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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1998

Tirunelveli

Parliamentary constituency 36 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#36 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8Candidate lines
Electors10,75,467
Votes polled6,09,616
Turnout56.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerJanarthanan, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,47,82340.7% of votes
MARGIN6,904 votes · 1.1 pp2,47,823 − 2,40,919
Runner-upSarath Kumar, R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,40,91939.5% of votes
AIADMK 50.7% of top-two votesDMK 49.3%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 Janarthanan, R.AIADMK2,47,823 40.7%
  2. 02 Sarath Kumar, R.DMK2,40,919 39.5%
  3. 03 Savior Selva Suresh, Dr. A.PT86,419 14.2%
  4. 04 Edmund, G.R.MGRAD16,789 2.8%
  5. 05 Krishnakanthan YadhavIND3,795 0.6%
  6. 06 Basker, P.IND1,100 0.2%
  7. 07 Nagaimugan, K.RJD821 0.1%
  8. 08 Velmurugan, S.IND348 0.1%

Turnout 56.7%

025507510056.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 57.7%
Male 5.34 lakh49.6% Female 5.42 lakh50.4%

Share of 10,75,467 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,014
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 199857.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 5,98,014Residual 11,602

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    40.1 pp
    Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2019
    35.0 pp
    Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2014
    13.5 pp
    Jeyasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee.JAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2009
    11.7 pp
    Jeyadurai.S.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2004
    26.5 pp
    Dhanuskodi Athithan, R.Indian National Congress
  6. 1999
    4.3 pp
    Pandian, P.H.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1998
    1.1 pp
    Janarthanan, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1996
    17.7 pp
    Sivaprakasam D.S.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1991
    26.6 pp
    Janarthanan M.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1989
    31.1 pp
    JanartananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1984
    16.1 pp
    M.R. JanardhananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1980
    12.6 pp
    Sivaprakasam D.S.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1977
    41.1 pp
    Arunachalam V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    10.8 pp
    S. XavierSwatantra Party
  15. 1964
    2.5 pp
    R.K.DoraiIndian National Congress
  16. 1962
    5.8 pp
    U. Muthu Ramalinga ThevarForward Bloc

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 41.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed PT polled 86,419 votes, 13× the 6,904-vote margin.

    86,419 ÷ 6,904 = 12.5

  2. The top two polled 80.2% of votes; the other 6 candidates 17.9% between them.

    (2,47,823 + 2,40,919) ÷ 6,09,616 = 80.2% · 1,09,272 ÷ 6,09,616 = 17.9%

  3. Turnout of 56.7% was 1.0 pp below the state's median seat (57.7%).

    56.7 − 57.7 = −1.0

  4. The margin narrowed from 17.7 pp in 1996 to 1.1 pp.

    1.1 − 17.7 = −16.6 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMK in 1996, AIADMK in 1998.

    1996 DMK · 1998 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines5,98,014
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled6,09,616
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 11,602

Candidate votes miss the published total by 11,602, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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