Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) was won by Dr.A.Chellakumar (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 156,765 votes over K.P.Munusamy. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
T. Thirthagiri Gounder
Indian National Congress
186,114
55.2%
T. M. Thirupathy (Swatantra Party)
34,920 (10.3 pts)
1977
Periasamy P.V.
AIADMK
222,979
65.6%
Kamalanathan M. (DMK)
119,228 (35.1 pts)
1980
Ramamurthy K.
Congress (I)
222,839
63.0%
Rajahagopal V. (AIADMK)
100,511 (28.4 pts)
1984
K. Ramamurthi
Indian National Congress
304,854
64.7%
T. Chandrasekaran (DMK)
166,366 (35.3 pts)
1989
Ramamoorthy, K.
Indian National Congress
362,376
61.0%
Venkataswamy, B. (Janata Dal)
201,494 (33.9 pts)
1991
Rama Murthy K.
Indian National Congress
353,033
60.7%
Manickam R. (Janata Dal)
213,114 (36.6 pts)
1996
Narasimhan C
Trinamool Congress
371,009
56.0%
Elankovan. E.V.K.S. (Indian National Congress)
194,676 (29.4 pts)
1998
Munusamy K.P.
AIADMK
315,762
50.7%
Rajaram Naidu D.R. (Trinamool Congress)
49,349 (7.9 pts)
1999
Vetriselvan, V.
DMK
347,737
51.0%
Thambidurai, M. (AIADMK)
31,824 (4.7 pts)
2004
Sugavanam. E. G
DMK
403,297
54.6%
Nanje Gowdu. K (AIADMK)
119,222 (16.1 pts)
2009
Sugavanam. E.G.
DMK
335,977
44.6%
Nanjegowdu. K. (AIADMK)
76,598 (10.2 pts)
2014
Ashok Kumar.K
AIADMK
480,491
45.0%
Chinna Pillappa.P (DMK)
206,591 (19.3 pts)
2019
Dr.A.Chellakumar
Indian National Congress
611,298
53.6%
K.P.Munusamy (AIADMK)
156,765 (13.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. Thirthagiri Gounder
Indian National Congress
186,114
55.2%
T. M. Thirupathy
Swatantra Party
151,194
44.8%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Periasamy P.V.
AIADMK
222,979
65.6%
Kamalanathan M.
DMK
103,751
30.5%
Shanmugam A.
Independent
4,949
1.5%
Parasuraman
Independent
2,778
0.8%
Seetharama Reddy S.
Independent
2,163
0.6%
Purandaran Alias Tamil Arasu
Independent
1,090
0.3%
Abdul Jabbar H.
Independent
919
0.3%
Munisamy M.
Independent
671
0.2%
Wilson Jaisingh M.
Independent
398
0.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramamurthy K.
Congress (I)
222,839
63.0%
Rajahagopal V.
AIADMK
122,328
34.6%
Nambiraj
Congress (U)
4,806
1.4%
Saminathan K.M.
Independent
3,552
1.0%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Ramamurthi
Indian National Congress
304,854
64.7%
T. Chandrasekaran
DMK
138,488
29.4%
R. Ramakrishna Reddy
Independent
8,362
1.8%
S. Sundararaja Rao
Independent
8,121
1.7%
K.C. Kanmani
Independent
6,247
1.3%
T. Thiyagaraja Reddy
Independent
4,850
1.0%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramamoorthy, K.
Indian National Congress
362,376
61.0%
Venkataswamy, B.
Janata Dal
160,882
27.1%
Arumugam, C.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
49,814
8.4%
Balakrishnan, C. A.
TRM
7,138
1.2%
Nandkumar, R.
TMM
4,470
0.8%
Murugesan, C.
Independent
4,465
0.8%
Thotlan, T.
Independent
2,744
0.5%
Ramakrishna Reddy, R.
Independent
1,753
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rama Murthy K.
Indian National Congress
353,033
60.7%
Manickam R.
Janata Dal
139,919
24.1%
Subramanian B.
Bharatiya Janata Party
49,496
8.5%
Raju R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
29,511
5.1%
Nanda Kumar R.
TMM
3,887
0.7%
Rama Krishna Reddy R.
Independent
2,261
0.4%
Ram Murthy C.
Independent
1,547
0.3%
Pichandi N.
Independent
1,029
0.2%
Anwer S.M.
Independent
758
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Narasimhan C
Trinamool Congress
371,009
56.0%
Elankovan. E.V.K.S.
