DINDIGUL
Constituency no. 22 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called DINDIGUL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
Sreenivaasan, C.
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1999
20,343
3.02% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
DMKChandrasekar, S.
- Votes
- 2,74,451
- Vote share
- 40.76%
- Behind by
- 20,343
Electors
11,94,616
Total votes polled
6,73,398
Valid votes
6,73,398
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
56.4%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 6,73,398 valid votes
Sreenivaasan, C.ADMKwon
2,94,794
43.8%
Chandrasekar, S.DMK
2,74,451
40.8%
Chitthan, N.S.V.TMCM
69,713
10.3%
Surendran, K.FBL
32,342
4.8%
Subramanian, R.IND
995
0.1%
Kepran, S.IND
361
0.1%
Pandiammal, K.IND
349
0.1%
Ravindran, J.IND
199
0.0%
Machakkalai, M.IND
194
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SACHITHANANTHAM R | CPM | 6,70,149 | 58.29% | MOHAMED MUBARAK M A | 4,43,821 |
| 2019 | VELUSAMY, P. | DMK | 7,46,523 | 64.35% | JOTHIMUTHU, K. | 5,38,972 |
| 2014 | UDHAYA KUMAR .M | ADMK | 5,10,462 | 47.12% | GANDHIRAJAN S | 1,27,845 |
| 2009 | CHITTHAN N S V | INC | 3,61,545 | 44.06% | BAALASUBRAMANI P | 54,347 |
| 2004 | CHITTHAN, N. S. V. | INC | 4,07,116 | 58.98% | JEYARAMAN. M | 1,55,171 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DINDIGUL constituency in 2024?
SACHITHANANTHAM R (CPM) won DINDIGUL in 2024, by a margin of 4,43,821 votes.
Which party has won DINDIGUL the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has DINDIGUL gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won DINDIGUL the most times?
MAYA THEVAR K., with 2 wins between 1977 and 1980.
