Periyakulam Lok Sabha Constituency
Periyakulam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after the 2009 election as part of reorganisation of Lok Sabha seats to reflect the change in population over specific geographic areas. Periyakulam is defunct.
Assembly segments
Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Periyakulam (now in Theni after 2009)
- Theni (defunct)
- Bodinayakkanur (now in Theni after 2009)
- Cumbum (now in Theni after 2009)
- Andipatti (now in Theni after 2009)
- Sedapatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winner | Party |
---|---|---|
1952-57 | K. Sakthivadivel Gounder | Indian National Congress |
1957-62 | R. Narayanaswami | |
1962-67 | M. Malaichami Thevar | |
1967-71 | H. Ajamal Khan | Swatantra Party |
1971-77 | S. M. Muhammed Sheriff | Indian union Muslim league |
1977-80 | S. Ramaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1980-82 | Cumbum N. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1982-84 | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1984-89 | P. Selvendran | |
1989-91 | R. Muthiah | |
1991-96 | R. Ramasamy | |
1996-98 | R. Gnanagurusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1998-99 | R. Muthiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
1999-04 | T.T.V. Dhinakaran | |
2004-2009 | J.M. Aaron Rashid | Indian National Congress |
The seat was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after 2009 election. So Periyakulum seat has become defunct since then.
Election Results
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | J. M. Aaron Rashid | 346,851 | 49.51 | n/a | |
AIADMK | T.T.V. Dhinakaran | 325,696 | 46.49 | +0.85 | |
Majority | 21,155 | 3.02 | −3.86 | ||
Turnout | 700,603 | 66.29 | +6.93 | ||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +49.51 | |||
UPA gain from AIADMK | Swing |
General Election 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | T.T.V.Dhinakaran | 303,881 | 45.6% | -6.2% | ||
DMK | P.Selvendran | 258,075 | 38.8% | -1.6% | ||
PT | Mansoor Alikhan | 87,429 | 13.1% | +9.8% | ||
Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam | P.R.Jeganathan | 1,414 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | A.Sadayandi | 1,327 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | C.Rajagopal | 1,256 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | K.Elamurugan | 1,105 | 0.2% | New | ||
Majority | 45,806 | 6.9% | -4.5% | |||
Turnout | 665,824 | 59.4% | +2.2% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Muthaih | 319,672 | 51.8% | +4.2% | ||
DMK | R.Gandhimathy | 249,092 | 40.4% | -7.2% | ||
PT | C.Mookaih | 20,219 | 3.3% | New | ||
IND | P.V.K.Deivendran | 5,549 | 0.9% | New | ||
INC | M.Veeraprakash | 4,214 | 0.7% | New | ||
Majority | 70,580 | 11.4% | -7.7% | |||
Turnout | 617,136 | 57.2% | -10.0% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK |
General Election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R.Gnanagurusamy | 326,665 | 47.6% | +20.6% | ||
AIADMK | R.Ramasamy | 195,328 | 28.5% | -32.8% | ||
MDMK | N. Eramakrishnan | 91,601 | 13.3% | New | ||
BJP | M.Periyasamy Devar | 20,035 | 2.9% | -0.2% | ||
PMK | P.Thangaraj | 11,503 | 1.7% | -4.1% | ||
Majority | 131,337 | 19.1% | -15.2% | |||
Turnout | 686,544 | 67.2% | +5.5% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK |
General Election 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Ramasamy | 382,759 | 61.3% | +0.6% | ||
DMK | Cumbum Ramakrishnan | 168,799 | 27.0% | -0.3% | ||
PMK | K.Madasamy | 36,454 | 5.8% | -3.6% | ||
BJP | Balakrishnan | 19,148 | 3.1% | New | ||
IND | P.Rajangam | 1,211 | 0.2% | New | ||
Majority | 213,960 | 34.3% | +0.9% | |||
Turnout | 624,469 | 61.7% | -3.6% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Muthaiah | 402,691 | 60.7% | -0.2% | ||
DMK | A.K.Cumbum Mahindran | 181,287 | 27.3% | -5.9% | ||
PMK | S.Gunasekharan | 62,536 | 9.4% | New | ||
Majority | 221,404 | 33.4% | +5.7% | |||
Turnout | 663,502 | 65.3% | -6.2% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P.Selvendran | 348,903 | 60.9% | +14.4% | ||
DMK | S.Agniraju | 190,290 | 33.2% | -17.2% | ||
IND | K.Palaniswamy | 5,376 | 0.9% | New | ||
IND | K.Surulvelu | 5,122 | 0.9% | New | ||
IND | K.Ayyadurai | 2,148 | 0.4% | New | ||
IND | S.S.Sailani | 1,125 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | K.Jayamani | 837 | 0.1% | New | ||
IND | A.Rajendran | 633 | 0.1% | New | ||
Majority | 158,613 | 27.7% | +23.8% | |||
Turnout | 572,802 | 71.5% | +2.7% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
By-election 1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. T. K. Jakkaiyan | 252,377 | 50.1% | ||
DMK | N. Eramakrishnan | 183,117 | 36.4% | ||
INC | A.K. Sheik | 28,869 | 5.7% | ||
CPI | A. Wahab | 16,366 | 3.2% | ||
Independent | M. Pandian | 10,261 | 2.0% | ||
Majority | 69,260 | ||||
Turnout | 503,651 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing |
General Election 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Cumbum N.Natarajan | 255,204 | 50.4% | +24.7% | ||
AIADMK | S.Ramasaamy | 235,322 | 46.5% | -21.8% | ||
IND | Surilvelu | 6,934 | 1.4% | +0.4% | ||
Majority | 19,882 | 3.9% | -38.6% | |||
Turnout | 506,263 | 68.8% | -0.5% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK |
General Election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S.Ramasamy | 328,100 | 68.3% | New | ||
DMK | Palanivel Rajan | 123,708 | 25.7% | New | ||
IND | K.Andithevar | 12,813 | 2.7% | New | ||
IND | K.Surulivelu | 4,808 | 1.0% | -0.5% | ||
IND | S.Gunasekharan | 1,630 | 0.3% | New | ||
Majority | 204,392 | 42.5% | +32.5% | |||
Turnout | 480,718 | 69.3% | +3.4% | |||
AIADMK gain from IND |
General Election 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IND | S.M.Mohammad Sherief | 175,940 | 42.0% | New | ||
SWA | Ajmalkhan | 134,015 | 32.0% | -11.9% | ||
IND | H.Muthaih | 45,066 | 10.8% | New | ||
IND | S.Alagarsamy Chettiyar | 27,371 | 6.5% | New | ||
IND | K.Surilvelu | 6,108 | 1.5% | New | ||
Majority | 41,925 | 10.0% | +3.4% | |||
Turnout | 388,500 | 65.9% | -9.0% | |||
IND gain from SWA |
General Election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | H.Ajmalkhan | 183,593 | 43.9% | New | ||
INC | M.Ibrahim | 155,972 | 37.3% | -9.9% | ||
IND | M.Muthaiah | 65,329 | 15.6% | New | ||
Majority | 27,621 | 6.6% | +5.7% | |||
Turnout | 404,894 | 74.9% | +6.7% | |||
SWA gain from INC |
General Election 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Malaichamy Thevar | 146,829 | 47.2% | -2.9% | ||
IND | Muthaiah | 143,930 | 46.3% | New | ||
IND | Ponnusamy | 12,357 | 4.0% | New | ||
Majority | 2,899 | 0.9% | ||||
Turnout | 303,116 | 68.2% | +14.7% | |||
INC Hold |
General Election 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R.Narayanasamy | 116,715 | 50.1% | +5.7% | ||
IND | Muthaiah | 64,867 | 27.8% | New | ||
IND | M.V.Sethu Rao | 19,238 | 8.3% | New | ||
IND | M.K.M.Meeran | 16,282 | 7.0% | New | ||
IND | S.S.Marisamy | 15,838 | 6.8% | New | ||
Majority | 51,848 | |||||
Turnout | 232,940 | 53.5% | -12.1% | |||
INC Hold |
General Election 1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A.Shaktivel gounder | 107,875 | 44.4% | New | ||
Forward Bloc (Marxist group) | C.Raghupathi Thevar | 74,991 | 30.9% | New | ||
KMPP | S.N.K.Sundaram | 30,461 | 12.5% | New | ||
Socialist Party | Velayudha Nair | 29,450 | 12.1% | New | ||
Majority | 32,884 | |||||
Turnout | 242,777 | 65.6% | New | |||
INC Win (New Seat) |
References
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1951 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.