Palani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Palani was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In 2009, after delimitation and redistricting exercise of 2008, Palani constituency was abolished and has been become a part of Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency) and Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Assembly segments

Palani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Vellakoil
  2. Kangayam
  3. Palani (SC)
  4. Oddanchatram
  5. Natham
  6. Vedasandur

Members of the Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Sixth1977-80C. SubramaniamIndian National Congress
Seventh1980-84A. Senapathi GounderIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89A. Senapathi GounderIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91A. Senapathi GounderIndian National Congress
Ninth1991-92A. Senapathi GounderIndian National Congress
Tenth1992-96Palaniyappa Gounder KumarasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh1996-98S.K.KharventhanTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-99A. GaneshamurthiMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth1999-04Palaniyappa Gounder KumarasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth2004- 2009S.K. KharventhanIndian National Congress
Abolished

Election results
General Election, 2004: Palani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. K. Kharventhan 448,900 64.50 n/a
AIADMK Kishore Kumar. K 217,407 31.24 -12.38
Independent Jeyaprakash. P 11,337 1.63 n/a
Majority 231,493 33.26 +29.05
Turnout 696,007 63.92 +5.03
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +64.50

See also
  • Palani
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References
  1. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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