# Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency

Tiruchirappalli is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 24 of 39.

## Assembly segments
### From 2009

The constituency comprises the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Member | Party |
| 139. | Srirangam | None | Tiruchirappalli | Palaniyandi. M | DMK |
| 140. | Tiruchirappalli West | None | Tiruchirappalli | K. N. Nehru | DMK |
| 141. | Tiruchirappalli East | None | Tiruchirappalli | Inigo S. Irudayaraj | DMK |
| 142. | Tiruverumbur | None | Tiruchirappalli | Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi | DMK |
| 178. | Gandharvakottai | SC | Pudukottai | M. Chinnadurai | CPI(M) |
| 180. | Pudukkottai | None | Pudukottai | V. Muthuraja | DMK |

### Before 2009

The constituency comprised
* Musiri (moved to Perambalur Constituency)
* Lalgudi (moved to Perambalur Constituency)
* Srirangam
* Tiruchirappalli - I (defunct)
* Tiruchirappalli - II (defunct)
* Tiruverumbur

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
| 1952 | Dr.E.P Mathuram | Independent |
| 1957 | M.K.M. Abdul Salam | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | K. Ananda Nambiar | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | K. Ananda Nambiar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | M. Kalyanasundaram | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | M. Kalyanasundaram | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | N. Selvaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | L. Adaikalaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | L. Adaikalaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | L. Adaikalaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | L. Adaikalaraj | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2001^ | Dalit Ezhilmalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | L. Ganesan | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2009 | P. Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | P. Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Durai Vaiyapuri | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 51.35% | 51.35% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 59.70% | 59.70% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 47.49% | 47.49% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 41.65% | 41.65% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 63.68% | 63.68% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 48.38% | 48.38% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 54.61% | 54.61% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 48.39% | 48.39% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 62.65% | 62.65% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 63.99% | 63.99% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 61.06% | 61.06% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.05% | 58.05% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.32% | 54.32% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 57.10% | 57.10% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 49.34% | 49.34% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.32% | 50.32% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 47.80% | 47.80% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 42.60% | 42.60% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 43.82% | 43.82% |

### General elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | Durai Vaiko | 542,213 | 51.35 | 51.35 |
| | AIADMK | P. Karuppaiah | 2,29,119 | 21.70 | 21.70 |
| | NTK | Jallikattu Rajesh | 1,07,458 | 10.18 | 3.91 |
| | AMMK | Senthilnathan | 1,00,747 | 9.54 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 13,849 | 1.31 | −0.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,13,094 | 29.65 | −14.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,56,843 | 67.98 | −1.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,53,985 | | 2.98 |
| | MDMK gain from INC | MDMK gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 621,285 | 59.70 | 54.36 |
| | DMDK | Dr. V. Elangovan | 1,61,999 | 15.57 | 5.75 |
| | Independent | Charubala Tondaiman | 1,00,818 | 9.69 | |
| | NTK | V. Vinoth | 65,286 | 6.27 | |
| | MNM | V. Anandharaja | 42,134 | 4.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 14,437 | 1.39 | −0.98 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,59,286 | 44.13 | 28.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,40,711 | 69.50 | −0.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,08,963 | | 8.78 |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 12.21 | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Kumar | 458,478 | 47.49 | 5.84 |
| | DMK | Mu. Anbhalagan | 3,08,002 | 31.90 | |
| | DMDK | A. M. G. Vijaykumar | 94,785 | 9.82 | 1.21 |
| | INC | Charubala Tondaiman | 51,537 | 5.34 | −35.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 22,848 | 2.37 | |
| | CPI(M) | S. Sridhar | 17,039 | 1.76 | |
| | AAP | P. Ravi | 4,885 | 0.51 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,50,476 | 15.59 | 14.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,65,402 | 71.28 | 2.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,87,140 | | 29.98 |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 5.84 | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Kumar | 298,710 | 41.65 | 8.58 |
| | INC | Charubala Tondaiman | 2,94,375 | 41.05 | |
| | DMDK | A. M. G. Vijaykumar | 61,742 | 8.61 | |
| | BJP | R. Lalitha Kumaramangalam | 30,329 | 4.23 | |
| | Makkal Manadu | P. Ravi | 5,016 | 0.70 | |
| | BSP | N. Kalyana Sundaram | 4,897 | 0.68 | 0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,335 | 0.60 | −30.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,17,165 | 67.33 | 7.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,67,193 | | −10.49 |
| | AIADMK gain from MDMK | AIADMK gain from MDMK | Swing | -22.02 | |

### General elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | L. Ganesan | 450,907 | 63.68 | |
| | AIADMK | M. Paranjothi | 2,34,182 | 33.07 | |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 7,831 | 1.11 | |
| | BSP | M. Ramesh | 4,418 | 0.62 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,16,725 | 30.60 | 17.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,08,137 | 59.48 | 2.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,92,254 | | −4.31 |
| | MDMK gain from AIADMK | MDMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.06 | |

### By-election 2001

2001 Byelection: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | Dalit Ezhilmalai | 343,874 | 48.38 | |
| | BJP | M. N. Sukumar | 3,26,461 | 45.93 | −8.68 |
| | Independent | P. Ravi | 16,417 | 2.31 | |
| | Independent | G. Hariharan | 6,053 | 0.82 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,413 | 2.45 | −8.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,10,830 | 58.03 | 1.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,24,893 | | −1.69 |
| | AIADMK gain from BJP | AIADMK gain from BJP | Swing | -6.23 | |

