Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2014

Namakkal

Parliamentary constituency 16 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2014

[01]Result · 2014

#16 · GEN

Poll date24 Apr 2014

Contestants26Candidate lines

Electors13,29,552

Votes polled10,58,755

Turnout79.6%

NOTA16,0021.2% of votes

WinnerSundaram P.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,63,27253.2% of votes

MARGIN2,94,374 votes · 27.8 pp5,63,272 − 2,68,898

Runner-upGandhiselvan.S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,68,89825.4% of votes

AIADMK 67.7% of top-two votesDMK 32.3%

All candidates 26

01 Sundaram P.RAIADMK5,63,272 53.2%
02 Gandhiselvan.SDMK2,68,898 25.4%
03 Vel S.KDMDK1,46,882 13.9%
04 Subramaniyan G.RINC19,800 1.9%
05 Velusamy.STNMC4,827 0.5%
06 Sivaji.S.MIND4,808 0.5%
07 Chellakumarasamy.T.S(DR)AAP4,348 0.4%
08 Sakthivel.S.PIND3,920 0.4%
09 Selvam.GIND3,362 0.3%
10 Subramani.SIND3,070 0.3%
11 Murali.VIND2,487 0.2%
12 Krishnan.MIND2,079 0.2%
13 Ramasamy.NIND1,874 0.2%
14 Selvaraj.RBSP1,788 0.2%
15 Kalaivanan.MJD(S)1,711 0.2%
16 Gunasekaran.SIND1,600 0.2%
17 Natarajan.MIND1,182 0.1%
18 Ramajeyam.GIND915 0.1%
19 Perumal.AIND858 0.1%
20 Selvaraj.SIND835 0.1%
21 Panneerselvam.SIND823 0.1%
22 Ponmudi.PIND787 0.1%
23 Vadivel.RUMK737 0.1%
24 Ramasamy.PIND717 0.1%
25 Gnanapandithan.PRPI(A)700 0.1%
26 Dharmalingam.MIND473 0.0%

Turnout 79.6%

Male 6.61 lakh49.7% Female 6.68 lakh50.3%

Share of 13,29,552 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,011
NOTAcounted within the total16,002 · 1.2%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 201475.5%
ReconciliationΣ 26 candidates = 10,42,753Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
2.5 pp
Matheswaran V SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019
23.4 pp
Chinraj A.K.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014
27.8 pp
Sundaram P.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
12.1 pp
Gandhiselvan.SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004
23.7 pp
Thangkabalu K. V.Indian National Congress
1999
3.4 pp
Selvaganapathi, T.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
20.0 pp
Ramamurthy K.Independent
1996
17.1 pp
Devadass.RTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
44.9 pp
Rangarajanm KumaramangalamIndian National Congress
1989
36.2 pp
Rangarajan KumarmangalamIndian National Congress
1984
43.1 pp
Rangarajan Kumar MangalamIndian National Congress
1980
5.6 pp
Palaniappan C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
18.1 pp
Kannan P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
11.5 pp
K. AnbazhaganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
4.9 pp
P. SubbarayanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 78.6% of votes; the other 24 candidates 19.9% between them.
(5,63,272 + 2,68,898) ÷ 10,58,755 = 78.6% · 2,10,583 ÷ 10,58,755 = 19.9%
Turnout of 79.6% was 4.1 pp above the state's median seat (75.5%).
79.6 − 75.5 = +4.1
The margin widened from 12.1 pp in 2009 to 27.8 pp.
27.8 − 12.1 = +15.7 pp
Gandhiselvan.S, the 2009 winner, finished second in 2014.
2009 winner name = 2014 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 26 candidate lines10,42,753
NOTAcounted within the total16,002
Published totalVotes polled10,58,755
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2014 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates26 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2014 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database