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, 1998
MUTHIAH .R
ADMK
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1998
70,580
11.71% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
DMKGANDHIMATHY.R
- Votes
- 2,49,092
- Vote share
- 41.34%
- Behind by
- 70,580
Electors
10,79,255
Total votes polled
6,02,499
Valid votes
6,02,499
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.8%
Full result, 1998
13 candidates · 6,02,499 valid votes
MUTHIAH .RADMKwon
3,19,672
53.1%
GANDHIMATHY.RDMK
2,49,092
41.3%
MOOKIAH.CPT
20,219
3.4%
DEIVENDRAN, P.V.KIND
5,549
0.9%
VEERAPRAKASH.MINC
4,214
0.7%
MURUGAN.BIND
1,231
0.2%
PALANICHAMY.KIND
1,130
0.2%
MURUGARAJ.SIND
469
0.1%
ELAMURUGAN.KIND
252
0.0%
KAMATCHI.AIND
224
0.0%
MURUGAN .VIND
200
0.0%
MOOVENDAN.AIND
147
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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.
