Tirunelveli

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

Sivaprakasam D.S.A.

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

Victory Margin
118,280
Margin %
17.70%
Total Electors
1,023,826
Votes Polled
669,818
Turnout
65.40%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
16
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency Number
383
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

295,001
44.00%
Male
#2
Rajaselvam A.R.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

176,721
26.40%
Male
#3
Kutty Alias Shunmuga Chidambaram C.A.R.

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

77,648
11.60%
Male
#4
Krishnasamy K.

Jharkhand Party

61,567
9.20%
Male
#5
Ponniah A.R.

Bharatiya Janata Party

25,545
3.80%
Male
#6
Nagireddi O.

Independent

2,497
0.40%
Male
#7
Noordeen N.S.

Independent

2,036
0.30%
Male
#8
Appasu Deivendran

Independent

1,461
0.20%
Male
#9
Rayappan M.

Independent

1,425
0.20%
Male
#10
Muthia Devar

Independent

1,062
0.20%
Male
#11
Johny Selvaraj Alias Thiruselvam

Independent

692
0.10%
Male
#12
Ponraj P.

Independent

647
0.10%
Male
#13
Chandramohan A.

Independent

550
0.10%
Male
#14
Tamilselvi T.

Independent

409
0.10%
Male
#15
Devadoss R.

Independent

395
0.10%
Male
#16
Jeevarathinam S.

Independent

335
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Sivaprakasam D.S.A. Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 295,001 44.00%
2 Rajaselvam A.R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 176,721 26.40%
3 Kutty Alias Shunmuga Chidambaram C.A.R. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 77,648 11.60%
4 Krishnasamy K. Jharkhand Party 61,567 9.20%
5 Ponniah A.R. Bharatiya Janata Party 25,545 3.80%
6 Nagireddi O. Independent 2,497 0.40%
7 Noordeen N.S. Independent 2,036 0.30%
8 Appasu Deivendran Independent 1,461 0.20%
9 Rayappan M. Independent 1,425 0.20%
10 Muthia Devar Independent 1,062 0.20%
11 Johny Selvaraj Alias Thiruselvam Independent 692 0.10%
12 Ponraj P. Independent 647 0.10%
13 Chandramohan A. Independent 550 0.10%
14 Tamilselvi T. Independent 409 0.10%
15 Devadoss R. Independent 395 0.10%
16 Jeevarathinam S. Independent 335 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sivaprakasam D.S.A. (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 118,280 votes (17.70%%).

The voter turnout in Tirunelveli for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 65.40%%.

16 candidates contested from Tirunelveli constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Tirunelveli is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.