Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1996
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1996 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
18
Contested
17
Won
1
Lost
7,151,381
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Somu N.V.N
Winner
559,048 votes
· 66.11%
|
Pandian.D
Runner-up
INC
· 169,431 votes
|
Madras North · 1 | Tamil Nadu | 389,617 |
| 2 |
Baalu T.R
Winner
538,697 votes
· 61.97%
|
Ganesham.H
Runner-up
ADMK
· 199,516 votes
|
Madras South · 3 | Tamil Nadu | 339,181 |
| 3 |
K.P.Ramalingam
Winner
471,533 votes
· 56.64%
|
Kumarasamy A.V.
Runner-up
ADMK
· 278,345 votes
|
Tiruchengode · 17 | Tamil Nadu | 193,188 |
| 4 |
Ramanathan M.
Winner
463,807 votes
· 56.79%
|
Kuppuswamy C.K.
Runner-up
INC
· 201,020 votes
|
Coimbatore · 20 | Tamil Nadu | 262,787 |
| 5 |
Nagaratnam.T
Winner
431,919 votes
· 57.94%
|
Lata Priyakumar
Runner-up
INC
· 186,208 votes
|
Sriperumbudur · 4 | Tamil Nadu | 245,711 |
| 6 |
Venugopal.D
Winner
430,766 votes
· 61.55%
|
Anbarasu.R
Runner-up
INC
· 190,502 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 8 | Tamil Nadu | 240,264 |
| 7 |
Parasuraman.K
Winner
410,483 votes
· 58.07%
|
Krishnan.S.M
Runner-up
INC
· 174,826 votes
|
Chengalpattu · 5 | Tamil Nadu | 235,657 |
| 8 |
Murasoli Maran
Winner
403,867 votes
· 69.02%
|
G.K.J.Bharathi
Runner-up
INC
· 123,400 votes
|
Madras Central · 2 | Tamil Nadu | 280,467 |
| 9 |
Raja A
Winner
399,079 votes
· 59.19%
|
Subramanian P.V
Runner-up
INC
· 184,832 votes
|
Perambalur · 28 | Tamil Nadu | 214,247 |
| 10 |
Siva,n.
Winner
398,209 votes
· 50.46%
|
Swaminathan, V.N.
Runner-up
INC
· 220,336 votes
|
Pudukkottai · 32 | Tamil Nadu | 177,873 |
| 11 |
Shanmugam.P
Winner
391,141 votes
· 57.52%
|
Akber Pasha.B
Runner-up
INC
· 180,106 votes
|
Vellore · 7 | Tamil Nadu | 211,035 |
| 12 |
Palanimanickam S.S
Winner
390,010 votes
· 58.80%
|
Thulasiah Vandayar K
Runner-up
INC
· 189,582 votes
|
Thanjavur · 31 | Tamil Nadu | 200,428 |
| 13 |
Venkatraman G
Winner
367,308 votes
· 53.29%
|
Ramamurthee K
Runner-up
INC
· 177,032 votes
|
Tindivanam · 10 | Tamil Nadu | 190,276 |
| 14 |
Shanmugasundaram V.P
Winner
353,982 votes
· 53.20%
|
Narayanan P.G
Runner-up
ADMK
· 211,014 votes
|
Gobichettipalayam · 19 | Tamil Nadu | 142,968 |
| 15 |
Ganesan V
Winner
336,164 votes
· 48.69%
|
Elumalai.R
Runner-up
PMK
· 159,898 votes
|
Chidambaram · 12 | Tamil Nadu | 176,266 |
| 16 |
Gnanagurusamy R
Winner
326,665 votes
· 49.09%
|
Ramasamy R
Runner-up
ADMK
· 195,328 votes
|
Periyakulam · 25 | Tamil Nadu | 131,337 |
| 17 |
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Winner
295,001 votes
· 45.53%
|
Rajaselvam A.R.
Runner-up
ADMK
· 176,721 votes
|
Tirunelveli · 36 | Tamil Nadu | 118,280 |
| 18 |
S. Arumugham
Runner-up
183,702 votes
· 39.91%
|
M.O.H. Farook
Winner
INC
· 183,986 votes
|
Pondicherry · 1 | Puducherry | 284 |