Election
Constituency

219. Palayamkottai

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-PALAYAMKOTTAI

DMK 63.0%won by 39.2%AIADMK 23.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 39.2%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 63.0% of the vote here (+63.0%).
  • Safe seatDravida Munnetra Kazhagam won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
1,13,210
Margin
44,364
39.19%

Candidates

37 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1MOHAMED KODAR MAIDEENDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK71,30363.0%
  2. 2DHARMALINGAM, P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK26,93923.8%
  3. 3SUDARSAN, M.S.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK5,0934.5%
  4. 4VELU, S.S.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,9913.5%
  5. 5NIJAM MOHAIDEEN, K.M.A.Independent · IND1,5161.3%
  6. 6DAVOOD, M.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK1,0660.9%
  7. 7GOPINATHAN, C.Independent · IND4420.4%
  8. 8THIRUMALAINAMBI, K.Independent · IND2770.2%
  9. 9NAINA LEBBAIIndependent · IND2480.2%
  10. 10INDIRAMOORTHY, K.Independent · IND2100.2%
  11. 11VELUCHAMY, V.Independent · IND2090.2%
  12. 12KANDASAMY, M.Independent · IND1930.2%
  13. 13MURUGESAN, M.Independent · IND1690.1%
  14. 14SIVASUBRAMANIANIndependent · IND1420.1%
  15. 15ZAKARIAHIndependent · IND1250.1%
  16. 16ISAIVALAN, M.Independent · IND1160.1%
  17. 17KAMARAJ, S.D.Independent · IND1100.1%
  18. 18SAM SUNDAR SINGH, S.Independent · IND870.1%
  19. 19CHIDAMBARAM PILLAI, S.Independent · IND770.1%
  20. 20KUMARIndependent · IND740.1%
  21. 21MARIAPPAN, S.Independent · IND740.1%
  22. 22ERULAPPAN, N.Independent · IND740.1%
  23. 23MUTHU VEERAIYAR, T.Independent · IND710.1%
  24. 24AHAMED GNANIYARIndependent · IND660.1%
  25. 25PERUMAL, N.Independent · IND660.1%
  26. 26SIVASUBBU, V.Independent · IND550.0%
  27. 27VEDANAYAGAM, M.Independent · IND530.0%
  28. 28AMEEN, A.Independent · IND480.0%
  29. 29KALIMUTHU, A.Independent · IND440.0%
  30. 30MUTHU, P.S.Independent · IND420.0%
  31. 31THIRUMALAIKOLUNTHUPANDI, A.Independent · IND400.0%
  32. 32MURUGAN, T.Independent · IND380.0%
  33. 33MADASAMY, S.Independent · IND360.0%
  34. 34ARUMUGAM, N.Independent · IND360.0%
  35. 35KAMARAJ, R.Independent · IND350.0%
  36. 36ABUBACKER, M.N.Independent · IND250.0%
  37. 37RAJAIAH, S.Independent · IND200.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–AIADMK swing
+85.3%
DMK share
0.0% → 63.0%
AIADMK share
46.1% → 23.8%
Turnout
— → —
218. Tirunelveli220. Cheranmahadevi
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