# Results of the 2009 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu by constituency

Results of the 15th Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu by state assembly constituents. Overall, in the Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2009, United Progressive Alliance (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and allies) got 27 seats, while United National Progressive Alliance (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and allies) got 12 seats.
| Key | Alliance |
| Green: | DMK+ |
| Red: | AIADMK+ |
| (SC) | Seat is reserved for scheduled caste. |
| (ST) | Seat is reserved for scheduled tribe. |

## Result by constituency

2009 Indian general elections : Thiruvallur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 3,68,294 | 43.34 | +43.34 |
| | DMK | S. Gayathri | 3,36,621 | 39.61 | +39.61 |
| | DMDK | R. Suresh | 1,10,452 | 13.00 | +13.00 |
| | BSP | P. Anandan | 10,746 | 1.26 | +1.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,673 | 3.79 | −−−− |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,49,754 | 70.57 | New |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Chennai North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 2,81,055 | 42.59 | −19.66 |
| | CPI | D. Pandian | 2,61,902 | 39.69 | |
| | DMDK | V. Yuvaraj | 66,375 | 10.06 | |
| | BJP | Tamilisai Soundararajan | 23,350 | 3.54 | −20.03 |
| | BSP | J. O. R. Santhashrini | 3,952 | 0.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,153 | 2.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,59,889 | 64.91 | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | | |
2009 Indian general elections: Chennai South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 3,08,567 | 42.38 |
| | DMK | R. S. Bharathy | 2,75,632 | 37.86 |
| | DMDK | V. Gopinath | 67,291 | 9.24 |
| | BJP | La Ganesan | 42,925 | 5.90 |
| | IND. | E. Sarath Babu | 15,885 | 2.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,935 | 4.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,28,113 | 62.66 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Chennai Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 2,85,783 | 46.82 |
| | AIADMK | S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah | 2,52,329 | 41.34 |
| | DMDK | V. V. Ramakrishnan | 38,959 | 6.38 |
| | BSP | S. Hyder Ali | 13,160 | 2.16 |
| | SHS | Ramchand Raaj | 613 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,454 | 5.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,10,744 | 61.03 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | T.R. Baalu | 3,52,641 | 44.41 |
| | PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 3,27,605 | 41.26 |
| | DMDK | M. Arun Subramanian | 84,530 | 10.65 |
| | BSP | Rajappa B | 4,483 | 0.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,036 | 3.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,94,052 | 66.10 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Kancheepuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Viswanathan | 3,30,237 | 41.96 | |
| | AIADMK | Dr. E. Ramakrishnan | 3,17,134 | 40.29 | |
| | DMDK | T. Tamilvendan | 1,03,560 | 13.16 | |
| | BSP | K. Uthrapathi | 5,663 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,103 | 1.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,86,910 | 74.22 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 4,15,041 | 48.54 |
| | PMK | R. Velu | 3,05,245 | 35.70 |
| | DMDK | S. Sankar | 82,038 | 9.59 |
| | Independent | Panjatsaram D | 7,078 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,09,796 | 12.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,54,975 | 77.82 |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IUML | M. Abdul Rahman | 3,60,474 | 49.78 |
| | AIADMK | L. K. M. B. Vasu | 2,53,081 | 34.95 |
| | DMDK | Shoukath Sherif | 62,696 | 8.66 |
| | BJP | A. K. Rajendiran | 11,184 | 1.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,07,393 | 14.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,24,150 | 71.69 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Krishnagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | E. G. Sugavanam | 3,35,977 | 44.64 |
| | AIADMK | K. Nanjegowdu | 2,59,379 | 34.47 |
| | DMDK | D. Anbarasan | 97,546 | 12.96 |
| | BJP | G. Balakrishnan | 20,486 | 2.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,598 | 10.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,52,578 | 74.16 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan | 3,65,812 | 47.01 |
| | PMK | R. Senthil | 2,29,870 | 29.54 |
| | DMDK | V. Elangovan | 1,03,494 | 13.30 |
| | KNMK | G. Asokan | 15,333 | 1.97 |
| | IND | A. Raja | 10,561 | 1.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,35,942 | 17.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,78,102 | 72.75 |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | |
2009 Indian general elections: Tiruvannamalai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | D. Venugopal | 4,36,866 | 51.97 | |
| | PMK | Guru (A) Gurunathan | 2,88,566 | 34.33 | |
| | DMDK | S. Manikandan | 56,960 | 6.78 | |
| | LJP | Afroz Husna K S | 5,798 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,48,300 | 17.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,40,545 | 79.89 | |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Arani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Krishnaswamy | 3,96,728 | 47.16 | |
| | AIADMK | N. Subramaniyan | 2,89,898 | 34.46 | |
| | DMDK | Ra. Mohanam | 1,05,729 | 12.57 | |
| | IND | M. Velaudham | 14,919 | 1.77 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,06,830 | 12.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,41,204 | 76.62 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Viluppuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Anandan | 306,826 | 38.53 | New |
| | VCK | K. Swamidurai | 304,029 | 38.17 | New |
| | DMDK | P. M. Ganapathi | 127,476 | 16.01 | New |
