Tirunelveli

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Janarthanan R.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Victory Margin
6,904
Margin %
1.10%
Total Electors
1,075,467
Votes Polled
609,616
Turnout
56.70%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
8
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
Janarthanan, R.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

247,823
40.70%
Male
#2
Sarath Kumar, R.

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

240,919
39.50%
Male
#3
Savior Selva Suresh, Dr. A.

Puthiya Tamilagam

86,419
14.20%
Male
#4
Edmund, G.R.

M.G.R.Anna D.M.Kazhagam

16,789
2.80%
Male
#5
Krishnakanthan Yadhav

Independent

3,795
0.60%
Male
#6
Basker, P.

Independent

1,100
0.20%
Male
#7
Nagaimugan, K.

Rashtriya Janata Dal

821
0.10%
Male
#8
Velmurugan, S.

Independent

348
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Janarthanan, R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 247,823 40.70%
2 Sarath Kumar, R. Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 240,919 39.50%
3 Savior Selva Suresh, Dr. A. Puthiya Tamilagam 86,419 14.20%
4 Edmund, G.R. M.G.R.Anna D.M.Kazhagam 16,789 2.80%
5 Krishnakanthan Yadhav Independent 3,795 0.60%
6 Basker, P. Independent 1,100 0.20%
7 Nagaimugan, K. Rashtriya Janata Dal 821 0.10%
8 Velmurugan, S. Independent 348 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Janarthanan R. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 6,904 votes (1.10%%).

The voter turnout in Tirunelveli for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 56.70%%.

8 candidates contested from Tirunelveli constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Tirunelveli is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.