Periyakulam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] It was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after the 2009 election as part of reorganisation of Lok Sabha seats to reflect the change in population over specific geographic areas. Periyakulam is defunct.
Periyakulam | |
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Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Established | 1952 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Reservation | None |
Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Year | Duration | Winner | Party |
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First | 1952-57 | K. Sakthivadivel Gounder | Indian National Congress |
Secondh | 1957-62 | R. Narayanaswami | Indian National Congress |
Third | 1962-67 | M. Malaichami Thevar | Indian National Congress |
Fourth | 1967-71 | H. Ajamal Khan | Swatantra Party |
Fifth | 1971-77 | S. M. Muhammed Sheriff | Indian union Muslim league/ |
Sixth | 1977-80 | S. Ramaswamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Seventh | 1980-82 | Cumbum N. Natarajan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Seventh | 1982-84 | S.T.K. Jakkayan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Eighth | 1984-89 | P. Selvendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Ninth | 1989-91 | R. Muthiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tenth | 1991-96 | R. Ramasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Elewenth | 1996-98 | R. Gnanagurusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Twelfth | 1998-99 | R. Muthiah | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | T.T.V. Dhinakaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | J.M. Aaron Rashid | Indian National Congress |
The seat was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after 2009 election. So Periyakulum seat has become defunct since then.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | J. M. Aaron Rashid | 346,851 | 49.51 | n/a | |
AIADMK | T.T.V. Dhinakaran | 325,696 | 46.49 | +0.85 | |
Majority | 21,155 | 3.02 | -3.86 | ||
Turnout | 700,603 | 66.29 | +6.93 | ||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | +49.51 | |||
UPA gain from AIADMK | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | T.T.V.Dhinakaran | 303,881 | 45.6% | -6.2% | ||
DMK | P.Selvendran | 258,075 | 38.8% | -1.6% | ||
PT | Mansoor Alikhan | 87,429 | 13.1% | +9.8% | ||
Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam | P.R.Jeganathan | 1,414 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | A.Sadayandi | 1,327 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | C.Rajagopal | 1,256 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | K.Elamurugan | 1,105 | 0.2% | New | ||
Majority | 45,806 | 6.9% | -4.5% | |||
Turnout | 665,824 | 59.4% | +2.2% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Muthaih | 319,672 | 51.8% | +4.2% | ||
DMK | R.Gandhimathy | 249,092 | 40.4% | -7.2% | ||
PT | C.Mookaih | 20,219 | 3.3% | New | ||
IND | P.V.K.Deivendran | 5,549 | 0.9% | New | ||
INC | M.Veeraprakash | 4,214 | 0.7% | New | ||
Majority | 70,580 | 11.4% | -7.7% | |||
Turnout | 617,136 | 57.2% | -10.0% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R.Gnanagurusamy | 326,665 | 47.6% | +20.6% | ||
AIADMK | R.Ramasamy | 195,328 | 28.5% | -32.8% | ||
MDMK | N.Ramakrishnan | 91,601 | 13.3% | New | ||
BJP | M.Periyasamy Devar | 20,035 | 2.9% | -0.2% | ||
PMK | P.Thangaraj | 11,503 | 1.7% | -4.1% | ||
Majority | 131,337 | 19.1% | -15.2% | |||
Turnout | 686,544 | 67.2% | +5.5% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Ramasamy | 382,759 | 61.3% | +0.6% | ||
DMK | Cumbum Ramakrishnan | 168,799 | 27.0% | -0.3% | ||
PMK | K.Madasamy | 36,454 | 5.8% | -3.6% | ||