| | Independent | M. Kumar | 14,770 | 1.85 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,797 | 0.36 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796,414 | 74.56 | New |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Kallakurichi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Adhi Shankar | 3,63,601 | 42.53 | |
| | PMK | K. Dhanaraju | 2,54,993 | 29.83 | |
| | DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 1,32,223 | 15.47 | |
| | KMDK | S. Ramesh | 17,818 | 2.08 | |
| | Independent | A. Arun Kennadi | 13,216 | 1.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,08,608 | 12.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,54,955 | 77.23 | N/A |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general elections: Salem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 3,80,460 | 42.48 | +6.22 |
| | INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 3,33,969 | 37.29 | −22.64 |
| | DMDK | Alagaapuram R.Mohanraj | 1,20,325 | 13.44 | − |
| | Independent | C.Selladurai | 23,056 | 2.57 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,491 | 5.19 | −18.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,95,554 | 76.42 | +17.17 |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | +6.22 | |
2009 Indian general elections: Namakkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 3,71,476 | 43.89 | New |
| | AIADMK | V. Vairam Tamilarasi | 2,69,045 | 31.79 | New |
| | DMDK | N. Maheswaran | 79,420 | 9.38 | New |
| | KNMK | R. Devarasan | 52,433 | 6.19 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,02,431 | 12.12 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,46,365 | 78.69 | New |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general election : Erode :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 284,148 | 37.12% | |
| | INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan | 2,34,812 | 30.67% | |
| | KNMK | C. Balasubramaniam | 1,06,604 | 13.93% | |
| | DMDK | Muthu Venkateshwaran | 91,008 | 11.89% | |
| | BJP | N. P. Palanisamy | 8,429 | 1.10% | |
| | Independent | S. Sivasankar | 6,802 | 0.89% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,336 | 6.44% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,65,501 | 75.98% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,10,079 | | |
| | MDMK win (new seat) | MDMK win (new seat) | MDMK win (new seat) | MDMK win (new seat) | MDMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general election : Nilgiris :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Raja | 316,802 | 44.67% | |
| | MDMK | C. Krishnan | 2,30,781 | 32.54% | |
| | DMDK | S. Selvaraj | 76,613 | 10.80% | |
| | KNMK | S. Bhadiran | 32,776 | 4.62% | |
| | BJP | S. Gurumurthy | 18,690 | 2.64% | −30.35% |
| | Independent | C. Velmurugan | 11,979 | 1.69% | |
| | Independent | G. Nagaraju | 8,821 | 1.24% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 86,021 | 12.13% | −18.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,09,158 | 70.75% | 11.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,03,168 | | −23.86% |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -18.60% | |
2009 Indian general election : Tiruppur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Sivasamy | 295,731 | 39.92% | |
| | INC | S. K. Kharventhan | 2,10,385 | 28.40% | |
| | KNMK | K. Balasubramanian | 95,299 | 12.86% | |
| | DMDK | N. Dinesh Kumar | 86,933 | 11.73% | |
| | BJP | M. Sivakumar | 11,466 | 1.55% | |
| | Independent | R. Pandian Alais Kalaimagal Pandian | 10,356 | 1.40% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 85,346 | 11.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,40,857 | 74.64% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,93,758 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |
2009 Indian general election : Coimbatore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan | 293,165 | 35.64% | |
| | INC | R. Prabhu | 2,54,501 | 30.94% | |
| | KNMK | E. R. Eswaran | 1,28,070 | 15.57% | |
| | DMDK | R. Pandian | 73,188 | 8.90% | |
| | BJP | G. K. S. Selvakumar | 37,909 | 4.61% | −34.13% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,664 | 4.70% | −14.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,22,566 | 70.81% | 15.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,63,781 | | −26.54% |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -21.82% | |
2009 Indian general election : Pollachi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Sugumar | 305,935 | 39.77% | 1.81% |
| | DMK | K. Shamugasundaram | 2,59,910 | 33.79% | |
| | KNMK | Best S. Ramasamy | 1,03,004 | 13.39% | |
| | DMDK | K. P. Thangavel | 38,824 | 5.05% | |
| | BJP | V. S. Baba Ramesh | 16,815 | 2.19% | |
| | MNMK | E. Ummar | 13,933 | 1.81% | |
| | Independent | P. Sukumar | 5,660 | 0.74% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 46,025 | 5.98% | −12.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,69,303 | 75.80% | 13.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,17,811 | | −2.07% |
| | AIADMK gain from MDMK | AIADMK gain from MDMK | Swing | -17.00% | |
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% | |
2009 Indian general election : Karur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 380,542 | 46.21% | 11.31% |
| | DMK | K. C. Palanisamy | 3,33,288 | 40.48% | −20.10% |
| | DMDK | R. Ramanathan | 51,196 | 6.22% | |
| | KNMK | R. Natarajan | 14,269 | 1.73% | |
| | Independent | K. Shankar | 6,519 | 0.79% | |
| | Independent | T. Karventhan | 5,553 | 0.67% | |
| | BSP | R. Dharmalingam | 5,413 | 0.66% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 47,254 | 5.74% | −19.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,23,421 | 81.43% | 11.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,12,924 | | −5.28% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -14.36% | |
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% | |