Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu
10°27′N77°31′E / 10.45°N 77.52°E /10.45; 77.52
Palani was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] In 2009, after delimitation and redistricting exercise of 2008, Palani constituency was abolished and has become a part ofDindigul Lok Sabha constituency andKarur Lok Sabha constituency.
Palani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Vellakoil (Defunct)
- Kangayam (Moved toErode)
- Palani (SC) (Moved toDindigul)
- Oddanchatram (Moved toDindigul)
- Natham (Moved toDindigul)
- Vedasandur (Moved toDindigul)
Members of the Parliament
[edit]General Elections 2004
[edit]2004 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC | S. K. Kharventhan | 448,900 | 64.55% | |
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| AIADMK | K. Kishore Kumar | 2,17,407 | 31.26% | −13.52% |
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| Independent | P. Jeyaprakash | 11,337 | 1.63% | |
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| BSP | T. Subramaniyam | 5,554 | 0.80% | |
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| Independent | S. Parameshvaran | 3,524 | 0.51% | |
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| Margin of victory | 2,31,493 | 33.29% | 28.97% |
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| Turnout | 6,95,442 | 63.86% | 4.98% |
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| Registered electors | 10,88,931 | | −6.10% |
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| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 19.76% | |
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General Elections 1999
[edit]1999 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| AIADMK | P. Kumarasamy | 297,850 | 44.78% | 14.62% |
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| MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 2,69,133 | 40.47% | 31.20% |
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| TMC(M) | S. K. Kharventhan | 85,407 | 12.84% | |
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| Independent | M. Dharamalingam | 5,046 | 0.76% | |
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| Independent | K. M. Natarajan | 3,550 | 0.53% | |
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| Margin of victory | 28,717 | 4.32% | −0.19% |
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| Turnout | 6,65,079 | 58.88% | −10.01% |
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| Registered electors | 11,59,677 | | 3.76% |
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| AIADMKgain fromTMC(M) | Swing | -12.65% | |
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General Elections 1998
[edit]General Elections 1996
[edit]1996 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| TMC(M) | S. K. Kharventhan | 405,782 | 57.43% | |
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| AIADMK | Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy | 2,13,149 | 30.17% | |
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| MDMK | Ponniyin selvan | 65,489 | 9.27% | |
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| BJP | K. Thirumalaisamy | 8,873 | 1.26% | |
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| Margin of victory | 1,92,633 | 27.26% | −13.10% |
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| Turnout | 7,06,553 | 68.89% | 3.74% |
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| Registered electors | 10,67,963 | | 3.61% |
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| TMC(M)gain fromINC | Swing | -11.75% | |
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General Elections 1991
[edit]1991 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC | A. Senapathi Gounder | 445,897 | 69.18% | 18.50% |
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| DMK | K. Kumarsamy | 1,85,755 | 28.82% | −8.92% |
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| THMM | V. Nageswaran | 3,362 | 0.52% | |
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| Independent | P. Naguvel | 3,351 | 0.52% | |
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| Margin of victory | 2,60,142 | 40.36% | 27.42% |
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| Turnout | 6,44,505 | 65.16% | 3.99% |
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| Registered electors | 10,30,799 | | −0.31% |
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| INChold | Swing | 18.50% | |
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General Elections 1989
[edit]1989 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC | A. Senapathi Gounder | 316,938 | 50.68% | −20.58% |
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| DMK | Rajkumar Mandradiar | 2,36,025 | 37.74% | |
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| Independent | Usha Rajandhar | 38,275 | 6.12% | |
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| Independent | A. Senapathi Gounder | 4,729 | 0.76% | |
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| Margin of victory | 80,913 | 12.94% | −33.16% |
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| Turnout | 6,25,332 | 61.17% | −13.25% |
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| Registered electors | 10,33,981 | | 27.65% |
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| INChold | Swing | -20.58% | |
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General Elections 1984
[edit]1984 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC | A. Senapathi Gounder | 408,104 | 71.26% | |
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| TNC(K) | S. R. Velusamy | 1,44,076 | 25.16% | |
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| Independent | M. Arumugam | 10,649 | 1.86% | |
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| Independent | V. S. Mariappa Gounder | 9,864 | 1.72% | |
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| Margin of victory | 2,64,028 | 46.10% | 32.31% |
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| Turnout | 5,72,693 | 74.42% | 16.62% |
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| Registered electors | 8,10,013 | | 6.22% |
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| INCgain fromINC(I) | Swing | 17.85% | |
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General Elections 1980
[edit]1980 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC(I) | A. Senapathi Gounder | 230,733 | 53.41% | |
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| JP | P. S. K. Lakshimipathyraju | 1,71,165 | 39.62% | |
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| Independent | S. K. Kharventhan | 21,925 | 5.08% | |
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| Independent | V. S. Chandirakumar | 6,067 | 1.40% | |
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| Independent | K. K. Appan | 2,107 | 0.49% | |
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| Margin of victory | 59,568 | 13.79% | −31.40% |
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| Turnout | 4,31,997 | 57.80% | −10.36% |
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| Registered electors | 7,62,601 | | 3.33% |
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| INC(I)gain fromINC | Swing | -18.29% | |
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General Elections 1977
[edit]1977 Indian general election : Palani| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| INC | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 351,897 | 71.70% | |
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| DMK | K. N. Saminathan | 1,30,129 | 26.51% | |
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| Independent | K. N. Lingaswamy Gounder | 8,778 | 1.79% | |
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| Margin of victory | 2,21,768 | 45.18% | |
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| Turnout | 4,90,804 | 68.16% | |
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| Registered electors | 7,38,018 | | |
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| INCwin (new seat) |
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