BJP | Balakrishnan | 19,148 | 3.1% | New | ||
IND | P.Rajangam | 1,211 | 0.2% | New | ||
Majority | 213,960 | 34.3% | +0.9% | |||
Turnout | 624,469 | 61.7% | -3.6% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Muthaiah | 402,691 | 60.7% | -0.2% | ||
DMK | A.K.Cumbum Mahindran | 181,287 | 27.3% | -5.9% | ||
PMK | S.Gunasekharan | 62,536 | 9.4% | New | ||
Majority | 221,404 | 33.4% | +5.7% | |||
Turnout | 663,502 | 65.3% | -6.2% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P.Selvendran | 348,903 | 60.9% | +14.4% | ||
DMK | S.Agniraju | 190,290 | 33.2% | -17.2% | ||
IND | K.Palaniswamy | 5,376 | 0.9% | New | ||
IND | K.Surulvelu | 5,122 | 0.9% | New | ||
IND | K.Ayyadurai | 2,148 | 0.4% | New | ||
IND | S.S.Sailani | 1,125 | 0.2% | New | ||
IND | K.Jayamani | 837 | 0.1% | New | ||
IND | A.Rajendran | 633 | 0.1% | New | ||
Majority | 158,613 | 27.7% | +23.8% | |||
Turnout | 572,802 | 71.5% | +2.7% | |||
AIADMK Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S.T.K. Jakkayan | 252,377 | 50.1% | ||
DMK | C.N.Eramakrishnan | 183,117 | 36.4% | ||
INC | A.K. Sheik | 28,869 | 5.7% | ||
CPI | A. Wahab | 16,366 | 3.2% | ||
Independent | M. Pandian | 10,261 | 2.0% | ||
Majority | 69,260 | ||||
Turnout | 503,651 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | Cumbum N.Natarajan | 255,204 | 50.4% | +24.7% | ||
AIADMK | S.Ramasaamy | 235,322 | 46.5% | -21.8% | ||
IND | Surilvelu | 6,934 | 1.4% | +0.4% | ||
Majority | 19,882 | 3.9% | -38.6% | |||
Turnout | 506,263 | 68.8% | -0.5% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK |
Party | Candidate | Votes[4] | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S.Ramasamy | 328,100 | 68.3% | New | ||
DMK | Palanivel Rajan | 123,708 | 25.7% | New | ||
IND | K.Andithevar | 12,813 | 2.7% | New | ||
IND | K.Surulivelu | 4,808 | 1.0% | -0.5% | ||
IND | S.Gunasekharan | 1,630 | 0.3% | New | ||
Majority | 204,392 | 42.5% | +32.5% | |||
Turnout | 480,718 | 69.3% | +3.4% | |||
AIADMK gain from IND |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IND | S.M.Mohammad Sherief | 175,940 | 42.0% | New | ||
SWA | Ajmalkhan | 134,015 | 32.0% | -11.9% | ||
IND | H.Muthaih | 45,066 | 10.8% | New | ||
IND | S.Alagarsamy Chettiyar | 27,371 | 6.5% | New | ||
IND | K.Surilvelu | 6,108 | 1.5% | New | ||
Majority | 41,925 | 10.0% | +3.4% | |||
Turnout | 388,500 | 65.9% | -9.0% | |||
IND gain from SWA |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | H.Ajmalkhan | 183,593 | 43.9% | New | ||
INC | M.Ibrahim | 155,972 | 37.3% | -9.9% | ||
IND | M.Muthaiah | 65,329 | 15.6% | New | ||
Majority | 27,621 | 6.6% | +5.7% | |||
Turnout | 404,894 | 74.9% | +6.7% | |||
SWA gain from INC |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Malaichamy Thevar | 146,829 | 47.2% | -2.9% | ||
IND | Muthaiah | 143,930 | 46.3% | New | ||
IND | Ponnusamy | 12,357 | 4.0% | New | ||
Majority | 2,899 | 0.9% | ||||
Turnout | 303,116 | 68.2% | +14.7% | |||
INC Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | R.Narayanasamy | 116,715 | 50.1% | +5.7% | ||
IND | Muthaiah | 64,867 | 27.8% | New | ||
IND | M.V.Sethu Rao | 19,238 | 8.3% | New | ||
IND | M.K.M.Meeran | 16,282 | 7.0% | New | ||
IND | S.S.Marisamy | 15,838 | 6.8% | New | ||
Majority | 51,848 | |||||
Turnout | 232,940 | 53.5% | -12.1% | |||
INC Hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes[5] | % |
| ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A.Shaktivel gounder | 107,875 | 44.4% | New | ||
Forward Bloc (Marxist group) | C.Raghupathi Thevar | 74,991 | 30.9% | New | ||
KMPP | S.N.K.Sundaram | 30,461 | 12.5% | New | ||
Socialist Party | Velayudha Nair | 29,450 | 12.1% | New | ||
Majority | 32,884 | |||||
Turnout | 242,777 | 65.6% | New | |||
INC Win (New Seat) |
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