Palani Assembly constituency
| Palani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dindigul |
| LS constituency | Dindigul |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,77,214[1] |
| Reservation | General |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | I. P. Senthil Kumar |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Palani is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu.[2]
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | M. P. Mangala Gounder | Independent | |
| 1957 | Lakshmipathiraj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Venkidasamy Gounder | Independent | |
| 1967 | Krishnamoorthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
Election Results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | I.P.Senthil Kumar | 1,00,045 | 50.66 | ||
| AIADMK | Kumarasamy P | 74,459 | 37.71 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rajamanickam V | 9,687 | 4.91 | +4.91 | |
| BJP | Kanagaraj N | 4,092 | 2.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,460 | 0.74 | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,586 | 12.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,97,661 | 76.87 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Venugopalu K S N | 82,051 | 48.30 | ||
| DMK | Senthilkumar I P | 80,297 | 47.27 | ||
| BJP | K Deenadayalan | 1,745 | 1.03 | ||
| IND | Vengudusamy A | 1,442 | 0.85 | ||
| IND | Sivakumar R | 1,066 | 0.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,754 | 1.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,994 | 81.02 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lakshmipathiraj | 24,772 | 52.58% | 27.08% | |
| Independent | Venkitasami Gounder | 22,342 | 47.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,430 | 5.16% | -29.89% | ||
| Turnout | 47,114 | 55.18% | -9.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 85,382 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | -7.97% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. P. Mangala Gounder | 25,700 | 60.55% | ||
| INC | P. S. K. Lakshmipathi Raju | 10,823 | 25.50% | 25.50% | |
| CPI | R. Ramaraj | 5,922 | 13.95% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,877 | 35.05% | |||
| Turnout | 42,445 | 64.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,739 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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