Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)

Theni is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, replacing the Periyakulam constituency following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies. It comprises the Bodi, Cumbum, Periyakulam and Andipatti assembly segments from the Theni district and the Usilampatti and Sholavandan assembly segments from the Madurai district.

Theni
Lok Sabha Constituency
Theni constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentP. Raveendranath Kumar
Parliamentary PartyAIADMK
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2014–present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors1,074,931[1]
Assembly Constituencies190. Sholavandan (SC)
197. Usilampatti
198. Andipatti
199. Periyakulam (SC)
200. Bodinayakkanur
201. Cumbum

Assembly segments
  1. Bodinayakkanur
  2. Cumbum
  3. Periyakulam
  4. Andipatti

from Theni District and

  1. Usilampatti
  2. Sholavandan

from Madurai district.[2]

Members of Parliament
Lok Sabha Duration Member Political Party
15th 2009–14 J. M. Aaroon Rashid Indian National Congress
16th 2014-19 R.Parthipan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17th 2019-Incumbent P. Raveendranath Kumar[3] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Theni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Raveendranath Kumar 5,04,813 43.02
INC E.V.K.S. Elangovan 4,28,120 36.48
AMMK Thanga Tamil Selvan 1,44,050 12.28
NTK Shagul Hameed 27,864 2.37
MNM S.Radhakrishnan 16,879 1.44
NOTA None of the above 10,686 0.91
Majority 76,693 6.54
Turnout 11,75,008 75.27
AIADMK hold Swing

2014
2014 Indian general elections: Theni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Parthipan 5,71,254 53.11
DMK Pon. Muthuramalingam 2,56,722 23.87
MDMK Alagusundaram 1,34,362 12.28
INC J. M. Aaroon Rashid 71,432 6.64
NOTA None of the above 10,312 0.96
Majority 3,14,532 29.24
Turnout 10,76,690 74.70
AIADMK gain from INC Swing

2009
2009 Indian general elections: Theni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC J. M. Aaroon Rashid 3,40,575 42.54
AIADMK Thanga Tamil Selvan 3,34,273 41.75
DMDK M. G. Santhanam 70,908 8.86
BSP Kavitha 8,023 1.00
BJP A. Parvathi 7,640 0.95
Majority 6,302 0.79
Turnout 8,00,529 74.47
INC win (new seat)

References
  1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. "Despite attention, Theni's problems persist". The Hindu. 9 May 2009.
  3. "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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