KARUR
Constituency no. 23 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called KARUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
Chinnasamy, M.
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 1999
2,847
0.40% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
DMKPalanisamy, K.C.
- Votes
- 3,31,560
- Vote share
- 46.07%
- Behind by
- 2,847
Electors
11,70,582
Total votes polled
7,19,705
Valid votes
7,19,705
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 7,19,705 valid votes
Chinnasamy, M.ADMKwon
3,34,407
46.5%
Palanisamy, K.C.DMK
3,31,560
46.1%
Natrayan, K.TMCM
45,539
6.3%
Sathiyamoorthy,K.IND
4,970
0.7%
Senthil Raja, S.IND
943
0.1%
Balakrishnan, S.IND
865
0.1%
Mathivanan, T.IND
375
0.1%
Chinnasamy, M.IND
278
0.0%
Srinivasan,C.IND
271
0.0%
Dayalan, R.M.IND
259
0.0%
Murugesan, P.IND
238
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JOTHIMANI. S | INC | 5,34,906 | 47.25% | THANGAVEL. L | 1,66,816 |
| 2019 | Jothimani S | INC | 6,95,697 | 63.06% | Thambidurai M | 4,20,546 |
| 2014 | THAMBIDURAI,M. | ADMK | 5,40,722 | 51.67% | CHINNASAMY, M. | 1,95,247 |
| 2009 | THAMBIDURAI.M | ADMK | 3,80,542 | 46.14% | PALLANISHAMY. K.C. | 47,254 |
| 2004 | PALANISAMY, K. C. | DMK | 4,50,407 | 60.57% | PALANICHAMY, RAJA. N | 1,90,876 |
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 KARUR constituency in 2024?
JOTHIMANI. S (INC) won KARUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,66,816 votes.
Which party has won KARUR the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has KARUR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won KARUR the most times?
JOTHIMANI. S, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
