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Virudhunagar Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Virudhunagar? — Manickam Tagore B (INC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 4,379 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Manickam Tagore B

INC
Margin: 4,379Tight race

Election history — every MP of Virudhunagar

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Manickam Tagore BINCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Vijayaprabhakaran V (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam)Margin4,379
  2. 2019May 2019Manickam Tagore, B.INCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Alagarsamy, R. (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam)Margin1,54,554

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Manickam Tagore B

INCTight race

votes

3,85,256

Margin

4,379(0.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Manickam Tagore B · INCVijayaprabhakaran V · Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
3,85,2563,80,877
Candidate (28)votes
  1. 1Manickam Tagore B✓ WinnerINC3,85,25636.28%
  2. 2Vijayaprabhakaran VDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam3,80,87735.87%
  3. 3Radikaa RBJPDeposit lost1,66,27115.66%
  4. 4Kaushik SNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost77,0317.25%
  5. 5NOTA9,4080.89%
  6. 6RajeshINDDeposit lost6,1730.58%
See all candidates (+22)
  1. 7Ashok Kumar MBharatiya Praja Aikyata PartyDeposit lost5,2930.5%
  2. 8Sekar SHindu Samaj PartyDeposit lost3,4460.32%
  3. 9Manikandan MINDDeposit lost3,3460.32%
  4. 10Mayak KannanINDDeposit lost2,7510.26%
  5. 11Mahendra Ramakrishnan PINDDeposit lost2,4050.23%
  6. 12SureshBSPDeposit lost2,3970.23%
  7. 13Selvi KINDDeposit lost2,1880.21%
  8. 14Pandiyammal RINDDeposit lost2,1330.2%
  9. 15Sudalaimani MINDDeposit lost1,3590.13%
  10. 16Palanichamy PBahujan Dravida PartyDeposit lost1,2630.12%
  11. 17Palanisamy KINDDeposit lost1,2570.12%
  12. 18Venkateswaran V KINDDeposit lost1,2470.12%
  13. 19Selvarajan V VINDDeposit lost1,1210.11%
  14. 20Marieeswari MINDDeposit lost1,1100.1%
  15. 21Sankaranarayanan NINDDeposit lost9980.09%
  16. 22Selvakumar MINDDeposit lost9020.08%
  17. 23Muthukannu CTamilaga Makkal Nala KatchiDeposit lost7610.07%
  18. 24Mariselvam SAll India People Development PartyDeposit lost7110.07%
  19. 25Jeyaraj TINDDeposit lost6100.06%
  20. 26Vedha @ DhamodharanINDDeposit lost6000.06%
  21. 27Rajagopal SINDDeposit lost5270.05%
  22. 28Ganeshamoorthi GINDDeposit lost4600.04%
Total votes10,61,901

Deposit lost: 25 of 27 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
15,05,927

incl. service voters

Votes cast
10,64,918

incl. 10,214 postal

Turnout
70.72%
Polling stations
1,689

Turnout of men and women

Women70.4%

5,41,051 of 7,68,599 voted on EVMs

Men69.7%

5,13,597 of 7,37,123 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 205; 56 voted.

  • Candidates27 (4 women)
  • Lost deposit25
  • NOTA9,408
  • Valid votes10,52,493

Women candidates: Radikaa R, Selvi K, Pandiyammal R, Marieeswari M

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Manickam Tagore, B. (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (29)votes
  1. 1Manickam Tagore, B.✓ WinnerINC4,70,88343.81%
  2. 2Alagarsamy, R.Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam3,16,32929.43%
  3. 3Paramasiva Iyyappan, S.INDDeposit lost1,07,61510.01%
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  1. 4Muniyasamy, V.Makkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost57,1295.32%
  2. 5Arulmozhithevan, K.Naam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost53,0404.94%
  3. 6NOTA17,2921.61%
  4. 7Sabari Ponraj, B.INDDeposit lost5,6660.53%
  5. 8Govindan, A.INDDeposit lost4,1990.39%
  6. 9Perumalsamy, M.BSPDeposit lost3,7700.35%
  7. 10Alagarsamy, N.INDDeposit lost3,7400.35%
  8. 11Sankaranarayanan, N.INDDeposit lost3,7050.34%
  9. 12Dr.DHANUSHKODI, M.INDDeposit lost3,1180.29%
  10. 13Sakkaravarthy, P.All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost2,7640.26%
  11. 14Senthilkumar, S.INDDeposit lost2,7170.25%
  12. 15Kalyanasundaram, A.INDDeposit lost2,4870.23%
  13. 16Sugan Rajeev, M.INDDeposit lost2,4360.23%
  14. 17Vallinayagam, N.INDDeposit lost2,3110.22%
  15. 18Manikandan, R.Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra KazhagamDeposit lost1,9690.18%
  16. 19Balachandar, N.INDDeposit lost1,8140.17%
  17. 20Kavitha, A.Ahila India Dhayaga Makkal Munnetra KatchiDeposit lost1,7650.16%
  18. 21Ganeshkumar, S.INDDeposit lost1,6240.15%
  19. 22Packiaraj, E.Tamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiDeposit lost1,5450.14%
  20. 23Advocate.Thangapandian, M.INDDeposit lost1,5020.14%
  21. 24Palanichamy Kudumbar, P.INDDeposit lost1,0650.1%
  22. 25Elango, S.INDDeposit lost9370.09%
  23. 26Thiagarajan, P.I.D.INDDeposit lost8530.08%
  24. 27Selvakumar, M.INDDeposit lost8460.08%
  25. 28Backiyaraj, K.INDDeposit lost8250.08%
  26. 29Umayorubagam, M.INDDeposit lost7890.07%
Total votes10,74,735

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Virudhunagar?

Manickam Tagore B (INC) won Virudhunagar in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 3,85,256 votes.

What was the winning margin in Virudhunagar?

Manickam Tagore B defeated Vijayaprabhakaran V (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) by 4,379 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Virudhunagar?

2019: Manickam Tagore, B. (INC)

What was the turnout in Virudhunagar in 2024?

70.72% — 10,64,918 of 15,05,927 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 70.4%, men's 69.7%.

How many voters does Virudhunagar have?

15,05,927 electors at the 2024 election — 7,37,123 men, 7,68,599 women, 205 third gender (service voters included), and 1,689 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer