Nagapattinam Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Nagapattinam constituency went to polls on April 18 along with 38 other Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu in 2019 Lok Sabha election. AIADMK’s M Saravanan and M Selvaraj of Communist Party of India (CPI) were the key candidates in the fray in 2019 polls. The CPI contested 2019 election in alliance with AIADMK's arch-rival DMK. Counting of votes was held on May 23.
Final result: CPI(M) M Selvaraj thrashes M Saravanan of the AIADMK by a margin of 211353 votes.
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency profile
Tamil Nadu has a total of 39 parliamentary constituencies where 7 of them including Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam have been reserved for candidates representing scheduled caste community. However, no seat here has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
Besides, CPI, the DMK aligned with several other parties which are Congress, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK. While on the other side, whereas AIADMK entered into an alliance with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress.
Mayawati's BSP had also fielded its candidate Anitha from Nagapattinam constituency.
Back in 2004 and then in 2009, DMK’s AKS Vijayan who had a vast following in the region had claimed victory but he was defeated in 2014 by AIADMK’s Dr K Gopal, who was the sitting MP in this constituency.
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
AIADMK: M Saravanan
CPI: M Selvaraj
BSP: Anitha
Nagapattinam Lok Sabha results in 2014, 2009 and 2004
2014: Dr K Gopal of the AIADMK received 434174 votes and he defeated AKS Vijayan of the DMK who got 328095 votes.
2009: AKS Vijayan of the DMK has received 369915 votes. He defeated M Selvaraj of the CPI who secured 321963 votes.
2004: AKS Vijayan of the DMK secured 463389 votes and defeated PJ Archunan of the ADMK who only got 247166 votes.
The state of Tamil Nadu has 39 parliamentary constituencies out of which seven are reserved for SCs (Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam). However, no seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the state.
In 2019, EC had cancelled the election in Vellore constituency after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from a DMK candidate's office in Vellore, therefore, out of 39, polling took place in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies only.
List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur, 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.
