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Lok Sabha constituency 16 · Tamil Nadu

Namakkal is parliamentary constituency number 16 in Tamil Nadu, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Matheswaran V S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 40.3% of the vote, 29,112 votes ahead of Tamilmani S (ADMK).

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Namakkal · 2024PC 16
  1. 01
    Matheswaran V S
    DMK
    4,62,036
    40.31%
  2. 02
    Tamilmani S
    AIADMK
    4,32,924
    37.77%
  3. 03
    Dr Ramalingam K P
    BJP
    1,04,690
    9.13%
  4. 04
    Kanimozhi G
    NTK
    95,577
    8.34%
  5. 05
    Deepan Chakkravarthi S
    Independent
    3,579
    0.31%
  6. 35 other candidates · 34,513 votesNOTA · 12,984 (1.13%)

Margin 29,112 votes · 2.54% of valid votes

14,52,952
Registered electors
2024 election
79.0%
Turnout
19 Apr 2024
29,112
Victory margin
2.5% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 40 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 11,46,303 valid votes, NOTA included.

Namakkal 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Matheswaran V SMale · 51 yrsDMK4,62,036
40.31%
2Tamilmani SMale · 64 yrsAIADMK4,32,924
37.77%
3Dr Ramalingam K PMale · 69 yrsBJP1,04,690
9.13%
4Kanimozhi GFemale · 29 yrsNTK95,577
8.34%
—NOTANOTA12,984
1.13%
5Deepan Chakkravarthi SMale · 33 yrsIndependent3,579
0.31%
6Rajendran CMale · 46 yrsVKK2,599
0.23%
7Natarajan MMale · 57 yrsIndependent2,588
0.23%
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8Ramesh TMale · 43 yrsAHIMSASP2,421
0.21%
9Ezhil Selvan PMale · 45 yrsTMTHK2,165
0.19%
10Raman VMale · 51 yrs · SCBSP2,157
0.19%
11Uthayakumar PMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent1,901
0.17%
12Kandasamy A MMale · 42 yrsIndependent1,514
0.13%
13Ramasamy PMale · 59 yrsIndependent1,350
0.12%
14Karthi SMale · 31 yrsIndependent1,334
0.12%
15Ramesh T RMale · 43 yrsIndependent1,325
0.12%
16Satheesh GMale · 35 yrsIndependent1,292
0.11%
17Ramasamy NMale · 67 yrs · SCIndependent1,250
0.11%
18Madheswaran VMale · 40 yrsIndependent1,147
0.10%
19Dr Gurunathan SMale · 53 yrs · SCIndependent1,071
0.09%
20Karthikeyan SMale · 39 yrsIndependent920
0.08%
21Nallathambi PMale · 61 yrsIndependent770
0.07%
22Easwaramoorthy MMale · 56 yrsIndependent768
0.07%
23Balajichezhian PMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent719
0.06%
24Ravikumar PMale · 44 yrs · SCGPI637
0.06%
25Naveen KMale · 27 yrsIndependent635
0.06%
26Durairaj CMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent592
0.05%
27Arulmani MMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent568
0.05%
28Thiyagarajan RMale · 36 yrsSMKNK528
0.05%
29Vennila SFemale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent528
0.05%
30Kaliannan SMale · 47 yrsIndependent497
0.04%
31Kandasamy PMale · 49 yrsIndependent480
0.04%
32Manikkam SMale · 53 yrsUMK442
0.04%
33Moorthi JMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent389
0.03%
34Tamilmani AMale · 35 yrsIndependent354
0.03%
35Selvaraj K RMale · 67 yrsIndependent303
0.03%
36Sakthivel SMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent299
0.03%
37Netajikaviarasu VMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent288
0.03%
38Sivakumar VMale · 58 yrs · SCIndependent246
0.02%
39Moorthy VMale · 39 yrsIndependent222
0.02%
40Gopal PMale · 37 yrsIndependent214
0.02%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024DMK 40.3%AIADMK 37.8%BJP 9.1%NTK 8.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Matheswaran V SDMK · 40.3% · margin 29,112Turnout79.0%
2019Chinraj A.k.pDMK · 55.2% · margin 2,65,151Turnout80.2%
2014Sundaram P.rAIADMK · 53.2% · margin 2,94,374Turnout79.7%
2009Gandhiselvan.sDMK · 44.0% · margin 1,02,431Turnout78.7%

