Lok Sabha · TN-15

Rasipuram

1996

KANDASAMY K

TMC(M)Other / no major front

Margin1,93,17829.2%

Winner votes4,08,79161.8%

ReservationSC

TMC(M)INCMDMKBJPRPI

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KANDASAMY K TMC(M)	4,08,791	61.8%
2	JAYAKUMAR K INC	2,15,613	32.6%
3	CHAKRAVARTHI V MDMK	15,712	2.4%
4	DHEENADAYALAN R BJP	5,109	0.8%
5	KANGANI C N RPI	3,654	0.6%
6	VAIYAPURI K IND	2,247	0.3%
7	JEYAPAL P IND	2,201	0.3%
8	INDRAGANTHI R IND	1,919	0.3%
9	MARIYAPPAN P IND	1,183	0.2%
10	ANBALAHAN M IND	1,175	0.2%
11	DHARMARAJAN A IND	1,162	0.2%
12	RAMASAMY P IND	1,078	0.2%
13	SINGARAVEL S IND	780	0.1%
14	PERUMAL A IND	714	0.1%
15	ARULJOTHI S IND	599	0.1%

Turnout63.2%Votes cast6,61,937Electors10,47,694

1998

SAROJA V.DR.

ADMKNDA (NDA)

Margin54,3779.4%

Winner votes3,02,80152.4%

ReservationSC

ADMKTMC(M)INCPTBSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SAROJA V.DR. ADMK	3,02,801	52.4%
2	KANDASAMY K. TMC(M)	2,48,424	43.0%
3	THENMOZHI. K. INC	18,178	3.1%
4	ARUL MANI V. PT	5,338	0.9%
5	SADASIVAM P. BSP	1,159	0.2%
6	PALANIAPPAN K. IND	928	0.2%
7	SUBRAMANI R. IND	510	0.1%
8	PRABAKARAN K. IND	360	0.1%
9	VEERA BABU V. RJD	323	0.1%
10	RAMASAMY R. IND	205	0.0%
11	DHARMARAJAN A. IND	158	0.0%

Turnout52.2%Votes cast5,78,384Electors11,08,272

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates15 → 11

Margin range54,377 – 1,93,178

Rasipuram (TN-15): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots