The Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha Constituencies of Tamil Nadu, formed before the elections of 1952. The Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 35) consists of 1,133,391 number of electorates in totality, of these 560,074 are males and 573,317 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. It has six Vidhan Sabha segments, one of which is reserved for the SC category and the total number of electors is 1,133,391. It represents the Ramanathapuram District, commonly known as Ramnad. The headquarters of the district lie in the city of Ramanathapuram. The district has an area over 4,000 sq km and a population density of 330 people per sq km. It lies on the eastern borders of the state along the Bay of Bengal.
The total population as per the 2011 census comes up to 1,354,000 with 52% males and 48% females. The population growth rate was 14% from 2001 to 2011. 11% of the population is below six years of age. The sex ratio is 983 females per 1000 males. The average literacy rate is 81%, with male and female literacy rates at 88% and 74% respectively. The official language is Tamil and English. Hindu is the major religion here and several temples are located here. It is the largest chili pepper producer in the state with 34% production share. The National Highway connected to Ramanathapuram is NH-49.
Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Navaskani | Indian Union Muslim League | 467585 | 0 | 2358 | 469943 | 44.08 | Winner |
| Nainar Nagenthran | Bharatiya Janata Party | 341304 | 0 | 1517 | 342821 | 32.16 | 1st Runner-up |
| V.D.N. Anandh. B.E., | Independent | 141195 | 0 | 611 | 141806 | 13.3 | 2nd Runner-up |
| T. Bhuvaneswari | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 46125 | 0 | 260 | 46385 | 4.35 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Vijaya Baskar | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 14802 | 0 | 123 | 14925 | 1.4 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 7536 | 0 | 59 | 7595 | 0.71 | 5th Runner-up |
| C. Ananth | Independent | 4714 | 0 | 7 | 4721 | 0.44 | 6th Runner-up |
| K. Kurunthappan | Independent | 4595 | 0 | 1 | 4596 | 0.43 | 7th Runner-up |
| Deva Sitham. I | Independent | 4178 | 0 | 21 | 4199 | 0.39 | 8th Runner-up |
| K. Panchatcharam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3659 | 0 | 22 | 3681 | 0.35 | 9th Runner-up |
| Rajanikanth Agamudaiyar | Independent | 3536 | 0 | 14 | 3550 | 0.33 | 10th Runner-up |
| G. Kesav Yadav | Purvanchal Janta Party (Secular) | 2875 | 0 | 8 | 2883 | 0.27 | 11th Runner-up |
| Jawahirali. H | Independent | 2295 | 0 | 1 | 2296 | 0.22 | 12th Runner-up |
| Karuppasamy. N | Independent | 2277 | 0 | 6 | 2283 | 0.21 | 13th Runner-up |
| P. Loganathan | Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia) | 1872 | 0 | 5 | 1877 | 0.18 | 14th Runner-up |
| Prabhakaran. S | Independent | 1798 | 0 | 0 | 1798 | 0.17 | 15th Runner-up |
| N. Kathiravan | Independent | 1789 | 0 | 0 | 1789 | 0.17 | 16th Runner-up |
| Anandaraj. M | Independent | 1458 | 0 | 2 | 1460 | 0.14 | 17th Runner-up |
| S. Mohamed Ali Jinnah | Independent | 1459 | 0 | 1 | 1460 | 0.14 | 18th Runner-up |
| Asan Ali. A | Independent | 1440 | 0 | 3 | 1443 | 0.14 | 19th Runner-up |
| Jeyapandian. R | Independent | 1403 | 0 | 2 | 1405 | 0.13 | 20th Runner-up |
| V. Vinayagamoorthy | Independent | 1367 | 0 | 0 | 1367 | 0.13 | 21th Runner-up |
| B. Krishnaraja | Independent | 979 | 0 | 1 | 980 | 0.09 | 22th Runner-up |
| Alla Pichai | Independent | 883 | 0 | 0 | 883 | 0.08 | 23th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Ramanathapuram parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Ramanathapuram constituency is Shri Anwhar Raajhaa.A of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 35 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Anwhar Raajhaa.A | M | AIADMK | 405945 | Mohamed Jaleel .S | M | DMK | 286621 |
| 2009 | 35 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Shivakumar ,Shri K. Alias J.K. Ritheesh | M | DMK | 294945 | Sathiamoorthy. V | M | ADMK | 225030 |
| 2004 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Bhavani Rajenthiran. M. S. K. | F | DMK | 335287 | Murugesan. C | M | ADMK | 225337 |
| 1999 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Malaisamy.K. | M | ADMK | 265253 | Bhavani Rajenthiran.M.S.K. (Tmt.) | M | DMK | 258607 |
| 1998 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Sathiamoorthy, V. | M | ADMK | 258978 | Udayappan. Sp. | M | TMC(M) | 234886 |
| 1996 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Udayappan, S.P. | M | TMC(M) | 331249 | Rajeshwaran V | M | INC | 135945 |
| 1991 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Rajeshwaran V. | M | INC | 348415 | Kather Batcha Alias Vellaichamy S. | M | DMK | 176889 |
| 1989 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Rajeshwaran, V. | M | INC | 398145 | Thangavelan, S.P | M | DMK | 218601 |
| 1984 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | V. Rajeshwaran | M | INC | 274922 | M.S.K. Sathiyendren | M | DMK | 174778 |
| 1980 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Sathiyendran M.S.K. | M | DMK | 275049 | Anbalagan P. | M | ADK | 190916 |
| 1977 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Anbalagan P. | M | ADK | 297612 | Sathiyandran M.S.K. | M | DMK | 122482 |
| 1971 | 34 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar | M | FBL | 208431 | S. Balakrishnan | M | NCO | 139276 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Ramanathapuram parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aranthangi | Tiruchuli | Paramakudi (SC) |
| Tiruvadanai | Ramanathapuram | Mudukulathur |
Last Updated on July 6, 2019