Hyderabad, May 23: Results for the Tiruvannamalai Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). CN Annadurai of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party has won the seat. The counting of votes for the this 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 in the second phase. This constituency in Tamil Nadu which was formed during 2008 assembly delimitation from former Tiruppattur constituency.

The constituency number of Tiruvannamalai is 11 and is not reserved for any category i.e. it falls into the General Category. In Tamil Nadu, arch-rivals - the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK will face off in eight seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.  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.

The AIADMK has fielded former TN agriculture minister SS Krishnamoorthy from the Tiruvannamalai seat. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister hailed the AIADMK-led alliance and said it would garner a massive victory in the State. Annadurai of the DMK and Independent candidate Manithan are the official candidates as they have filed their affidavits. Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Tiruvannamalai 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

The southern state of Tamil Nadu will go to polls in the second phase on April 18. The counting of votes will be held on May 23. The last day of filing nomination for the polls for the upcoming polls in the southern state in March 26 while the last day of withdrawal of candidature is March 29.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Vanaroja R of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) had won the Tiruvannamalai seat by defeating DMK candidate Annadurai C N. Vanaroja had won the assembly elections in 2014 by 500,751 votes.

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