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Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: A contest between Left and AIADMK in Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam is a stronghold of the communists with Left candidates emerging victorious from this seat six times.
Nagapattinam is among the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu that goes to polls on April 18. This is a reserved seat for scheduled castes. Dr K Gopal of the AIADMK won this seat in 2014 defeating AKS Vijayan of the DMK by over 1 lakh votes.
Nagapattinam is a stronghold of the communists with Left candidates emerging victorious from this seat six times.
In Lok Sabha elections 2019, the AIADMK-BJP alliance has fielded TM Saravanan from Nagapattinam while M Selvaraj, a former MP, is the candidate of the DMK-led alliance.
Rebel AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran’s party AMMK may cut into the AIADMK vote. Dinakaran’s party candidate for this seat is T Sengodi.
Tamil Nadu will vote in a single phase on April 18. The results will be declared on May 23.
Here are a few details about the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha seat:
State: Tamil Nadu
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Nagapattinam
2019 candidates: TM Saravanan of AIADMK, M Selvaraj of CPI
Polling date: April 18
Sitting MP, party: Dr K Gopal, AIADMK
Winning margin in 2014: 106,079
Runner up name, party: AKS Vijayan, DMK
Number of voters in 2014: 942,202
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 77.83%
Number of women voters in 2014: 488,155
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,425
