Hyderabad, May 23: Results for the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Dr A Chellakumar of the Congress party has won the seat. The counting of votes for the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency began at 8 AM on Thursday, May 23. This is one of the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu which went to poll on April 18.

Formed in 1951, the Lok Sabha Constituency of Krishnagiri represents the district of Krishnagiri and has six segments of the legislative assembly. The constituency number of Krishnagiri is 9 and is not reserved for any category i.e. it falls into the General Category.  Krishnagiri District has its headquarters located in the city of Krishnagari, located about 90 km from Bangalore. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, the Congress has fielded  A Chellakumar in Krishnagiri. Meanwhile, senior AIADMK leader KP Munusamy, who was part of the party's core committee to engage in seat-sharing talks, is the party’s candidate from this constituency. Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

According to statistics by the Election Commission of India (ECI) 2009, the Krishnagiri constituency has a total of 1,014,758 electorates out of which 494,915 are females and 519,843 are males.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Krishnagiri Constituency:

Issue of Notification March 19
Last date for filing nomination March 26
Scrutiny of nomination March 27
Last date for withdrawal of candidature March 29
Date Of Poll April 18
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Phase II of Lok Sabha Polls 2019

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 18 In Phase II

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Assam (5) Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong
Bihar (5) Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka
Chhattisgarh (3) Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
Jammu And Kashmir (2) Srinagar, Udhampur
Karnataka (14) Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar
Maharashtra (10) Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur
Manipur (1) Inner Manipur
Odisha (5) Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska
Tamil Nadu (39) Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari
Tripura (1) Tripura East
Uttar Pradesh (8) Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
West Bengal (3) Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj
Puducherry (1) Puducherry

All the 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu will go to vote in the second phase which is scheduled to take place on April 18. The results will be declared on May 23.  Out of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJP to contest 5 seats while the AIADMK is contesting on 27 seats.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Ashok Kumar.K of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) had defeated DMK candidate Chinna Pillappa.P with a total of 480,491 votes.

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