Tamil Nadu · AC 132
Dindigul
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Dindigul
230,348
Electors
143,986
Votes polled
62.51%
Turnout
65,124
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manimaran, R
Won
Male
|
DMK | 94,353 | 65.53% |
| 2 |
Marutharaj, V
Male
|
ADMK | 29,229 | 20.30% |
| 3 |
Rejendran, R.S
Male
|
CPM | 10,180 | 7.07% |
| 4 |
Visuvasam, S
Male
|
PMK | 4,120 | 2.86% |
| 5 |
Manickam, S.T
Male
|
BJP | 3,488 | 2.42% |
| 6 |
Rengan Maruthai, M
Male
|
IND | 252 | 0.18% |
| 7 |
Subramani, S.R
Male
|
IND | 243 | 0.17% |
| 8 |
Raj,m
Male
|
IND | 199 | 0.14% |
| 9 |
Kulanthai, V
Male
|
CPI(ML)(L) | 172 | 0.12% |
| 10 |
Desikachari, R
Male
|
IND | 149 | 0.10% |
| 11 |
Palanisamy, K
Male
|
IND | 140 | 0.10% |
| 12 |
Anbrose, D
Male
|
AIVMK | 127 | 0.09% |
| 13 |
Saleem, A
Male
|
IND | 98 | 0.07% |
| 14 |
Alphonesraj, S
Male
|
IND | 86 | 0.06% |
| 15 |
Pandian, K
Male
|
IND | 85 | 0.06% |
| 16 |
Raju, K
Male
|
IND | 84 | 0.06% |
| 17 |
Krishnamoorthy, S.M
Male
|
IND | 83 | 0.06% |
| 18 |
Chandramohan, S
Male
|
IND | 75 | 0.05% |
| 19 |
Boopathi, P
Male
|
IND | 75 | 0.05% |
| 20 |
Ponnusamy, P
Male
|
IND | 72 | 0.05% |
| 21 |
Sheik Dawood, S.P
Male
|
IND | 69 | 0.05% |
| 22 |
Dhinakaran, N.S
Male
|
IND | 67 | 0.05% |
| 23 |
Mustafa, P
Male
|
IND | 59 | 0.04% |
| 24 |
Chinnaraj, S
Male
|
IND | 54 | 0.04% |
| 25 |
Raja, K
Male
|
IND | 49 | 0.03% |
| 26 |
Shanmugam @ Jambu, A
Male
|
IND | 49 | 0.03% |
| 27 |
Velmuniraj, G
Male
|
IND | 44 | 0.03% |
| 28 |
Ramasubramanian, R
Male
|
IND | 39 | 0.03% |
| 29 |
Palanivel, P.R
Male
|
IND | 38 | 0.03% |
| 30 |
Murugan, P
Male
|
IND | 37 | 0.03% |
| 31 |
Nagoor Pitchai, M.H
Male
|
IND | 37 | 0.03% |
| 32 |
Kathoon Beevi, M
Female
|
IND | 36 | 0.03% |
| 33 |
Rajagopal, R
Male
|
IND | 33 | 0.02% |
| 34 |
Hareemsait, K
Male
|
IND | 30 | 0.02% |
| 35 |
Ganesan, K
Male
|
IND | 26 | 0.02% |
| 36 |
Venkatasubramani, K
Male
|
IND | 9 | 0.01% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Dindigul Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Senthilkumar. I.P
Male
DMK
|
35.13% |
Nazeer Raja. G
Male
TVK
|
34.60% |
| 2021 |
Sreenivasan.C
Male
ADMK
|
46.43% |
Pandi.N
Male
CPI(M)
|
37.34% |
| 2016 |
Sreenivasan C
Male
ADMK
|
49.30% |
Basheer Ahamed M
Male
DMK
|
38.13% |
| 2011 |
Balabharathi.K
Female
CPM
|
58.82% |
Paul Baskar .J
Male
PMK
|
32.35% |
| 2006 |
Balabarathi.K
Female
CPI(M)
|
— |
Selvaragavan.N
Male
MDMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Nagalakshimi .K
Female
CPM
|
47.37% |
Basheer Ahmed . M
Male
DMK
|
45.52% |
| 1996 |
Manimaran, R
Male
DMK
|
65.53% |
Marutharaj, V
Male
ADMK
|
20.30% |
| 1991 |
B. Nirmala
Female
ADK
|
64.00% |
Thangarajan S. A
Male
CPM
|
29.14% |
| 1989 |
S.A. Thangarajan
Male
CPM
|
37.77% |
M. Sandhana Mary
Female
INC
|
23.34% |
| 1984 |
A. Premkumar
Male
ADK
|
62.68% |
N. Varadarajan
Male
CPI
|
32.35% |
| 1980 |
Varadarajan, N
Male
IND
|
54.89% |
Abdul Khader, N
Male
INC(I)
|
43.44% |
| 1977 |
N. Varadharajan
Male
CPM
|
45.19% |
V.S. Lakshmanan
Male
DMK
|
18.46% |
| 1971 |
Sundaram Pillai O. N
Male
NCO
|
39.80% |
Jama Hussain
Male
IND
|
37.81% |
| 1967 |
A.Balasubramanayam
Male
CPM
|
58.93% |
O.C.Pillai
Male
INC
|
41.07% |