Tamil Nadu · AC 202
Rajapalayam
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 · Virudhunagar
224,407
Electors
170,688
Votes polled
76.06%
Turnout
4,802
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thangappandian. S.
Won
Male
|
DMK | 74,787 | 43.82% |
| 2 |
Shyam, A.A.S.
Male
|
ADMK | 69,985 | 41.00% |
| 3 |
Gurusamy. A.
Male
|
CPM | 12,505 | 7.33% |
| 4 |
Ramachandra Raja, A.N.
Male
|
BJP | 3,435 | 2.01% |
| 5 |
Jeyaraj. V.
Male
|
NTK | 2,414 | 1.41% |
| 6 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 2,290 | 1.34% |
| 7 |
Lakshmanan. P.
Male
|
PMK | 1,073 | 0.63% |
| 8 |
Jeyaprakash. I.
Male
|
IND | 919 | 0.54% |
| 9 |
Arasamani. K.
Male
|
MakKK | 547 | 0.32% |
| 10 |
Jeyaraj. T.
Male
|
IND | 451 | 0.26% |
| 11 |
Thangapandi. S.
Male
|
IND | 402 | 0.24% |
| 12 |
Thangaraj. K.
Male
|
IND | 354 | 0.21% |
| 13 |
Periyasamy. A.
Male
|
IND | 312 | 0.18% |
| 14 |
Thangeswaran. P.
Male
|
IND | 224 | 0.13% |
| 15 |
Sakthivel.R.
Male
|
IND | 189 | 0.11% |
| 16 |
Muthuvelan @ Saravanan. S.
Male
|
IND | 159 | 0.09% |
| 17 |
Manmathan. M.
Male
|
IND | 146 | 0.09% |
| 18 |
Kamatchi. R.
Female
|
YSP | 138 | 0.08% |
| 19 |
Arjunan . K.
Male
|
IND | 136 | 0.08% |
| 20 |
Kalyanasundaram. R.S
Male
|
IND | 123 | 0.07% |
| 21 |
Balamurugan.V.
Male
|
UCPI | 99 | 0.06% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Rajapalayam Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Jegadeshwari. K
Female
TVK
|
35.81% |
Thangapandian. S
Male
DMK
|
30.02% |
| 2021 |
Thangapandian S.
Male
DMK
|
41.50% |
Rajenthrabhalaji K.T
Male
ADMK
|
39.32% |
| 2016 |
Thangappandian. S.
Male
DMK
|
43.82% |
Shyam, A.A.S.
Male
ADMK
|
41.00% |
| 2011 |
K.Gopalsamy
Male
AIADMK
|
53.80% |
S.Thangapandian
Male
DMK
|
39.41% |
| 2006 |
Chandra. M
Female
AIADMK
|
— |
Rajan.V P
Male
DMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Rajasekar M
Male
ADMK
|
47.63% |
Rajan V.P
Male
DMK
|
40.23% |
| 1996 |
V.P. Rajan
Male
DMK
|
38.62% |
P. Prabakar
Male
ADMK
|
23.99% |
| 1991 |
T. Sathiah
Male
ADK
|
63.45% |
K. Dhunuskedi
Male
TMK
|
34.35% |
| 1989 |
Rajan, V.P
Male
DMK
|
40.75% |
Arunachalam M
Male
INC
|
37.42% |
| 1984 |
Raman, K
Male
INC
|
54.49% |
Paulraj-I
Male
CPI
|
44.78% |
| 1980 |
Mokkian P
Male
IND
|
44.07% |
Pottu
Male
INC(I)
|
34.20% |
| 1977 |
K. Dhanuskodi
Male
ADK
|
37.55% |
K
Male
INC
|
32.39% |
| 1971 |
Suppu K
Male
CPI
|
50.45% |
Srirenga Raja K. R
Male
NCO
|
49.55% |
| 1967 |
A.A.S.Raja
Male
IND
|
53.29% |
P.A.A.Raja
Male
INC
|
35.14% |