Lok Sabha Constituency

Nilgiris

Constituency No. 19· Tamil NaduScheduled Caste

Nilgiris is Lok Sabha constituency No. 19 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: Scheduled Caste. It covers parts of the districts of Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore. The seat is made up of 3 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 14,21,400 electors, of whom 71.22% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
19
Category
Scheduled Caste
Assembly Segments
3
Districts Covered
Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

AR

A. Raja

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament · Nilgiris (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
4,73,212
Votes
46.74%
Vote share
2,40,585
Victory margin

Ahead of L. Murugan (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 2,32,627 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
19
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore
Assembly segments
3
Total electors
14,21,400
Male electors
6,81,200
Female electors
7,40,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,480
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AR
A. Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,73,212
Votes
46.74%
Vote Share
2,40,585
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.A. RajaDMK4,73,212 · 46.74%
  2. 2.L. MuruganBJP2,32,627 · 22.98%
  3. 3.D. Lokesh TamilselvanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,20,230 · 21.75%
  4. 4.A. JayakumarNaan Tamilar Katchi58,210 · 5.75%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AR
A. Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5,47,832
Votes
54.2%
Vote Share
2,05,823
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.A. RajaDMK5,47,832 · 54.2%
  2. 2.M. ThiagarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,42,009 · 33.84%
  3. 3.N. RajagopalMNTM47,301 · 4.68%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
CG
C. Gopalakrishnan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,63,700
Votes
49.72%
Vote Share
1,04,940
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.C. GopalakrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,63,700 · 49.72%
  2. 2.A. RajaDMK3,58,760 · 38.46%
  3. 3.P. GandhiINC37,702 · 4.04%

Assembly Segments in Nilgiris

(3)

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

  • Udhagamandalam
    AC No. 108 · Nilgiris
    RG
    R. Ganesh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Gudalur
    AC No. 109 · Nilgiris
    Scheduled Caste
    PJ
    Pon. Jayaseelan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Coonoor
    AC No. 110 · Nilgiris
    KR
    K. Ramachandran
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
14.21 Lakh
Total Electors
6.81 Lakh
Male Electors
7.40 Lakh
Female Electors
1,480
Polling Stations
10.12 Lakh
Votes Polled
71.22%
Turnout
Voter turnout71.22%
EVM votes 10,08,000Postal votes 4,400

About Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
19
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore
Assembly segments
3
Sitting member
A. Raja
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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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