Kanniyakumari (TN-228): 1996 vs 2001 — Billion Ballots

1996

N. SURESH RAJAN

DMKDMK-led

Margin21,86322.3%

Winner votes42,75543.6%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKBJPINDMDMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	N. SURESH RAJAN DMK	42,755	43.6%
2	S. THANU PILLAI ADMK	20,892	21.3%
3	V.S. RAJAN BJP	13,197	13.5%
4	K. BAUL SUNDAR IND	12,421	12.7%
5	S. RAMIAH PILLAI MDMK	6,942	7.1%
6	S.P. NADARAJA IND	380	0.4%
7	R. SIVATHANU PILLAI IND	336	0.3%
8	R. RAJKUMAR JP	248	0.3%
9	A. ABRAHAM ROYAN PMK	234	0.2%
10	A. CHELLAPPAN IND	144	0.1%
11	KAVIKONE KANNITHASAN @ SUBRAMONIAM IND	129	0.1%
12	S. MURUGAN IND	112	0.1%
13	SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI IND	76	0.1%
14	A. ASAI THAMBI IND	44	0.0%
15	D. MANOHAR BRIGHT IND	33	0.0%
16	P.V. NARAYANAN IND	32	0.0%
17	P. VETTIVEL IND	10	0.0%

Turnout59.3%Votes cast97,985Electors1,65,258

2001

THALAVAISUNDARAM.N

ADMKSecular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)

Margin9,5368.8%

Winner votes55,65051.3%

ReservationGEN

ADMKDMKMDMKINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	THALAVAISUNDARAM.N ADMK	55,650	51.3%
2	SURESHRAJAN.N DMK	46,114	42.5%
3	LAKSHMANAN.E MDMK	4,991	4.6%
4	JAYAKUMAR.R IND	723	0.7%
5	RAJASEKARAN.S IND	331	0.3%
6	AYYASAMYPANDIAN.L IND	310	0.3%
7	NAGURMERAN PEER MUHAMAD.U IND	138	0.1%
8	KUMARISWAMI IND	104	0.1%
9	THANULINGAM.V IND	82	0.1%

Turnout57.6%Votes cast1,08,443Electors1,88,205