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, 1996
K.P.RAMALINGAM
DMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1996
1,93,188
23.21% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
ADMKKUMARASAMY A.V.
- Votes
- 2,78,345
- Vote share
- 33.44%
- Behind by
- 1,93,188
Electors
13,22,216
Total votes polled
8,32,475
Valid votes
8,32,475
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.0%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 8,32,475 valid votes
K.P.RAMALINGAMDMKwon
4,71,533
56.6%
KUMARASAMY A.V.ADMK
2,78,345
33.4%
P.BALAKRISHNANMDMK
40,041
4.8%
K.PERUMALAIICT
18,677
2.2%
RAMALINGAM S.T.BJP
10,264
1.2%
KARUPPANNA GOUNDER K.IND
2,148
0.3%
SUBRAMANI.P.IND
1,585
0.2%
SUBRAMANIAN.C.IND
1,450
0.2%
PALANIAPPAN S.IND
1,384
0.2%
SADASIVAM M.S.IND
1,212
0.1%
SAMUEL RAJ.G.IND
1,098
0.1%
RAJACHANDRASEKAR N.IND
1,085
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TIRUCHENGODE constituency in 2004?
SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN (DMK) won TIRUCHENGODE in 2004, by a margin of 1,79,397 votes.
Which party has won TIRUCHENGODE the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TIRUCHENGODE gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1971 to 2004.
Who has won TIRUCHENGODE the most times?
SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
