Karur Lok Sabha constituency: The voting in Karur Parliamentary constituency will take place on April 18, which is the second phase of General election 2019. Polling in all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held in the second phase. In 2019, the key contest here is going to be among AIADMK's M Thambidurai and Congress' Selvi Jothi Mani which is contesting the forthcoming election in alliance with AIADMK's arch rival DMK.
Both the major parties in Tamil Nadu — AIADMK and DMK — have entered into an alliance several parties.
AIADMK is contesting the election in alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While the DMK has aligned with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.
Karur Lok Sabha constituency is comprised of six assembly segments which include Aravakurichi, Karur, Krishnarayapuram (SC), Manapparai, Vedasanthur and Viralimalai. AIADMK's Dr M Thambidurai is the sitting MP in Karur. He registered a victory against DMK's Chinnaswamy in 2014.
Karur Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
AIADMK: M Thambidurai
Congress: S Jothimani
Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi: M Manoharan
Naam Tamilar Katchi: R Karuppaiya
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi: M Noyyal Ramasamy
Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy: R Ramamoorthy
Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi: MA Joseph
Desiya Uzhavar Uzhaipalar Kazhagam: J Jothikumar
Makkal Needhi Maiam: Dr R Hariharan
BSP: P AadhiKrishnan
Independents: Anbazhagan T, Anbukani S, T Ulaganathan, S Ebeneezer, RT Kanagaraj, P Karthi, BK Karthikeyan, M Karthikeyan, S Sathishkumar, K Saraswathi, V Sivakumar, K Selvaraj, PS Thangavel, K Dasaprakash, M Nagajothi, Palanivel , G Babu, T Pitchaimuthu, T Prabakaran S Raj Pushpahenry, A Mahamuni, K Magudeeswaran, KRP Muthu, G Muthukumar, SP Ravi, M Ramachandran, M Rajalingam, M Rajesh Kannan, M Varadan, P Vigneshwaran, N Vinothkumar
Seven out of 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu have been reserved for SCs. These are Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam. However, no seat here has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari.
