PALANI
Constituency no. 22 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called PALANI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1989
SENAPATHI GOUNDER, A.
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1989
80,913
12.94% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
DMKRAJKUMAR MANDRADIAR
- Votes
- 2,36,025
- Vote share
- 37.74%
- Behind by
- 80,913
Electors
10,33,981
Total votes polled
6,25,332
Valid votes
6,25,332
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1989
51 candidates · 6,25,332 valid votes
SENAPATHI GOUNDER, A.INCwon
3,16,938
50.7%
RAJKUMAR MANDRADIARDMK
2,36,025
37.7%
USHA RAJANDHARIND
38,275
6.1%
SENAPATHY GOUNDERIND
4,729
0.8%
TRIUVENGADAM, GIND
2,025
0.3%
RAJENDRAN, GIND
1,703
0.3%
NAAGUVEL, PIND
1,588
0.3%
SAVARIMUTHU, S.A.JNPJP
1,561
0.3%
JEYARAJ, K.MIND
1,509
0.2%
THAGAMUTHU, C.IND
1,260
0.2%
MOHAN, S.S.R.IND
1,151
0.2%
PONNAIAH, K.PMK
1,129
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 51. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KHARVENTHAN, S. K. | INC | 4,48,900 | 64.55% | KISHORE KUMAR. K | 2,31,493 |
| 1999 | Kumarasamy, P. | ADMK | 2,97,850 | 44.78% | Ganesha Murthi, A. | 28,717 |
| 1998 | GANESHAMURTHI A. | MDMK | 2,86,300 | 47.08% | KAARVENDHAN S.K. | 27,437 |
| 1996 | KAARVENDHAN .S.K | TMCM | 4,05,782 | 57.43% | KUMARASAMY .P | 1,92,633 |
| 1991 | SENAPATHI GOUNDER A. | INC | 4,45,897 | 69.18% | KUMARSAMY K. | 2,60,142 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
