TIRUCHENDUR
Constituency no. 38 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called TIRUCHENDUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1991
DHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R.
INC
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1991
2,58,776
49.80% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
JDANTON GOMEZ G.
- Votes
- 1,22,745
- Vote share
- 23.62%
- Behind by
- 2,58,776
Electors
9,44,890
Total votes polled
5,19,584
Valid votes
5,19,584
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.0%
Full result, 1991
12 candidates · 5,19,584 valid votes
DHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R.INCwon
3,81,521
73.4%
ANTON GOMEZ G.JD
1,22,745
23.6%
SAMSON DANIEL B.JP
5,181
1.0%
CHRISTA DOSS R.PMK
2,855
0.6%
ELAVARASAN I.TMM
1,740
0.3%
THANARAJ DURAIIND
1,143
0.2%
JEYAKUMAR T.IND
1,005
0.2%
CHOCKALINGAM PILLAI V.IND
880
0.2%
BALAKRISHNAN S.IND
799
0.1%
RAJAGOPALAN N.IND
775
0.1%
BALASUBRAMANI P.IND
527
0.1%
VAIRAMUTHU R.IND
413
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RADHIKA SELVI. V | DMK | 3,94,484 | 62.52% | THAMODARAN. T | 1,81,681 |
| 1999 | Jayaseelan, A.D.K. | DMK | 2,37,630 | 44.41% | Rajan, Dr.B.P. | 59,666 |
| 1998 | RAMARAAJAN | ADMK | 2,64,290 | 49.34% | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | 46,855 |
| 1996 | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | TMCM | 3,17,943 | 55.57% | JUSTIN S. | 2,03,711 |
| 1991 | DHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R. | INC | 3,81,521 | 73.43% | ANTON GOMEZ G. | 2,58,776 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above