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, 2019
Jothimani S
INC
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2019
4,20,546
38.12% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
ADMKThambidurai M
- Votes
- 2,75,151
- Vote share
- 24.94%
- Behind by
- 4,20,546
Electors
13,87,286
Total votes polled
11,03,165
Valid votes
11,03,165
NOTA votes
9,603
0.87% of votes polled
Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2019
42 candidates · 11,03,165 valid votes
Jothimani SINCwon
6,95,697
63.1%
Thambidurai MADMK
2,75,151
24.9%
Karuppaiya RNTK
38,543
3.5%
Thangavel P S NIND
31,139
2.8%
Hariharan Dr RMNM
15,967
1.4%
AadhiKrishnan PBSP
3,059
0.3%
Mahamuni AIND
2,867
0.3%
Karthikeyan B KIND
2,296
0.2%
Karthi PIND
2,175
0.2%
Ebeneezer SIND
1,950
0.2%
Karthikeyan MIND
1,585
0.1%
Sathishkumar SIND
1,526
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 42. The full list is in the API.
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.
