Nilgiris
LS
Established1957
MpA. Raja
Latest election year2024
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly consBhavanisagar (SC)
Udhagamandalam
Gudalur (SC)
Coonoor
Mettuppalayam
Avanashi (SC)
Electors13,65,608[1]
ReservationSC
Incumbent imageA still of the Union Minister for Environment & Forests, Shri A. Raja during a meeting of Chief Wildlife Wardens and Field Directors of Project Tiger Reserves, in New Delhi on May 26, 2005.jpg

Nilgiris is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 19 of 39. Since 2009 , this constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

Assembly segments

2009-present

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty2024 Lead
107.BhavanisagarSCErode
108.UdhagamandalamNoneNilgiris
109GudalurSC
110.CoonoorNone
111.MettuppalayamNoneCoimbatore
112.AvanashiSCTiruppur

Before 2009

  1. Mettupalayam
  2. Avinashi (SC)
  3. Thondamuthur (moved to Pollachi Constituency)
  4. Coonoor (SC)
  5. Udhagamandalam
  6. Gudalur

Members of Parliament

YearMember[2]Party
1957C.NanjappaIndian National Congress
1962Akkamma Devi
1967M.K. Nanja GowderSwatantra Party
1971J. Matha GowderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977P. S RamalingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980R. PrabhuIndian National Congress
1984
1989
1991
1996S. R. BalasubramaniamTamil Maanila Congress
1998Master MathanBharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004R. PrabhuIndian National Congress
2009A. RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014C. GopalakrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019A. Raja[3]Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2024

See also

References

  1. ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
  2. ^ "Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Nilgiris Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in
  3. ^ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 19 - NILGIRIS (Tamil Nadu)". Election Commission of India.