Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Dindigul in Tamil Nadu will see a fight between AIADMK, DMK
Voting in all the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held during the second round of seven-phased Lok Sabha election 2019 on April 18. The results will be declared on May 23.
The AIADMK has won the most number of elections from the Dindigul parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu since 1952.
The urban seat elected the AIADMK’s M Udhayakumar in the 2014 Lok Sabha election after Congress’ NSV Chitthan held it for two terms from 2004.
The PMK’s K Jyothi is fighting the election this year as the AIADMK-BJP alliance candidate against the DMK’s P Velusamy.
Voting in all the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held during the second round of seven-phased Lok Sabha election 2019 on April 18. The results will be declared on May 23.
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Here are some details about the Dindigul Lok Sabha seat:
State: Tamil Nadu
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Dindigul
2019 candidates: Velusamy, P. (DMK), K Jyothi (PMK), Arasur Manoharan (BSP)
Polling date: April 18
Sitting MP, party: M Udhayakumar, AIADMK
Winning margin in 2014: 127,845
Runner up name, party: S Gandhirajan, DMK
Number of voters in 2014: 1,083,364
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 77.35%
Number of women voters in 2014: 704,371
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,616