### General elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 377,450 | 54.61 | 52.48 |
| | INC | L. Adaikalaraj | 2,88,253 | 41.71 | 17.26 |
| | TMC(M) | M. Rajasekaran | 17,256 | 2.50 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 89,197 | 12.91 | 11.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,91,136 | 56.40 | −10.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,45,971 | | 5.75 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -8.04 | |

### General elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 305,233 | 48.39 | |
| | TMC(M) | L. Adaikalaraj | 2,93,778 | 46.57 | |
| | INC | Subbha Somu | 23,747 | 3.76 | |
| | PT | K. Sachidanandam | 4,979 | 0.79 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,455 | 1.82 | −36.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,30,805 | 54.97 | −12.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,78,258 | | 10.11 |
| | BJP gain from TMC(M) | BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -14.26 | |

### General elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | L. Adaikalaraj | 434,149 | 62.65 | |
| | INC | Dr. K. Gopal | 1,69,441 | 24.45 | −39.54 |
| | CPI(M) | T. K. Rangarajan | 52,185 | 7.53 | −24.10 |
| | BJP | D. Dhanabalan | 14,778 | 2.13 | −0.01 |
| | Independent | N. Sivaprakasam | 3,116 | 0.45 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,64,708 | 38.20 | 5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,92,976 | 67.31 | 4.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,70,053 | | 1.24 |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -1.34 | |

### General elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | L. Adaikalaraj | 414,628 | 63.99 | 2.93 |
| | CPI(M) | T. K. Rangarajan | 2,04,922 | 31.63 | −5.26 |
| | BJP | V. Parthasarathy | 13,872 | 2.14 | |
| | JP | G. Fredric | 4,280 | 0.66 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,09,706 | 32.36 | 8.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,47,962 | 63.17 | −4.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,56,965 | | 0.36 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.93 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | L. Adaikalaraj | 429,185 | 61.06 | 3.01 |
| | CPI(M) | T. K. Rangarajan | 2,59,219 | 36.88 | |
| | JP | E. Veluswamy | 3,152 | 0.45 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,69,966 | 24.18 | 6.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,02,847 | 67.70 | −8.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,53,144 | | 32.40 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.01 | |

### General elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | L. Adaikalaraj | 337,786 | 58.05 | |
| | DMK | N. Selvaraj | 2,34,881 | 40.37 | −13.95 |
| | Independent | D. R. Govindaraj | 3,115 | 0.54 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,02,905 | 17.68 | 3.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,81,882 | 76.07 | 4.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,95,398 | | 10.11 |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 3.73 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Selvaraj | 278,485 | 54.32 | |
| | CPI(M) | T. K. Rangarajan | 2,04,886 | 39.96 | |
| | Independent | V. Lalgudi Rajendran | 23,133 | 4.51 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 73,599 | 14.35 | −1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,12,709 | 71.94 | 3.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,22,379 | | 1.37 |
| | DMK gain from CPI | DMK gain from CPI | Swing | -2.78 | |

### General elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | M. Kalyanasundaram | 276,390 | 57.10 | |
| | INC(O) | Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar | 2,00,345 | 41.39 | |
| | Independent | A. Lawrence | 2,917 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | M. M. Ismail | 2,421 | 0.50 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 76,045 | 15.71 | 11.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,84,085 | 68.94 | −4.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,12,644 | | 14.66 |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 7.75 | |

### General elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | M. Kalyanasundaram | 217,677 | 49.34 | |
| | INC(O) | S. P. Thangavelu | 1,97,127 | 44.69 | |
| | CPI(M) | K. Ananda Nambiar | 26,339 | 5.97 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,550 | 4.66 | 4.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,41,143 | 73.55 | −3.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,21,540 | | 15.73 |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -0.97 | |

### General elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Ananda Nambiar | 202,879 | 50.32 | |
| | INC | V. A. Muthiah | 2,00,334 | 49.68 | 4.74 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,545 | 0.63 | −2.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,03,213 | 77.07 | 0.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,37,064 | | 22.42 |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | 2.52 | |

### General elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. Ananda Nambiar | 156,706 | 47.80 | |
| | INC | M. K. M. Abdul Salam | 1,47,332 | 44.94 | 2.34 |
| | Independent | S. S. Subramaniam | 23,796 | 7.26 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,374 | 2.86 | −16.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,27,834 | 76.60 | 24.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,38,690 | | 5.00 |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | 5.20 | |

### General elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. K. M. Abdul Salam | 91,910 | 42.60 | 6.77 |
| | CPI | K. Ananda Nambiar | 50,785 | 23.54 | |
| | Independent | M. S. Mani | 42,161 | 19.54 | |
| | Independent | C. M. Srinivasan | 13,804 | 6.40 | |
| | Independent | N. Rukmani | 10,765 | 4.99 | |
| | Independent | Rengasami | 6,327 | 2.93 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,125 | 19.06 | 11.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,752 | 51.64 | −9.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,17,789 | | 18.08 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -1.22 | |

### General elections 1952

1951–52 Indian general election: Tiruchirappalli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | E. Mathuram | 94,184 | 43.82 | |
| | INC | N. Halasyam | 77,007 | 35.83 | 35.83 |
| | Independent | T. S. Krishnamoorthi | 21,966 | 10.22 | |
| | Socialist | M. Nataraja | 14,778 | 6.88 | |
| | Independent | A. Nammalwar | 7,017 | 3.26 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,177 | 7.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,14,952 | 60.75 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,53,822 | | 0.00 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |