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, 1999
Jayaseelan, A.D.K.
DMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1999
59,666
11.15% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
ADMKRajan, Dr.B.P.
- Votes
- 1,77,964
- Vote share
- 33.26%
- Behind by
- 59,666
Electors
10,40,627
Total votes polled
5,35,072
Valid votes
5,35,072
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.4%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 5,35,072 valid votes
Jayaseelan, A.D.K.DMKwon
2,37,630
44.4%
Rajan, Dr.B.P.ADMK
1,77,964
33.3%
Danushkodi Athithan, R.TMCM
1,09,035
20.4%
Vialo Selvin Nadar, S(Thirumathi)IND
8,323
1.6%
Kumar, PIND
850
0.2%
Senthilvel Murugan, R.IND
842
0.2%
Devadasan Raja, S.IND
428
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