Thiruvallur | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Gummidipoondi Ponneri Thiruvallur Poonamallee Avadi Madavaram |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 21,04,020[1] |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Alliance | INDIA |
Elected year | 2024 |
Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency is a newly formed Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency after the 2008 delimitation. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 1 of 39. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gummidipoondi, Ponneri (SC), Tiruvallur, and Poonamallee (SC), Madhavaram, which were earlier parts of Sriperumbudur constituency and the newly formed Avadi.[2]
The constituency had previously existed for three elections from 1951 to 1962.
It is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).