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Contents

   



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1 Assembly segments  




2 Members of the Parliament  




3 Election Results  


3.1  2004  




3.2  General Election 1999  




3.3  General Election 1998  




3.4  General Election 1996  




3.5  General Election 1991  




3.6  General Election 1989  




3.7  General Election 1984  




3.8  By-election 1982  




3.9  General Election 1980  




3.10  General Election 1977  




3.11  General Election 1971  




3.12  General Election 1967  




3.13  General Election 1962  




3.14  General Election 1957  




3.15  General Election 1952  






4 References  




5 See also  













Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency






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Coordinates: 10°06′N 77°30′E / 10.1°N 77.5°E / 10.1; 77.5
  
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Periyakulam
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Established1952
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Periyakulam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] 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

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Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Periyakulam (now in Theni after 2009)
  2. Theni (defunct)
  3. Bodinayakkanur (now in Theni after 2009)
  4. Cumbum (now in Theni after 2009)
  5. Andipatti (now in Theni after 2009)
  6. Sedapatti (defunct)

Members of the Parliament

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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

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2004

 

 49.51%
1999

 

 45.6%
1998

 

 51.8%
1996

 

 47.6%
1991

 

 61.3%
1989

 

 60.7%
1984

 

 60.9%
1982

 

 50.1%
1980

 

 50.4%
1977

 

 68.3%
1971

 

 42.0%
1967

 

 43.9%
1962

 

 47.2%
1957

 

 50.1%
1952

 

 44.4%

2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Periyakulam[3]
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Lok Sabha by-election, 1982: Periyakulam
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

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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

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Party Candidate Votes[4] %
±%
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Party Candidate Votes[5] %
±%
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

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  1. ^ "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.

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