Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu
11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833
Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It ceased to exist and was renamed as Tiruppur constituency after the delimination by Election Commission in 2008. Former Union Minister C Subramaniam lost to P.A. Saminathan Mudaliyar in 1967 from Gobichettipalayam.[1]
Assembly segments
Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Gobichettipalayam (moved to Tiruppur Constituency)
- Sathiyamangalam (defunct)
- Perunthurai (moved to Tiruppur Constituency)
- Bhavani (moved to Tiruppur Constituency)
- Anthiyur (SC) (moved to Tiruppur Constituency)
- Bhavanisagar (moved to Nilgiris Constituency)
Members of the Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan | 426,826 | 62.76% | |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | N. R. Govindarajar | 2,12,349 | 31.22% | -16.56% |
| Independent | S. Shaik Muhaideen | 15,356 | 2.26% | |
| BSP | K. K. Muthusamy | 6,039 | 0.89% | |
| JP | B. K. Arul Jothe | 5,225 | 0.77% | |
| Independent | A. M. Sheik Davood | 4,490 | 0.66% | |
Margin of victory | 2,14,477 | 31.54% | 26.74% |
Turnout | 6,80,103 | 64.64% | 4.35% |
Registered electors | 10,52,350 | | -1.31% |
| INC gain from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Swing | 14.98% | |
General Elections 1999
1999 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | K. K. Kaliappan | 299,184 | 47.78% | 16.06% |
| DMK | K. G. S. Arjun | 2,69,172 | 42.99% | -10.22% |
| TMC(M) | C. K. Kuppuswamy | 48,304 | 7.71% | |
| TNP | Era Manikandan | 3,224 | 0.51% | |
Margin of victory | 30,012 | 4.79% | -14.24% |
Turnout | 6,26,188 | 60.28% | -10.86% |
Registered electors | 10,66,362 | | 4.42% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hold | Swing | -5.42% | |
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | V. K. Chinnasamy | 329,753 | 54.73% | |
| DMK | N. Ramasamy | 2,15,111 | 35.71% | |
| INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan | 48,531 | 8.06% | |
| Independent | L. Suresh | 7,836 | 1.30% | |
Margin of victory | 1,14,642 | 19.03% | -2.46% |
Turnout | 6,02,455 | 61.43% | -9.71% |
Registered electors | 10,21,268 | | 5.08% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gain from DMK | Swing | 1.53% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | V. P. Shanmugasundaram | 353,982 | 53.20% | |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. G. Narayanan | 2,11,014 | 31.71% | -35.45% |
| PMK | C. Nacchimuthu Nadar | 38,368 | 5.77% | |
| MDMK | B. Palanisamy | 34,096 | 5.12% | |
| BJP | A. Chandrasekar | 11,104 | 1.67% | |
| Independent | L. P. Ponnusamy | 3,086 | 0.46% | |
| Independent | Nallappannadi | 3,066 | 0.46% | |
Margin of victory | 1,42,968 | 21.49% | -20.62% |
Turnout | 6,65,361 | 71.14% | 3.73% |
Registered electors | 9,71,883 | | 6.95% |
| DMK gain from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Swing | -13.96% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. G. Narayanan | 397,431 | 67.16% | 2.52% |
| JD | G. S. Lakshman Iyer | 1,48,270 | 25.06% | |
| PMK | S. Chinnadurai | 35,521 | 6.00% | |
| Independent | V. M. Chinnaponnu | 2,654 | 0.45% | |
Margin of victory | 2,49,161 | 42.10% | 5.67% |
Turnout | 5,91,763 | 67.41% | -1.70% |
Registered electors | 9,08,687 | | -0.47% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hold | Swing | 2.52% | |
General Elections 1989
1989 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. G. Narayanan | 400,932 | 64.65% | 0.16% |
| DMK | N. K. K. Pariasamy | 1,74,975 | 28.21% | -5.65% |
| PMK | V. Ramanathan | 37,521 | 6.05% | |
Margin of victory | 2,25,957 | 36.43% | 5.81% |
Turnout | 6,20,202 | 69.11% | -5.72% |
Registered electors | 9,12,953 | | 24.47% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hold | Swing | 0.16% | |
General Elections 1984
1984 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. Kholandaivelu | 338,243 | 64.49% | 14.58% |
| DMK | P. A. Saminathan | 1,77,616 | 33.86% | |
| Independent | A. R. Shahul Hameed | 6,331 | 1.21% | |
Margin of victory | 1,60,627 | 30.62% | 27.34% |
Turnout | 5,24,523 | 74.83% | 10.78% |
Registered electors | 7,33,501 | | 8.19% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hold | Swing | 14.58% | |
General Elections 1980
1980 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | N. R. Govindarajar | 210,808 | 49.90% | |
| INC(I) | N. R. Thiruvankadam | 1,96,933 | 46.62% | |
| Independent | E. Sidha Gounder | 10,385 | 2.46% | |
| Independent | M. K. Shanmugam | 4,326 | 1.02% | |
Margin of victory | 13,875 | 3.28% | -20.93% |
Turnout | 4,22,452 | 64.05% | -5.21% |
Registered electors | 6,78,003 | | 4.48% |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gain from INC | Swing | -8.68% | |
General Elections 1977
1977 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | K. S. Ramaswamy | 255,120 | 58.58% | 16.56% |
| INC(O) | N. K. Karuppuswamy | 1,49,662 | 34.37% | -7.65% |
| Independent | M. K. Shanmugham | 18,243 | 4.19% | |
| Independent | M. Nanjappa Gounder | 12,476 | 2.86% | |
Margin of victory | 1,05,458 | 24.22% | 8.25% |
Turnout | 4,35,501 | 69.26% | 0.35% |
Registered electors | 6,48,924 | | 14.69% |
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 0.60% | |
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
1967 Indian general election : Gobichettipalayam Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | P. A. Saminathan | 203,798 | 54.51% | |
| INC | C. Subramaniam | 1,54,853 | 41.42% | -8.35% |
| Independent | A. Muthusamy | 10,911 | 2.92% | |
| RPI(A) | V. Venkatachalam | 4,308 | 1.15% | |
Margin of victory | 48,945 | 13.09% | -11.77% |
Turnout | 3,73,870 | 75.44% | 6.81% |
Registered electors | 5,13,981 | | 18.05% |
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.74% | |
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
References
- ^ V. Krishna, Ananth (2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson. p. 76. ISBN 9788131734650. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
See also