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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu has 28 candidates in fray
Tamil Nadu’s 39 parliamentary seats will go to polls in a single phase on April 18.
The Virudhunagar Lok Sabha Constituency was formerly known as Sivakasi and came into existence following the delimitation of the constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Radhakrishnan T of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is the sitting MP from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Radhakrishnan defeated Vaiko of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
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This time there are 28 candidates in the fray from Virudhunagar constituency, 19 of them Independents.
Tamil Nadu’s 39 parliamentary seats will go to polls in a single phase on April 18.
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Here are some details about Virudhunagar Lok Sabha seat:
State: Tamil Nadu
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Virudhunagar
2019 candidates: Manickam Tagore (Congress), Perumalsamy, M (BSP), Alagarsamy, R.(DMDK).
Polling date: April 18
Sitting MP, party: Radhakrishnan T., AIADMK
Winning margin in 2014: 145,551
Runner up name, party: Vaiko, MDMK
Number of voters in 2014: 1,011,713
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 75%
Number of women voters in 2014: 513,856
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,526
