Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency of Tamil Nadu: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency is one of Tamil Nadu's 39 parliamentary constituencies. It is composed of six segments of the legislative assembly.

Krishnagiri registered 75.59 percent voter turnout in 2019, a loss of 2.09 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1526348 while the total voter turnout is 1153730. While in 2014, the constituency registered 77.68 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1376140 while the total voter's turnout was 1068925.

Dr A Chellakumar of Indian National Congress, KP Munusamy of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Madhusoodhanan N of Naam Tamilar Katchi and Srikarunya Subrahmanyam of Makkal Needhi Maiam are some of the noted candidates contesting general election 2019 from the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency of Tamil Nadu. 

The assembly constituencies that fall in Krishnagiri parliamentary constituency include Uthangarai (SC), Bargur, Krishnagiri, Veppanahalli, Hosur and Thalli.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency of Tamil Nadu.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Dr.A.CHELLAKUMAR	Indian National Congress
2	K.P.MUNUSAMY	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3	MADHUSOODHANAN.N	Naam Tamilar Katchi
4	SRIKARUNYA SUBRAHMANYAM	Makkal Needhi Maiam
5	N.ASLAM RAHMAN SHERIFF	Independent
6	AJAZ.S	Independent
7	S.GANESA KUMAR	Independent
8	T.V.S.GANDHI	Independent
9	K.KUPPAN	Independent
10	M.KUMARASAN	Independent
11	B.GOVINDAN	Independent
12	DEVAPPA.Y	Independent
13	NAGESH.L	Independent
14	M.MEENA	Independent
15	N.SRINIVASA	Independent

The electors in the Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu cast their votes on April 18 in the second phase of 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The results would be declared on May 23.

K Ashok Kumar of the AIADMK is the incumbent Member of Parliament from this constituency. In the 2014 polls, K Ashok Kumar managed to get 480491 votes and succeeded in decimating P Chinna Pillappa of the DMK who bagged 273900 votes.