Tamil Nadu · AC 127
Palani
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Dindigul
180,735
Electors
117,924
Votes polled
65.25%
Turnout
36,660
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Poovendhan, T
Won
Male
|
DMK | 68,246 | 57.87% |
| 2 |
Karuppuchamy, P
Male
|
ADMK | 31,586 | 26.79% |
| 3 |
Nagarajan, A
Male
|
CPM | 9,849 | 8.35% |
| 4 |
Eswaran, A
Male
|
IND | 3,582 | 3.04% |
| 5 |
Baskaran, P
Male
|
BJP | 3,261 | 2.77% |
| 6 |
Chinnaraj, K
Male
|
PMK | 677 | 0.57% |
| 7 |
Manimaran, M
Male
|
JP | 336 | 0.28% |
| 8 |
Paraman, M
Male
|
IND | 131 | 0.11% |
| 9 |
Thirumalaisamy, K
Male
|
IND | 115 | 0.10% |
| 10 |
Annadurai, P
Male
|
IND | 78 | 0.07% |
| 11 |
Alagarsamy, M
Male
|
IND | 63 | 0.05% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Palani Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Ravimanoharan. K
Male
ADMK
|
32.11% |
Dr. Praveen Kumar. M
Male
TVK
|
31.78% |
| 2021 |
Senthil Kumar I.P
Male
DMK
|
52.86% |
Ravi Manoharan K
Male
ADMK
|
38.23% |
| 2016 |
Senthilkumar I P
Male
DMK
|
50.66% |
Kumarasamy P
Male
ADMK
|
37.71% |
| 2011 |
Venugopalu. K.S.N
Male
AIADMK
|
48.30% |
Senthilkumar. I.P
Male
DMK
|
47.27% |
| 2006 |
Anbalakan.M
Male
DMK
|
— |
Prema.S
Female
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Chinnasamy .M
Male
ADMK
|
55.65% |
Poovendhan .T
Male
DMK
|
37.73% |
| 1996 |
Poovendhan, T
Male
DMK
|
57.87% |
Karuppuchamy, P
Male
ADMK
|
26.79% |
| 1991 |
A. Subburathinam
Male
ADK
|
68.14% |
V. Balasekar
Male
CPM
|
29.61% |
| 1989 |
N. Palanivel
Male
CPM
|
33.21% |
B. Panneerselvam Alias Pannirukaiselvan
Male
INC
|
30.45% |
| 1984 |
A.S
Female
INC
|
66.27% |
N. Palanivel
Male
CPM
|
32.73% |
| 1980 |
Palanivel, N
Male
CPM
|
53.12% |
Mani, S. R. P
Male
INC(I)
|
45.22% |
| 1977 |
N. Palanivel
Male
CPM
|
34.53% |
S.R.P. Mani
Male
INC
|
28.96% |
| 1971 |
Palanisamy C
Male
DMK
|
55.79% |
Subramanian R
Male
NCO
|
35.25% |
| 1967 |
Krishnamoorthy
Male
DMK
|
65.80% |
Balakrishnan
Male
INC
|
34.20% |