TIRUCHENGODE
Constituency no. 17 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called TIRUCHENGODE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1989
PALANISAMY, K.C.
ADK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1989
2,72,271
33.73% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
DMKPOONGOTHI THIRUMATHI C.
- Votes
- 2,37,576
- Vote share
- 29.43%
- Behind by
- 2,72,271
Electors
12,69,558
Total votes polled
8,07,287
Valid votes
8,07,287
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.6%
Full result, 1989
16 candidates · 8,07,287 valid votes
PALANISAMY, K.C.ADKwon
5,09,847
63.2%
POONGOTHI THIRUMATHI C.DMK
2,37,576
29.4%
CHANDRASHEKAR K.PMK
46,670
5.8%
CHAMUMDEESWARI, SELVI, S.IND
3,797
0.5%
RAJENDRAN, C.TMM
1,743
0.2%
KALIDAS, V.R.IND
1,197
0.1%
DHARMAL INGAM, V.IND
1,189
0.1%
PERUMAL, A.IND
1,099
0.1%
LAKSHMANAN, PIND
953
0.1%
PONNIAYAN ALIAS PERUMAL, K.K.IND
702
0.1%
SEETHARAMAN, T.GIND
589
0.1%
NOYAL, K.IND
506
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN | DMK | 5,01,569 | 58.02% | PALANISWAMI. K | 1,79,397 |
| 1999 | Kannappan, M. | MDMK | 4,09,293 | 49.08% | Palanisamy, K. | 4,556 |
| 1998 | PALANISWAMY K. | ADMK | 4,14,992 | 54.70% | RAMALINGAM K.P. Dr. | 1,04,809 |
| 1996 | K.P.RAMALINGAM | DMK | 4,71,533 | 56.64% | KUMARASAMY A.V. | 1,93,188 |
| 1991 | SOUNDARAM K.S. (W) | ADK | 5,21,580 | 66.80% | RAMALINGAM K.P. | 3,14,481 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
