Tamil Nadu · AC 172
Papanasam
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Thanjavur
155,985
Electors
103,810
Votes polled
66.55%
Turnout
38,342
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N. Karuppanna Odayar
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 58,757 | 56.60% |
| 2 |
R. Thirunavukkarasu
Male
|
IND | 20,415 | 19.67% |
| 3 |
A.M. Mohan
Male
|
PMK | 8,326 | 8.02% |
| 4 |
K. Arumugham
Male
|
MDMK | 5,367 | 5.17% |
| 5 |
R. Varatharajan
Male
|
IND | 4,595 | 4.43% |
| 6 |
T.M. Mani
Male
|
IND | 4,150 | 4.00% |
| 7 |
N. Palanichamy
Male
|
IND | 806 | 0.78% |
| 8 |
J. Naina Mohamed
Male
|
IND | 239 | 0.23% |
| 9 |
K.A. Umar Hathab
Male
|
IND | 213 | 0.21% |
| 10 |
A. Ragavan
Male
|
IND | 186 | 0.18% |
| 11 |
D. Sampath Kumar
Male
|
IND | 172 | 0.17% |
| 12 |
K. Mooveanthan
Male
|
IND | 159 | 0.15% |
| 13 |
R. Navamurthy
Male
|
IND | 135 | 0.13% |
| 14 |
T. Abdul Rahman
Male
|
IND | 86 | 0.08% |
| 15 |
N. Kankasabai
Male
|
IND | 86 | 0.08% |
| 16 |
Sowrirajan B. Kudanthai
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.05% |
| 17 |
N. Kumaravelu
Male
|
IND | 38 | 0.04% |
| 18 |
R. Alahar
Male
|
IND | 30 | 0.03% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Papanasam Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
A.M. Shahjahan
Male
IUML
|
33.35% |
Azarudeen Uduman Ali
Male
TVK
|
32.84% |
| 2021 |
Dr. Jawahirullah, M.H.
Male
DMK
|
43.95% |
Gopinathan, K.
Male
ADMK
|
35.69% |
| 2016 |
Doraikkannu R
Male
ADMK
|
45.26% |
Loganathan T R
Male
INC
|
31.91% |
| 2011 |
R. Doraikkannu
Male
AIADMK
|
53.47% |
M. Ramkumar
Male
INC
|
42.22% |
| 2006 |
Doraikkannu.R
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
Ramkumar.M
Male
INC
|
— |
| 2001 |
Ramkumar M
Male
TMC(M)
|
50.37% |
Kalyanasundaram S
Male
DMK
|
44.38% |
| 1996 |
N. Karuppanna Odayar
Male
TMC(M)
|
56.60% |
R. Thirunavukkarasu
Male
IND
|
19.67% |
| 1991 |
S. Rajaraman
Male
INC
|
56.14% |
S. Kalayanasundaram
Male
DMK
|
33.53% |
| 1989 |
G. Karuppiah Moopanar
Male
INC
|
38.89% |
S. Kalyanasundaram
Male
DMK
|
37.72% |
| 1984 |
Rajaraman, S
Male
INC
|
58.52% |
Sachidhanandam, S
Male
DMK
|
39.15% |
| 1980 |
Rajaraman, S
Male
INC(I)
|
50.30% |
Narayanaswamy, Govi
Male
ADK
|
46.19% |
| 1977 |
R.V. Soundararajan
Male
INC
|
33.40% |
S. Sachidhanandam
Male
DMK
|
31.21% |
| 1971 |
N. Ganapathy
Male
DMK
|
56.21% |
V. Ramakrishnan
Male
NCO
|
43.79% |
| 1967 |
R.S.Mooppanar
Male
INC
|
56.57% |
A.M.Sali
Male
IND
|
42.54% |