<p>The Tiruppur constituency in the state of <a href="https://deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> went to polls on April 19. As many as 6.19 crore voters in the state were eligible to exercise their franchise in the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha elections</a> this year, which are being held alongside Legislative Assembly elections in the four states of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>.</p><p>Overall, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-infographic-countries-that-have-the-most-number-of-voters-2954306">96.8 crore electors</a> were eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha polls, which happens to be the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-parliamentary-polls-2982038">biggest electoral exercise</a> in the world.</p><p><strong>Background to the Lok Sabha polls:</strong></p><p>Always a high-voltage contest, the Lok Sabha elections this time saw the BJP-led NDA take on a largely unified opposition in the form of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, with Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> seeking a third term in power.</p><p>The run-up to the polls this time was chaotic, with the opposition crying foul about crackdowns by central agencies against its leaders, many of whom face cases or are incarcerated, something the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP </a>alleges is the consequence of their corruption.</p><p>The BJP, meanwhile, faced heat from opposition parties for being a disproportionate beneficiary of the controversial electoral bonds scheme, with over 50 per cent (over Rs 6,000 crore) of proceeds going to the saffron party.</p><p>The two sides also traded hate speech charges in the run-up to the polls, with the Hassan sex scandal and a fake video involving <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/amit-shah">Amit Shah</a> also becoming major boiling points. Meanwhile, PM Modi continued to claim that the BJP-led NDA would cross 400 seats, against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi’s</a> estimate of 180 for the saffron camp.</p><p>As far as poll issues are concerned, the idea of a developed India, questions surrounding employment, and calls for a socio-economic caste census dominated poll rallies.</p><p><strong>What happened in the 2019 elections?</strong></p><p>Tiruppur constituency had 1530014 eligible voters in 2019, but only saw a voter turnout of 73.21%.</p><p>CPI candidate Subbarayan, K. won the Tiruppur constituency in the 2019 elections, with a margin of 93368 votes.</p><p>CPI was part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>
<p>The Tiruppur constituency in the state of <a href="https://deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> went to polls on April 19. As many as 6.19 crore voters in the state were eligible to exercise their franchise in the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha elections</a> this year, which are being held alongside Legislative Assembly elections in the four states of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>.</p><p>Overall, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-infographic-countries-that-have-the-most-number-of-voters-2954306">96.8 crore electors</a> were eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha polls, which happens to be the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-parliamentary-polls-2982038">biggest electoral exercise</a> in the world.</p><p><strong>Background to the Lok Sabha polls:</strong></p><p>Always a high-voltage contest, the Lok Sabha elections this time saw the BJP-led NDA take on a largely unified opposition in the form of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, with Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> seeking a third term in power.</p><p>The run-up to the polls this time was chaotic, with the opposition crying foul about crackdowns by central agencies against its leaders, many of whom face cases or are incarcerated, something the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bjp">BJP </a>alleges is the consequence of their corruption.</p><p>The BJP, meanwhile, faced heat from opposition parties for being a disproportionate beneficiary of the controversial electoral bonds scheme, with over 50 per cent (over Rs 6,000 crore) of proceeds going to the saffron party.</p><p>The two sides also traded hate speech charges in the run-up to the polls, with the Hassan sex scandal and a fake video involving <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/amit-shah">Amit Shah</a> also becoming major boiling points. Meanwhile, PM Modi continued to claim that the BJP-led NDA would cross 400 seats, against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi’s</a> estimate of 180 for the saffron camp.</p><p>As far as poll issues are concerned, the idea of a developed India, questions surrounding employment, and calls for a socio-economic caste census dominated poll rallies.</p><p><strong>What happened in the 2019 elections?</strong></p><p>Tiruppur constituency had 1530014 eligible voters in 2019, but only saw a voter turnout of 73.21%.</p><p>CPI candidate Subbarayan, K. won the Tiruppur constituency in the 2019 elections, with a margin of 93368 votes.</p><p>CPI was part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>