Karur Lok Sabha constituency explained

10.95°N 78.08°W

Type:	LS
Karur
Established:	1957
Reservation:	None
Electors:	13,86,636^[1]

Karur is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 23 of 39.

Assembly segments

From 2009

Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[2]

Constituency number	Name	District	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Party
133	Vedasandur	Dindigul	None
134	Aravakurichi	Karur	None
135	Karur		None
136	Krishnarayapuram		SC
138	Manapparai	Tiruchirappalli	None
179	Viralimalai	Pudukkottai	None

Before 2009

1. Aravakurichi
2. Karur
3. Krishnarayapuram (SC)
4. Marungapuri (defunct)
5. Kuliththalai (moved to Perambalur)
6. Thottiyam (defunct)

Members of Parliament

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1957	K. Periyasamy Gounder
1962	R. Ramanathan Chettiar
1967	C. Muthuswamy Gounder
1971	K. Gopal
1977
1980	A. R. Murugaiah
1984
1989	M. Thambidurai
1991	N. Murugesan
1996	K. Natrayan
1998	M. Thambidurai
1999	M. Chinnasamy
2004	K. C. Palanisamy
2009	M. Thambidurai
2014
2019	S. Jothimani^[3]
2024

Election results

General Elections 1957

See also

• Karur
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

• Web site: Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections . July 8, 2010 . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . October 5, 2010 .

External links

• Karur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

Notes and References

1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
2. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-11 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 31 October 2008 .
3. Web site: General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected. 27. PDF. Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. 2 June 2019. New Delhi.