98,546 | 42.53% | 20.24% |
| | Independent | N. D. Govindaswamy Kachirayar | 34,549 | 14.91% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59 | 0.03% | −2.94% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,31,700 | 53.68% | −45.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,31,659 | | −42.10% |
| | Independent gain from TTP | Independent gain from TTP | Swing | 17.30% | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Cuddalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTP | Govindaswamy Kachirayar | 186,894 | 25.26% | |
| | INC | Kanakasabai | 1,64,985 | 22.30% | 22.30% |
| | INC | L. Elayaperumal | 1,56,488 | 21.15% | 21.15% |
| | TTP | N. Rajangan | 1,44,625 | 19.54% | |
| | Independent | D. Narayana Ayyar | 46,384 | 6.27% | |
| | Independent | Smapath Ayyangar | 40,595 | 5.49% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,909 | 2.96% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,39,971 | 99.26% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,45,514 | | 0.00% |
| | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) | TTP win (new seat) |