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, 1998
GANESHAMURTHI A.
MDMK
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
27,437
4.51% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
TMCMKAARVENDHAN S.K.
- Votes
- 2,58,863
- Vote share
- 42.57%
- Behind by
- 27,437
Electors
11,17,611
Total votes polled
6,08,050
Valid votes
6,08,050
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.4%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 6,08,050 valid votes
GANESHAMURTHI A.MDMKwon
2,86,300
47.1%
KAARVENDHAN S.K.TMCM
2,58,863
42.6%
VENUGOPAL K.S.INC
61,089
10.1%
PALANISAMY N.IND
1,084
0.2%
PONNUSAMY S.IND
714
0.1%
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
