Dharmapuri (TN-13): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

THEERTHARAMAN.P

TMC(M)Other / no major front

Margin1,31,24618.8%

Winner votes2,97,16642.6%

ReservationGEN

TMC(M)INCAIIC(T)MDMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	THEERTHARAMAN.P TMC(M)	2,97,166	42.6%
2	SUBRAMANIYAM.M.P INC	1,65,920	23.8%
3	RAMAMURTHY.K AIIC(T)	1,63,484	23.5%
4	KRISHNAN.P MDMK	28,633	4.1%
5	CHINNASAMY.C IND	12,495	1.8%
6	GOPAL. INAMURASU.A IND	8,283	1.2%
7	ARUMUGAM P.S BJP	6,060	0.9%
8	PADMARAJAN K IND	2,553	0.4%
9	BALASUBRAMANIAM.M IND	2,154	0.3%
10	MADAVACHARI.D.N IND	2,053	0.3%
11	RAVI.N IND	2,010	0.3%
12	RAJENDRAN, KASPHA IND	1,468	0.2%
13	MATHIVANAN.V IND	1,058	0.1%
14	BALAKRISHNAN.P IND	944	0.1%
15	GOPALAKRISHNAN.K.M IND	893	0.1%
16	SRIRANGAN.N IND	574	0.1%
17	ALAGURAMAN IND	570	0.1%
18	SELVAM.A.C IND	378	0.1%

Turnout62.1%Votes cast6,96,696Electors11,22,427

1998

PARY MOHAN K.

PMKNDA (NDA)

Margin99,42716.0%

Winner votes3,41,91755.0%

ReservationGEN

PMKTMC(M)INDUCPIBSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PARY MOHAN K. PMK	3,41,917	55.0%
2	THEERTHARAMAN P. TMC(M)	2,42,490	39.0%
3	VENKATESAN P. IND	14,788	2.4%
4	PATTABIRAMAN P.K. UCPI	10,018	1.6%
5	JAYASEELAN C. BSP	5,693	0.9%
6	GOPAL INAMURASU A. RJD	3,185	0.5%
7	THIYAGARAJAN N.R. IND	1,222	0.2%
8	PADMARAJAN DR.K. IND	999	0.2%
9	MAHENDIRAN D. IND	559	0.1%
10	MANICKAM K. IND	370	0.1%

Turnout52.9%Votes cast6,21,241Electors11,75,234