Lok Sabha Constituency

Namakkal

Constituency No. 16· Tamil NaduGeneral

Namakkal is Lok Sabha constituency No. 16 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Namakkal, Salem. The seat is made up of 6 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 15,21,400 electors, of whom 77.72% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
16
Category
General
Assembly Segments
6
Districts Covered
Namakkal, Salem
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

VM

V. S. Matheswaran

KMDK (DMK Alliance)
Member of Parliament · Namakkal (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
4,62,038
Votes
39.08%
Vote share
29,112
Victory margin

Ahead of S. Tamilmani (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) on 4,32,926 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
16
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Namakkal, Salem
Assembly segments
6
Total electors
15,21,400
Male electors
7,41,200
Female electors
7,80,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,580
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VM
V. S. Matheswaran
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
4,62,038
Votes
39.08%
Vote Share
29,112
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. S. MatheswaranKongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi4,62,038 · 39.08%
  2. 2.S. TamilmaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,32,926 · 36.61%
  3. 3.K. P. RamalingamBJP1,41,200 · 11.94%
  4. 4.G. KanimozhiNaan Tamilar Katchi95,120 · 8.04%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AC
A. K. P. Chinraj
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
6,26,283
Votes
55.24%
Vote Share
2,65,151
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.A. K. P. ChinrajKongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi6,26,283 · 55.24%
  2. 2.P. KaliappanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,61,132 · 31.85%
  3. 3.B. BhaskaranNaan Tamilar Katchi38,472 · 3.39%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
PS
P. R. Sundaram
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5,63,272
Votes
53.2%
Vote Share
2,84,374
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.P. R. SundaramAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,63,272 · 53.2%
  2. 2.S. GandhiselvanDMK2,78,898 · 26.34%
  3. 3.G. Desiya VadivuDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam1,02,410 · 9.67%

Assembly Segments in Namakkal

(6)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Rasipuram
    AC No. 92 · Namakkal
    Scheduled Caste
    MM
    M. Mathiventhan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Senthamangalam
    AC No. 93 · Namakkal
    Scheduled Tribe
    KP
    K. Ponnusamy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Namakkal
    AC No. 94 · Namakkal
    PR
    P. Ramalingam
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Paramathi-Velur
    AC No. 95 · Namakkal
    SS
    S. Sekar
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Tiruchengode
    AC No. 96 · Namakkal
    EE
    E. R. Eswaran
    Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
    MLA
  • Kumarapalayam
    AC No. 97 · Namakkal
    PT
    P. Thangamani
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
15.21 Lakh
Total Electors
7.41 Lakh
Male Electors
7.80 Lakh
Female Electors
1,580
Polling Stations
11.82 Lakh
Votes Polled
77.72%
Turnout
Voter turnout77.72%
EVM votes 11,78,000Postal votes 4,400

About Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
16
Category
General
Districts covered
Namakkal, Salem
Assembly segments
6
Sitting member
V. S. Matheswaran
Party
KMDK (DMK Alliance)
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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