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, 1996
KAARVENDHAN .S.K
TMCM
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1996
1,92,633
27.26% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
ADMKKUMARASAMY .P
- Votes
- 2,13,149
- Vote share
- 30.17%
- Behind by
- 1,92,633
Electors
10,67,963
Total votes polled
7,06,553
Valid votes
7,06,553
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.2%
Full result, 1996
21 candidates · 7,06,553 valid votes
KAARVENDHAN .S.KTMCMwon
4,05,782
57.4%
KUMARASAMY .PADMK
2,13,149
30.2%
PONNIYIN SELVAN .VMDMK
65,489
9.3%
THIRUMALAISAMY .KBJP
8,873
1.3%
FRANCIS XAVIER .AIND
2,829
0.4%
MUTHURAJ .RIND
1,592
0.2%
BALASUBRAMANIAM .KIND
1,280
0.2%
MOHAMAD HUSSAIN .AIND
1,136
0.2%
KUMAR .CIND
1,026
0.1%
KARUPPUCHAMY .PIND
732
0.1%
KAILASAM .KIND
720
0.1%
MURUGAN .PIND
618
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 21. 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
