PERIYAKULAM
Constituency no. 25 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called PERIYAKULAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1996
GNANAGURUSAMY R
DMK
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
1,31,337
19.74% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
ADMKRAMASAMY R
- Votes
- 1,95,328
- Vote share
- 29.35%
- Behind by
- 1,31,337
Electors
10,22,160
Total votes polled
6,65,492
Valid votes
6,65,492
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.1%
Full result, 1996
21 candidates · 6,65,492 valid votes
GNANAGURUSAMY RDMKwon
3,26,665
49.1%
RAMASAMY RADMK
1,95,328
29.4%
ERAMAKRISHNAN NMDMK
91,601
13.8%
PERIASWAMY THEVAR MBJP
20,035
3.0%
THANGARAJ PPMK
11,503
1.7%
PALANISAMY KIND
9,317
1.4%
SURULIVELU KIND
4,162
0.6%
RAMASAMY KIND
1,131
0.2%
NOORTHEEN P.KPDP
691
0.1%
NARAYANAN V KIND
659
0.1%
ELANGO KIND
632
0.1%
RAJENDRAN PIND
586
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 | AARON RASHID J. M. | INC | 3,46,851 | 49.51% | DHINAKARAN. T T V | 21,155 |
| 1999 | Dhinakaran, | ADMK | 3,03,881 | 46.15% | Selvendran, P. | 45,806 |
| 1998 | MUTHIAH .R | ADMK | 3,19,672 | 53.06% | GANDHIMATHY.R | 70,580 |
| 1996 | GNANAGURUSAMY R | DMK | 3,26,665 | 49.09% | RAMASAMY R | 1,31,337 |
| 1991 | R. RAMASAMY | ADK | 3,82,759 | 62.61% | RAMA KRISHANAN CUMBAM | 2,13,960 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PERIYAKULAM constituency in 2004?
AARON RASHID J. M. (INC) won PERIYAKULAM in 2004, by a margin of 21,155 votes.
Which party has won PERIYAKULAM the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has PERIYAKULAM gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won PERIYAKULAM the most times?
AARON RASHID J. M., with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
