Salem (TN-16): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots

1991

RANGARAJANM KUMARAMANGALAM

INCAIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991

Margin2,82,56846.6%

Winner votes4,06,04267.0%

ReservationGEN

INCDMKPMKBJPJP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RANGARAJANM KUMARAMANGALAM INC	4,06,042	67.0%
2	ARTHANARISAMY K.P. DMK	1,23,474	20.4%
3	ARJUNAN K. PMK	56,775	9.4%
4	RAMANATHAN K.S. BJP	7,867	1.3%
5	PARAMASIVAM V.S. JP	2,675	0.4%
6	ANBALALI SELVI V. (W) IND	1,719	0.3%
7	SEKAR S. IND	1,140	0.2%
8	BHARATHI ALIAS BHARATHIRAJA A. TMM	1,037	0.2%
9	RAMCHANDRAN T. IND	983	0.2%
10	SELLADURAI S. IND	953	0.2%
11	KANDASAMY M. IND	574	0.1%
12	SIVAGNANAM S.T. IND	474	0.1%
13	CHAKKARAPANI N. IND	458	0.1%
14	THIRUGANANA - SAMBANTHAM K. IND	413	0.1%
15	VELLIANGIRI IND	365	0.1%
16	CHANDRASEKAR P.P. IND	311	0.1%
17	SIVAPRAKASAM P. IND	272	0.0%
18	SIVA KUMAR D. IND	217	0.0%

Turnout58.8%Votes cast6,05,749Electors10,30,128

1996

DEVADASS.R

TMC(M)Other / no major front

Margin1,20,88518.1%

Winner votes3,15,27747.1%

ReservationGEN

TMC(M)INCAIIC(T)BJPMDMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DEVADASS.R TMC(M)	3,15,277	47.1%
2	THANGKABALU K.V INC	1,94,392	29.0%
3	RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAM.P AIIC(T)	1,20,345	18.0%
4	RAJAMANI.N BJP	9,538	1.4%
5	MOHANRAJ.B MDMK	6,245	0.9%
6	MURUGESAN.A.C IND	4,927	0.7%
7	ESWARAN.S IND	1,944	0.3%
8	MADESWARAN.A RPI	1,218	0.2%
9	CHINNASAMY.V IND	1,172	0.2%
10	MANICKAM C IND	1,164	0.2%
11	RAJENDRAN.A IND	1,063	0.2%
12	BALAVENKATESH.M IND	1,009	0.1%
13	NAGAMANICKAM.BALA IND	988	0.1%
14	SAIT MUSTHAFA.S IND	911	0.1%
15	MAHABOOK SHARIFF.A IND	897	0.1%
16	KRISHNAMOORTHY.N IND	784	0.1%
17	GANESAN.K IND	784	0.1%
18	RAM MOHAN.V IND	755	0.1%
19	SELVAKUMARAN.P.M IND	698	0.1%
20	SAMPATH KUMAR.P IND	644	0.1%
21	MEGANATHAN.S.B IND	571	0.1%
22	PALANISAMY.K IND	540	0.1%
23	KANDASAMI.M IND	466	0.1%
24	RAMAMOORTHY.B IND	456	0.1%
25	KRISHNAMOORTHY.N IND	417	0.1%
26	SIVAGNANAM.S.T IND	406	0.1%
27	MAYAN.P IND	399	0.1%
28	ANNAMALAI.K IND	397	0.1%
29	PADMANAPAN.K.M IND	396	0.1%
30	CHAKKARAPANI.N IND	318	0.1%
31	ANNAMALAI.S IND	245	0.0%
32	VEDANAYAGAM RAMA IND	188	0.0%
33	VENKATACHALAM.S IND	183	0.0%
34	VELLIANGIRI K.S VEERAPANDI IND	80	0.0%

Turnout62.0%Votes cast6,69,817Electors10,80,762