Palani (state assembly constituency)

10°27′N 77°31′E / 10.45°N 77.52°E / 10.45; 77.52

Palani
Constituency No. 127 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictDindigul
LS constituencyDindigul
Established1952
Total electors2,77,214[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Palani is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 127. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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

Year Winner Party
1971 C. Palanisamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 N. Palanivel Communist Party of India
1980
1984 A. S. Ponnammal Indian National Congress
1989 N. Palanivel Communist Party of India
1991 A. Subburathinam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 T. Poovendhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 M. Chinnasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 M. Anbalakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 K. S. N. Venugopalu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 I.P.Senthil Kumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 52.86%
2016
 
 50.66%
2011
 
 48.30%
2006
 
 47.50%
2001
 
 55.65%
1996
 
 57.87%
1991
 
 68.14%
1989
 
 33.21%
1984
 
 66.27%
1980
 
 53.12%
1977
 
 34.53%
1971
 
 55.79%
1967
 
 65.80%
1962
 
 46.32%
1957
 
 52.58%
1952
 
 60.55%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. P. Senthil Kumar 108,566 52.86% +2.2
AIADMK K. Ravi Manoharan 78,510 38.23% +0.52
NTK G. Vinoth Rajasekaran 7,656 3.73% +3.28
MNM T. Poovendhan 3,732 1.82% New
AMMK V. Veerakumar 2,255 1.10% New
NOTA NOTA 1,110 0.54% -0.2
Margin of victory 30,056 14.63% 1.68%
Turnout 205,384 74.09% -2.70%
Rejected ballots 117 0.06%
Registered electors 277,214
DMK hold Swing 2.20%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. P. Senthil Kumar 100,045 50.66% +3.4
AIADMK P. Kumarasamy 74,459 37.71% -10.59
CPI(M) V. Rajamanickam 9,687 4.91% New
BJP N. Kanagaraj 4,092 2.07% +1.05
NOTA NOTA 1,460 0.74% New
SDPI A. Kyzer 1,370 0.69% New
Margin of victory 25,586 12.96% 11.92%
Turnout 197,474 76.79% -4.17%
Registered electors 257,151
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 2.36%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. S. N. Venugopalu 82,051 48.30% +9.86
DMK I. P. Senthil Kumar 80,297 47.27% -0.23
BJP K. Deenadayalan 1,745 1.03% -0.34
Independent A. Vengudusamy 1,442 0.85% New
Independent R. Sivakumar 1,066 0.63% New
LJP P. Jayachandheran 884 0.52% New
Margin of victory 1,754 1.03% -8.03%
Turnout 209,823 80.97% 6.12%
Registered electors 169,884
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.80%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Anbalakan 57,181 47.50% +9.77
AIADMK S. Prema 46,272 38.44% -17.21
DMDK P. K. Sundaram 11,369 9.44% New
BJP Chinnappan @ Rajendran 1,651 1.37% New
Independent S. Periasamy 1,580 1.31% New
BSP S. Vijayakumar 849 0.71% New
Margin of victory 10,909 9.06% -8.86%
Turnout 120,386 74.84% 13.98%
Registered electors 160,854
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.15%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnasamy 63,611 55.65% +28.86
DMK T. Poovendhan 43,124 37.73% -20.15
MDMK P. M. Marimuthu 3,985 3.49% New
Independent S. Renganathan 1,916 1.68% New
Margin of victory 20,487 17.92% -13.17%
Turnout 114,311 60.86% -7.19%
Registered electors 187,939
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.23%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. Poovendhan 68,246 57.87% New
AIADMK P. Karuppuchamy 31,586 26.79% -41.35
CPI(M) A. Nagarajan 9,849 8.35% -21.25
Independent A. Eswaran 3,582 3.04% New
BJP P. Baskaran 3,261 2.77% New
PMK K. Chinnaraj 677 0.57% New
Margin of victory 36,660 31.09% -7.44%
Turnout 117,924 68.05% 8.21%
Registered electors 180,735
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -10.26%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. Subburathinam 70,404 68.14% +41.58
CPI(M) V. Balasekar 30,591 29.61% -3.6
PMK D. Dhayalan 2,011 1.95% New
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Margin of victory 39,813 38.53% 35.77%
Turnout 103,326 59.84% -10.25%
Registered electors 181,002
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 34.93%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) N. Palanivel 34,379 33.21% +0.48
INC B. Panneerselvam Alias Pannirukaiselvan 31,524 30.45% -35.81
AIADMK B. Rajaravivarma 27,490 26.56% New
Independent B. Ramasamy 8,249 7.97% New
{party} {candidate} {votes} {percentage} New
Margin of victory 2,855 2.76% -30.78%
Turnout 103,520 70.09% -3.52%
Registered electors 150,829
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing -33.06%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. S. Ponnammal 62,344 66.27% +21.05
CPI(M) N. Palanivel 30,794 32.73% -20.39
INC(J) M. Umathurai 942 1.00% New
Margin of victory 31,550 33.54% 25.63%
Turnout 94,080 73.62% 12.05%
Registered electors 133,723
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing 13.15%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) N. Palanivel 41,874 53.12% +18.59
INC S. R. P. Mani 35,646 45.22% +16.26
JP R. Chandran 1,310 1.66% New
Margin of victory 6,228 7.90% 2.33%
Turnout 78,830 61.57% 5.65%
Registered electors 129,839
CPI(M) hold Swing 18.59%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) N. Palanivel 23,810 34.53% +25.56
INC S. R. P. Mani 19,966 28.96% -6.29
DMK K. Krishna Moorthy 17,012 24.67% -31.12
JP I. Bathrakali 7,662 11.11% New
Independent A. S. Poonamanial 504 0.73% New
Margin of victory 3,844 5.57% -14.97%
Turnout 68,954 55.92% -13.42%
Registered electors 125,061
CPI(M) gain from DMK Swing -21.26%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palani[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Palanisamy 38,919 55.79% -10.01
INC R. Subramanian 24,589 35.25% +1.04
CPI(M) N. Palanivel 6,256 8.97% New
Margin of victory 14,330 20.54% -11.05%
Turnout 69,764 69.34% -7.40%
Registered electors 104,497
DMK hold Swing -10.01%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Palani[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Krishnamoorthy 47,671 65.80% New
INC Balakrishnan 24,780 34.20% -0.14
Margin of victory 22,891 31.60% 19.62%
Turnout 72,451 76.74% -0.99%
Registered electors 96,821
DMK gain from Independent Swing 19.48%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Palani[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Venkidusamy Gounder 29,908 46.32% New
INC Lakshmipathi Raju 22,174 34.34% -18.24
CPI Rama Raj 11,868 18.38% New
Independent Thannasi Alias Palaniappa Gounder 620 0.96% New
Margin of victory 7,734 11.98% 6.82%
Turnout 64,570 77.72% 22.54%
Registered electors 86,709
Independent gain from INC Swing -6.26%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Palani[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Lakshmipathiraj 24,772 52.58% +27.08
Independent Venkitasami Gounder 22,342 47.42% New
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

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Palani[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. P. Mangala Gounder 25,700 60.55% New
INC P. S. K. Lakshmipathi Raju 10,823 25.50% New
CPI R. Ramaraj 5,922 13.95% New
Margin of victory 14,877 35.05%
Turnout 42,445 64.57%
Registered electors 65,739
Independent win (new seat)

References

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