Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagapattinam [ edit ]
Nagapattinam constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1952 - present
Reservation	Scheduled Castes
Current MP	K. Gopal
Party	AIADMK
Elected Year	2014
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,210,626
Most Successful Party	CPI (6 times)
Assembly Constituencies	Nagapattinam Kilvelur Vedaranyam Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvarur Nannilam

Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Assembly segments

Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[1]

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1952	M. Ayyakannu	Indian National Congress
1957	K.R. Sambandam	Indian National Congress
1962	Gopalsamy Thenkondar	Indian National Congress
1967	V. Sambasivan	Indian National Congress
1971	M. Kathamuthu	Communist Party of India
1977	S.G. Murugaiyan	Communist Party of India
1979* (by-election)	K.Murugaiyan	Communist Party of India
1980	Karunanithi Thazhai	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	M. Mahalingam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	M. Selvarasu	Communist Party of India
1991	Padma	Indian National Congress
1996	M. Selvarasu	Communist Party of India
1998	M. Selvarasu	Communist Party of India
1999	A.K.S. Vijayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004	A.K.S. Vijayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009	A.K.S. Vijayan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014	Dr K. Gopal	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Due to the death of S.G.Murugaiyan, there was a by-election held, which resulted in a CPI gain.

General Election, 2004: Nagapattinam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	A. K. S. Vijayan	463,389	61.66	+12.50
	AIADMK	Archunan. P J	247,166	32.89	n/a
	JD(U)	Ramesh. S G M	17,090	2.27	n/a
	Independent	Murugesan. K	9,480	1.26	n/a
Majority			216,223	28.77	+25.54
Turnout			751,581	71.65	+5.63
	DMK hold		Swing	+12.50

↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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