Namakkal Lok Sabha result 2019

Namakkal 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chinraj A.k.pDMK6,26,293
55.24%
2Kaliappan PAIADMK3,61,142
31.85%
3Baskar BNTK38,531
3.40%
4Thangavelu RMNM30,947
2.73%
5Saminathan P.pIndependent23,347
2.06%
—NOTANOTA15,073
1.33%
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6Vinothkumar VIndependent4,857
0.43%
7Sakthiyvel N.k.sIndependent4,398
0.39%
8Raman VBSP3,579
0.32%
9Saravanavel RIndependent2,935
0.26%
10Kaliappan PIndependent2,632
0.23%
11Sakthivel SIndependent2,544
0.22%
12Natarajan MIndependent2,362
0.21%
13Vijayakarthikeyan BIndependent2,044
0.18%
14Ramasamy NIndependent1,868
0.16%
15Kaliyappan KIndependent1,821
0.16%
16Kaliappan SIndependent1,177
0.10%
17Muthusamy M.P.GPI1,011
0.09%
18Ramesh TAHIMSASP972
0.09%
19Manickam SUMK777
0.07%
20Arumugam VIndependent762
0.07%
21Ramasamy PIndependent726
0.06%
22Ramesh T.rIndependent683
0.06%
23Senthilmurugan SDMSK644
0.06%
24Prabhu KIndependent587
0.05%
25Nallathambi PIndependent526
0.05%
26Cho VIndependent459
0.04%
27Selvaraj K.rIndependent448
0.04%
28Sivarajee SIndependent341
0.03%
29Selladurai SIndependent288
0.03%

Namakkal Lok Sabha result 2014

Namakkal 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sundaram P.rAIADMK5,63,272
53.20%
2Gandhiselvan.sDMK2,68,898
25.40%
3Vel S.kDMDK1,46,882
13.87%
4Subramaniyan G.rINC19,800
1.87%
—NOTANOTA16,002
1.51%
5Velusamy.sTNMC4,827
0.46%
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6Sivaji.s.mIndependent4,808
0.45%
7Chellakumarasamy.t.s(dr)AAP4,348
0.41%
8Sakthivel.s.pIndependent3,920
0.37%
9Selvam.gIndependent3,362
0.32%
10Subramani.sIndependent3,070
0.29%
11Murali.vIndependent2,487
0.23%
12Krishnan.mIndependent2,079
0.20%
13Ramasamy.nIndependent1,874
0.18%
14Selvaraj.rBSP1,788
0.17%
15Kalaivanan.mJD(S)1,711
0.16%
16Gunasekaran.sIndependent1,600
0.15%
17Natarajan.mIndependent1,182
0.11%
18Ramajeyam.gIndependent915
0.09%
19Perumal.aIndependent858
0.08%
20Selvaraj.sIndependent835
0.08%
21Panneerselvam.sIndependent823
0.08%
22Ponmudi.pIndependent787
0.07%
23Vadivel.rUMK737
0.07%
24Ramasamy.pIndependent717
0.07%
25Gnanapandithan.pRPI(A)700
0.07%
26Dharmalingam.mIndependent473
0.04%

Namakkal Lok Sabha result 2009

Namakkal 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gandhiselvan.sDMK3,71,476
43.95%
2Vairam Tamilarasi.vAIADMK2,69,045
31.83%
3Maheswaran.nDMDK79,420
9.40%
4Devarasan.rKNMK52,433
6.20%
5Thaniyarasu.uIndependent24,230
2.87%
6Suresh Gandhi.kBJP7,939
0.94%
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7Lingappan.vUMK6,907
0.82%
8Navalmani.a.nIndependent4,311
0.51%
9Harigara Sivam.t.aBSP3,487
0.41%
10Yogaraj.rIndependent3,279
0.39%
11Thangavel.sIndependent2,549
0.30%
12Sengodan.pIndependent2,489
0.29%
13Vivekanandham.k.sIndependent2,296
0.27%
14Mathiyalagan.nIndependent2,292
0.27%
15Ramasamy.nIndependent1,841
0.22%
16Ravi.rIndependent1,755
0.21%
17Tharmalingam.mIndependent1,503
0.18%
18Subramaniam.r.pIndependent1,284
0.15%
19KumarIndependent1,241
0.15%
20Selvaraj.kSP1,239
0.15%
21Subramani.sIndependent1,059
0.13%
22Karthikeyan.pIndependent839
0.10%
23Panneerselvam.sIndependent799
0.09%
24Ravi.aIndependent786
0.09%
25Murali.vIndependent745
0.09%
Assembly segments

Lead of Matheswaran V S (DMK) over Tamilmani S (ADMK) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Tamilmani S (AIADMK) ledMatheswaran V S (DMK) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Namakkal: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Sankari AC 872,69,341ADMK by 3,434ADMK (2026)
Rasipuram AC 922,30,639DMK by 4,516TVK (2026)
Senthamangalam AC 932,44,207DMK by 11,183TVK (2026)
Namakkal AC 942,57,994DMK by 11,920TVK (2026)
Paramathi-Velur AC 952,20,326ADMK by 6,042ADMK (2026)
Tiruchengodu AC 962,30,445DMK by 10,194TVK (2026)
Map

Namakkal outlined in orange among the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Namakkal Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Matheswaran V S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Namakkal in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 4,62,036 votes (40.31%). The margin over Tamilmani S (ADMK) was 29,112 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Namakkal in 2024?

11,47,497 of 14,52,952 registered electors voted, a turnout of 78.98% across 1,661 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Namakkal?

Namakkal is made up of 6 assembly segments: Sankari, Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Namakkal, Paramathi-Velur, Tiruchengodu. Matheswaran V S led in 4 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Namakkal in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Matheswaran V S (DMK); 2019: Chinraj A.k.p (DMK); 2014: Sundaram P.r (AIADMK); 2009: Gandhiselvan.s (DMK).

Is Namakkal a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Namakkal is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Namakkal?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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