Krishnagiri is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in West Tamil Nadu of Tamil Nadu and is located in South India. Krishnagiri Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 71.46%. There are 13,79,957 voters of which 7,05,468 are male and 6,74,363 are female and 126 voters of the third gender.
Ashok Kumar K of AIADMK (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating DMK. AIADMK polled 4,80,491 of the total of 10,68,391 votes polled. DMK won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Krishnagiri goes to the polls in the 2st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 77.49%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 9 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 6 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 13,79,957 |
| Number of Male Voters | 7,05,468 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,74,363 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | AIADMK | DMK |
| Turnout % | 77.49% | 74.16% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,06,591 | 76,598 |
| Margin of Victory % | 19.34% | 10.18% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | AIADMK | DMK |
| Turnout % | 77.49% | 74.16% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,06,591 | 76,598 |
| Margin of Victory % | 19.34% | 10.18% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 611298 | 52.64% | Dr.A.ChellakumarWinner |
| AIADMK | 454533 | 39.14% | K.P.Munusamy |
| NTK | 28000 | 2.41% | Madhusoodhanan.N |
| NOTA | 19825 | 1.71% | Nota |
| MNM | 16995 | 1.46% | Srikarunya Subrahmanyam |
| IND | 8867 | 0.76% | S.Ganesa Kumar |
| IND | 5945 | 0.51% | N.Srinivasa |
| IND | 5390 | 0.46% | B.Govindan |
| IND | 2584 | 0.22% | M.Meena |
| IND | 1629 | 0.14% | Nagesh.L |
| IND | 1522 | 0.13% | Devappa.Y |
| IND | 1259 | 0.11% | M.Kumarasan |
| IND | 1078 | 0.09% | K.Kuppan |
| IND | 934 | 0.08% | T.V.S.Gandhi |
| IND | 822 | 0.07% | N.Aslam Rahman Sheriff |
| IND | 688 | 0.06% | Ajaz.S |
