RASIPURAM
Constituency no. 15 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called RASIPURAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1989
DEVARAJAN, B.
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1989
2,51,975
40.04% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
DMKMAYAVAN, R.
- Votes
- 1,69,699
- Vote share
- 26.97%
- Behind by
- 2,51,975
Electors
10,09,869
Total votes polled
6,29,248
Valid votes
6,29,248
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
62.3%
Full result, 1989
9 candidates · 6,29,248 valid votes
DEVARAJAN, B.INCwon
4,21,674
67.0%
MAYAVAN, R.DMK
1,69,699
27.0%
JAYABAL, P.PMK
28,971
4.6%
MANICKAM, T. K.LKDB
2,273
0.4%
PONNITHURAI, T. M.IND
1,988
0.3%
RAMASAMY, P.TMM
1,830
0.3%
MURUGESAN, P.IND
1,283
0.2%
RAMASAMY, P.IND
820
0.1%
CHINNASAMY, R.IND
710
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RANI. K | INC | 3,84,170 | 55.20% | ANBALAGAN. S | 1,34,533 |
| 1999 | Saroja, V. Dr. | ADMK | 3,04,843 | 48.46% | Uthayarasu, S. | 38,405 |
| 1998 | SAROJA V.DR. | ADMK | 3,02,801 | 52.35% | KANDASAMY K. | 54,377 |
| 1996 | KANDASAMY K | TMCM | 4,08,791 | 61.76% | JAYAKUMAR K | 1,93,178 |
| 1991 | DEVARAJAN B. | INC | 4,22,400 | 69.17% | SUHENYA I. (W) | 2,72,985 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
