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, 1991
SOUNDARAM K.S. (W)
ADK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1991
3,14,481
40.27% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
DMKRAMALINGAM K.P.
- Votes
- 2,07,099
- Vote share
- 26.52%
- Behind by
- 3,14,481
Electors
12,70,472
Total votes polled
7,80,845
Valid votes
7,80,845
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 1991
9 candidates · 7,80,845 valid votes
SOUNDARAM K.S. (W)ADKwon
5,21,580
66.8%
RAMALINGAM K.P.DMK
2,07,099
26.5%
MANNATHAN A.PMK
43,563
5.6%
RAJENDRAN C.TMM
2,635
0.3%
SELVARAJ M.IND
1,695
0.2%
SELVARAJ G.IND
1,509
0.2%
PERUMAL A.IND
1,144
0.1%
KANDASAMY N.V.IND
920
0.1%
MARAPPAN A.IND
700
0.1%
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
