Constituency
386. Periyakulam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989
IN-PERIYAKULAM
ADK 61.3%won by 33.7%DMK 27.6%
What changed here
DerivedAnna Dravidar Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 28.6% to 33.7%.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 89.0% between them, down from 97.2% — the field split more ways.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.6% to 64.6%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,15,762
Turnout
64.6%
Valid votes
6,56,412
Margin
2,21,404
33.73%
Candidates
19 contested · winner ADK- 1MOTHIAH, R.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK4,02,69161.3%
- 2MAHANDIRAN, A.K.CUMBUMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,81,28727.6%
- 3GUNESEKARAN, S.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK62,5369.5%
- 4RAJU. K.Independent · IND2,5380.4%
- 5SANKARALINGAM, P.TMM · TMM1,5300.2%
- 6SUBBAIAN, P.Independent · IND8790.1%
- 7MOTHIAH, S.K.Independent · IND7420.1%
- 8SURULIVEIU, K.Independent · IND7060.1%
- 9MANIMARAN, K.A.Independent · IND6230.1%
- 10THIRAVIYAM PILLAI V.A.Independent · IND5370.1%
- 11MOHAMED SHERIFF, M.Independent · IND4530.1%
- 12KAJA MOHIDEEN, S.Independent · IND4110.1%
- 13NAJAMUTHEEN, P.Independent · IND2710.0%
- 14PALANISAMY, V.Independent · IND2410.0%
- 15PALANICHAMY, K.Independent · IND2240.0%
- 16KARTIKAYAN T.Independent · IND2100.0%
- 17ARUIRAJ, P.C.Independent · IND2090.0%
- 18THANGARAJ, K.Independent · IND1800.0%
- 19RAJENDRAN, P.Independent · IND1440.0%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- ADK
- Winner now
- ADK
- ADK–DMK swing
- +5.1%
- ADK share
- 62.9% → 61.3%
- DMK share
- 34.3% → 27.6%
- Turnout
- 69.2% → 64.6%