Palani Assembly constituency

Palani is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 127. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Palani Assembly constituency

Palani is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 127. It comes under Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>M. P. Mangala Gounder</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Lakshmipathiraj</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Venkidasamy Gounder</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Krishnamoorthy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>C. Palanisamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>A. S. Ponnammal</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>A. Subburathinam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>T. Poovendhan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>M. Chinnasamy</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>M. Anbalakan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>K. S. N. Venugopalu</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>I. P. Senthil Kumar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N Pandi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>K. Ravi Manoharan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Murukeshwari</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Praveenkumar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>237,359</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>I. P. Senthil Kumar</td><td>108,566</td><td>52.86%</td><td>+2.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Ravi Manoharan</td><td>78,510</td><td>38.23%</td><td>+0.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>G. Vinoth Rajasekaran</td><td>7,656</td><td>3.73%</td><td>+3.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>T. Poovendhan</td><td>3,732</td><td>1.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>V. Veerakumar</td><td>2,255</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,110</td><td>0.54%</td><td>−0.2</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,056</td><td>14.63%</td><td>1.68%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>205,384</td><td>74.09%</td><td>−2.70%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>117</td><td>0.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>277,214</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.20%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>I. P. Senthil Kumar</td><td>100,045</td><td>50.66%</td><td>+3.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Kumarasamy</td><td>74,459</td><td>37.71%</td><td>−10.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>V. Rajamanickam</td><td>9,687</td><td>4.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Kanagaraj</td><td>4,092</td><td>2.07%</td><td>+1.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,460</td><td>0.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>A. Kyzer</td><td>1,370</td><td>0.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>25,586</td><td>12.96%</td><td>11.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>197,474</td><td>76.79%</td><td>−4.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>257,151</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.36%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. S. N. Venugopalu</td><td>82,051</td><td>48.30%</td><td>+9.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>I. P. Senthil Kumar</td><td>80,297</td><td>47.27%</td><td>−0.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Deenadayalan</td><td>1,745</td><td>1.03%</td><td>−0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Vengudusamy</td><td>1,442</td><td>0.85%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Sivakumar</td><td>1,066</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>P. Jayachandheran</td><td>884</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,754</td><td>1.03%</td><td>−8.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>209,823</td><td>80.97%</td><td>6.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,884</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.80%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Anbalakan</td><td>57,181</td><td>47.50%</td><td>+9.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Prema</td><td>46,272</td><td>38.44%</td><td>−17.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>P. K. Sundaram</td><td>11,369</td><td>9.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Chinnappan @ Rajendran</td><td>1,651</td><td>1.37%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Periasamy</td><td>1,580</td><td>1.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Vijayakumar</td><td>849</td><td>0.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,909</td><td>9.06%</td><td>−8.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,386</td><td>74.84%</td><td>13.98%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>160,854</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.15%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Chinnasamy</td><td>63,611</td><td>55.65%</td><td>+28.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Poovendhan</td><td>43,124</td><td>37.73%</td><td>−20.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>P. M. Marimuthu</td><td>3,985</td><td>3.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Renganathan</td><td>1,916</td><td>1.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,487</td><td>17.92%</td><td>−13.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>114,311</td><td>60.86%</td><td>−7.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>187,939</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.23%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Poovendhan</td><td>68,246</td><td>57.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Karuppuchamy</td><td>31,586</td><td>26.79%</td><td>−41.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. Nagarajan</td><td>9,849</td><td>8.35%</td><td>−21.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Eswaran</td><td>3,582</td><td>3.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Baskaran</td><td>3,261</td><td>2.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Chinnaraj</td><td>677</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>36,660</td><td>31.09%</td><td>−7.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>117,924</td><td>68.05%</td><td>8.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>180,735</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.26%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Subburathinam</td><td>70,404</td><td>68.14%</td><td>+41.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>V. Balasekar</td><td>30,591</td><td>29.61%</td><td>−3.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>D. Dhayalan</td><td>2,011</td><td>1.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>39,813</td><td>38.53%</td><td>35.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,326</td><td>59.84%</td><td>−10.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>181,002</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>34.93%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td>34,379</td><td>33.21%</td><td>+0.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Panneerselvam Alias Pannirukaiselvan</td><td>31,524</td><td>30.45%</td><td>−35.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>B. Rajaravivarma</td><td>27,490</td><td>26.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Ramasamy</td><td>8,249</td><td>7.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,855</td><td>2.76%</td><td>−30.78%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>103,520</td><td>70.09%</td><td>−3.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>150,829</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-33.06%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. S. Ponnammal</td><td>62,344</td><td>66.27%</td><td>+21.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td>30,794</td><td>32.73%</td><td>−20.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(J)</td><td>M. Umathurai</td><td>942</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,550</td><td>33.54%</td><td>25.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>94,080</td><td>73.62%</td><td>12.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,723</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.15%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td>41,874</td><td>53.12%</td><td>+18.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. R. P. Mani</td><td>35,646</td><td>45.22%</td><td>+16.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Chandran</td><td>1,310</td><td>1.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,228</td><td>7.90%</td><td>2.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>78,830</td><td>61.57%</td><td>5.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,839</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>18.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td>23,810</td><td>34.53%</td><td>+25.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. R. P. Mani</td><td>19,966</td><td>28.96%</td><td>−6.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Krishna Moorthy</td><td>17,012</td><td>24.67%</td><td>−31.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>I. Bathrakali</td><td>7,662</td><td>11.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. S. Poonamanial</td><td>504</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,844</td><td>5.57%</td><td>−14.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,954</td><td>55.92%</td><td>−13.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>125,061</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-21.26%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Palanisamy</td><td>38,919</td><td>55.79%</td><td>−10.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Subramanian</td><td>24,589</td><td>35.25%</td><td>+1.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>N. Palanivel</td><td>6,256</td><td>8.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,330</td><td>20.54%</td><td>−11.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,764</td><td>69.34%</td><td>−7.40%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>104,497</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.01%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Krishnamoorthy</td><td>47,671</td><td>65.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Balakrishnan</td><td>24,780</td><td>34.20%</td><td>−0.14</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,891</td><td>31.60%</td><td>19.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,451</td><td>76.74%</td><td>−0.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,821</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.48%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venkidusamy Gounder</td><td>29,908</td><td>46.32%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Lakshmipathi Raju</td><td>22,174</td><td>34.34%</td><td>−18.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Rama Raj</td><td>11,868</td><td>18.38%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thannasi Alias Palaniappa Gounder</td><td>620</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,734</td><td>11.98%</td><td>6.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,570</td><td>77.72%</td><td>22.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>86,709</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.26%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. S. K. Lakshmipathy Raju</td><td>24,772</td><td>52.58%</td><td>+27.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Venkitasami Gounder</td><td>22,342</td><td>47.42%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,430</td><td>5.16%</td><td>−29.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>47,114</td><td>55.18%</td><td>−9.39%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>85,382</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.97%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. P. Mangala Gounder</td><td>25,700</td><td>60.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. S. K. Lakshmipathi Raju</td><td>10,823</td><td>25.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>R. Ramaraj</td><td>5,922</td><td>13.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,877</td><td>35.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,445</td><td>64.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>65,739</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>