Indian National Congress
176,333
26.6%
Vadivelu G A
Janata Dal
50,932
7.7%
Manoharan K A
AIIC(T)
29,277
4.4%
Thimmi Chetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
25,864
3.9%
Narayana Rao R
Independent
3,445
0.5%
Raja M
Independent
1,797
0.3%
Noor Ahmed M B
Independent
1,716
0.3%
Ramamurthy C
Independent
1,542
0.2%
Nagarajan M N
Independent
1,139
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Munusamy K.P.
AIADMK
315,762
50.7%
Rajaram Naidu D.R.
Trinamool Congress
266,413
42.8%
Krishnamurthy. Aga.
Indian National Congress
35,229
5.7%
Muniraj R.
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,285
0.8%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vetriselvan, V.
DMK
347,737
51.0%
Thambidurai, M.
AIADMK
315,913
46.4%
Vadivelu, G.A.
Janata Dal (Secular)
13,154
1.9%
Doraiswamy, S.
TDK
2,068
0.3%
Raju, S.M.
Independent
1,700
0.2%
Sivakesavan (Alias) Kambayanallur Kathiravan
Independent
640
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sugavanam. E. G
DMK
403,297
54.6%
Nanje Gowdu. K
AIADMK
284,075
38.5%
Sanaulla Shariff. H
Bahujan Samaj Party
14,055
1.9%
Syed Nikhar. A
Independent
11,830
1.6%
Ameerjan. S
Independent
8,679
1.2%
Kuppusamy. P. K
Independent
6,277
0.8%
Krishnamoorthy Rao. V. M
Independent
6,253
0.8%
Krishnachetty. T. V
Independent
4,271
0.6%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sugavanam. E.G.
DMK
335,977
44.6%
Nanjegowdu. K.
AIADMK
259,379
34.5%
Anbarasan. D.
DMDK
97,546
13.0%
Balakrishnan. G.
Bharatiya Janata Party
20,486
2.7%
Venkatesan. K.
Independent
8,452
1.1%
Chandran. B.S.
Independent
6,396
0.8%
Selvaraj. M.
KNMK
4,044
0.5%
Sankar. S.
Independent
3,766
0.5%
Latha. G.
Independent
3,763
0.5%
Moorthy. V.V.
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,896
0.4%
Ramaswamy
Independent
2,559
0.3%
Govindarajan. V.
Independent
1,885
0.3%
Sakthivel. B.
LJP
1,633
0.2%
Meena
Independent
1,473
0.2%
Kumaresan. M.
Independent
1,248
0.2%
Gavurappa. K.
Independent
1,075
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ashok Kumar.K
AIADMK
480,491
45.0%
Chinna Pillappa.P
DMK
273,900
25.6%
Mani.G.K
Pattali Makkal Katchi
224,963
21.1%
Chellakumar. Dr. A
Indian National Congress
38,885
3.6%
None Of The Above
Independent
16,020
1.5%
Chanbasha.M
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,618
0.8%
Ashok Kumar.A
Independent
3,875
0.4%
Sundaram.S
UCPI
3,665
0.3%
Gowda.Nsm
Janata Dal (Secular)
3,033
0.3%
Saravanan.V
Independent
2,737
0.3%
Virginiya Benatin Franciles
Independent
2,530
0.2%
Vinothkumar.P
Independent
2,261
0.2%
Muniraj.K
UMK
2,135
0.2%
Pattabirama.C
Independent
2,015
0.2%
Soundarajan.M
Independent
1,744
0.2%
Gandhi.Tvs
Independent
1,519
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr.A.Chellakumar
Indian National Congress
611,298
53.6%
K.P.Munusamy
AIADMK
454,533
39.8%
Madhusoodhanan.N
NTK
28,000
2.5%
Sri Karunya Subrahmanyam
MNM
16,995
1.5%
S.Ganesa Kumar
Independent
8,867
0.8%
N.Srinivasa
Independent
5,945
0.5%
B.Govindan
Independent
5,390
0.5%
M.Meena
Independent
2,584
0.2%
Nagesh.L
Independent
1,629
0.1%
Devappa.Y
Independent
1,522
0.1%
M.Kumaresan
Independent
1,259
0.1%
K.Kuppan
Independent
1,078
0.1%
T.V.S.Gandhi
Independent
934
0.1%
N.Aslam Rahman Sheriff
Independent
822
0.1%
Ajaz.S
Independent
688
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Krishnagiri has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, AIADMK, Congress (I), Trinamool Congress, DMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Krishnagiri in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Dr.A.Chellakumar (Indian National Congress) won Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 611,298 votes (53.6%), a margin of 156,765 votes over K.P.Munusamy.
Which parties have won Krishnagiri since 1971?
Since 1971, Krishnagiri has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Krishnagiri?
The closest result on record for Krishnagiri was 1999, when DMK beat AIADMK by just 31,824 votes (4.7 percentage points).