Palani (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Coordinates: 10°27′N 77°31′E / 10.45°N 77.52°E / 10.45; 77.52 Palani was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In 2009, after delimitation and redistricting exercise of 2008, Palani constituency was abolished and has become a part of Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency) and Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Assembly segments[]

Palani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Vellakoil
  2. Kangayam
  3. Palani (SC)
  4. Oddanchatram
  5. Natham
  6. Vedasandur

Members of the Parliament[]

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
Sixth 1977-80 C. Subramaniam Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980-84 A. Senapathi Gounder Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984-89 A. Senapathi Gounder Indian National Congress
Ninth 1989-91 A. Senapathi Gounder Indian National Congress
Ninth 1991-92 A. Senapathi Gounder Indian National Congress
Tenth 1992-96 Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh 1996-98 Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth 1998-99 A. Ganeshamurthi Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth 1999-04 Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth 2004- 2009 S.K. Kharventhan Indian National Congress
Abolished

Election results[]

General Election, 2004: Palani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. K. Kharventhan 448,900 64.50 n/a
AIADMK Kishore Kumar. K 217,407 31.24 -12.38
Independent Jeyaprakash. P 11,337 1.63 n/a
Majority 231,493 33.26 +29.05
Turnout 696,007 63.92 +5.03
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +64.50

Election Result 1999:

P.Kumarasamy (ADMK) 2,97,850

A.Ganesamoorthy (MDMK) 2,69,133

Election Result 1998:

A.Ganesamoorthy (MDMK) 2,86,300

S.K.Kaarvendhan (TMC [M]) 2,58,863

Election 1996:

S.K.Kaarvendhan (TMC[M]) 4,05,782

P.Kumaraswamy (ADMK) 2,13,149

See also[]

  • Palani
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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