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, 1998
RAMARAAJAN
ADMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1998
46,855
8.75% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
TMCMDHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.
- Votes
- 2,17,435
- Vote share
- 40.59%
- Behind by
- 46,855
Electors
10,14,366
Total votes polled
5,35,637
Valid votes
5,35,637
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.8%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 5,35,637 valid votes
RAMARAAJANADMKwon
2,64,290
49.3%
DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.TMCM
2,17,435
40.6%
KUMARI ANANTHANINC
38,291
7.2%
PACKIARAJ SATHAI, A.IND
11,408
2.1%
CHANDRASEKARAN,KALANTHI,PBSP
3,166
0.6%
RAJAGOPALAN, N.IND
692
0.1%
DEVADASON RAJA S.IND
355
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