Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:	LS
Ramanathapuram
Established:	1952
Reservation:	None
Electors:	1,557,910
Assembly Cons:	Aranthangi Tiruchuli Paramakudi Tiruvadanai Ramanathapuram Mudhukulathur

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: இராமநாதபுரம் மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.^[1] . The constituency is roughly coterminous with the eponymous district.

Assembly segments

After 2008

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

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	Party
183.	Aranthangi	None	Pudukottai
208.	Tiruchuli	None	Virudhunagar
209.	Paramakudi	SC	Ramanathapuram
210.	Tiruvadanai	None
211.	Ramanathapuram	None
212.	Mudukulathur	None

Before 2008

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[3]

1. Manamadurai (SC) (moved to Sivaganga)
2. Paramakudi (SC)
3. Ramanathapuram
4. Kadaladi (defunct)
5. Mudukulathur
6. Aruppukottai (moved to Virudhunagar)

Members of Parliament

Year	Name	Party
1951	V. Vr. N. Ar. Nagappa Chettiar
1957	P. Subbiah Ambalam
1962	N. Arunachalam
1967	S. M. Muhammed Sheriff
1971	P.K. Mookiah Thevar
1977	P. Anbalagan
1980	M. S. K. Sathiyendran
1984	V. Rajeshwaran
1989
1991
1996	S. P. Udayappan
1998	V. Sathiamoorthy
1999	K. Malaisamy
2004	M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran
2009	J. K. Rithesh
2014	A. Anwhar Raajhaa
2019	Kani K. Navas^[4]
2024

Election results

General Elections 1951

See also

• Ramanathapuram
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

External links

• Election Commission of India
• https://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/article26644778.ece
• https://www.kamadenu.in/news/Tamilnadu/22614-.html
• Ramanathapuram lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

Notes and References

1. News: Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha Constituency . 18 October 2022 . 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018151609/https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/ramanathapuram-lok-sabha-constituency-2192613.html . 18 October 2022 . en.
2. News: 4 March 2009 . A tough task for candidates contesting from Ramanathapuram constituency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107090740/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/04/stories/2009030450760200.htm . 7 November 2012 . The Hindu.
3. Web site: List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-13 . Tamil Nadu . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf . 2006-05-04.
4. 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.