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, 1991
DEVARAJAN B.
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1991
2,72,985
44.70% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKSUHENYA I. (W)
- Votes
- 1,49,415
- Vote share
- 24.47%
- Behind by
- 2,72,985
Electors
10,04,810
Total votes polled
6,10,679
Valid votes
6,10,679
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 1991
9 candidates · 6,10,679 valid votes
DEVARAJAN B.INCwon
4,22,400
69.2%
SUHENYA I. (W)DMK
1,49,415
24.5%
JEYAPAL P.PMK
23,097
3.8%
SUNDARARAJAN A.C.IND
4,625
0.8%
DHARAMRAJAN A.IND
4,421
0.7%
SUCI RAJENDRAN M.K. (W)AMI
2,549
0.4%
RAJAGOPAL T.TMM
2,266
0.4%
KANGANI C.N.IND
967
0.2%
RAMASAMY P.IND
939
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
