Nilgiris is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 19 of 39.
Since 2009 , this constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
.
Assembly segments
Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Before 2009:
1.
Mettupalayam Mettupalayam may refer to:
* Mettupalayam, Coimbatore
Mettupalayam is a municipality town and taluk of the Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in the Coimbatore District. It's located to the North ...
2.
Avinashi
Avinashi () (previously known as ''Thirupukkoliyur'') is a Special Grade Town Panchayat in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is one among the nine taluks of the district. It is one of the popular pilgrim destination ...
(SC)
3.
Thondamuthur
Thondamuthur is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It comes under the Coimbatore Corporation. Thondamuthur is located 15 km west from the District headquarters Coimbatore, there are three routes available to rea ...
(moved to
Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Pollachi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 21 of 39.
Assembly segments 2009-present
Before 2009
# Kinathukkadavu
#Pollachi
# Valparai (SC)
#Udumalpet
#Pongalur
#Dharapuram (moved to ...
in 2009)
4.
Coonoor
Coonoor, natively spelt as Kunnur (), is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a population ...
(SC)
5.
Udhagamandalam
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
6.
Gudalur
Members of the Parliament
Election results
2019
General Election 2014
General Election 2009
General Election 2004
See also
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Nilgiris district
The Nilgiris district () is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri ( en, Blue Mountains) is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Ker ...
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
References
External links
Nilgiris lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Nilgiris district