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127. Palani

Winner SENTHILKUMAR I P DMK
Total Electors 2,57,151
Votes Polled 1,97,474
Turnout 76.8%
Victory Margin +25,586

Vote Share by Party

    Votes by Candidate

    SENTHILKUMAR I P
    1,00,045
    KUMARASAMY P
    74,459
    RAJAMANICKAM V
    9,687
    KANAGARAJ N
    4,092
    NOTA
    1,460
    KYZER A
    1,370
    VINOTH RAJASEKAR…
    876
    SIVAKUMAR T
    594
    NAGENDRAN P
    587
    MADURAI VEERAN K A
    580

    In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, Palani constituency was won by SENTHILKUMAR I P of DMK with 1,00,045 votes (50.7% vote share).

    The runner-up was KUMARASAMY P of ADMK with 74,459 votes (37.7%). The victory margin was 25,586 votes (13.0% of total votes polled).

    The constituency had 2,57,151 registered electors, of whom 1,97,474 cast their votes — a turnout of 76.8%. A total of 24 candidates contested this seat.

    All Candidates

    Rank Candidate Party Votes Polled Vote % Vote Share
    1 SENTHILKUMAR I P DMK 1,00,045 50.7%
    50.7%
    2 KUMARASAMY P ADMK 74,459 37.7%
    37.7%
    3 RAJAMANICKAM V CPM 9,687 4.9%
    4.9%
    4 KANAGARAJ N BJP 4,092 2.1%
    2.1%
    5 NOTA NOTA 1,460 0.7%
    0.7%
    6 KYZER A SDPI 1,370 0.7%
    0.7%
    7 VINOTH RAJASEKARAN G NTK 876 0.4%
    0.4%
    8 SIVAKUMAR T IND 594 0.3%
    0.3%
    9 NAGENDRAN P BSP 587 0.3%
    0.3%
    10 MADURAI VEERAN K A IND 580 0.3%
    0.3%
    11 MAHESWARAN P IND 572 0.3%
    0.3%
    12 NAGARAJAN B PMK 490 0.3%
    0.3%
    13 CHINNARAJ A IND 445 0.2%
    0.2%
    14 MOHAMED JABBAR M IND 348 0.2%
    0.2%
    15 SICKANDER K IND 345 0.2%
    0.2%
    16 SIRAJDEEN N IND 343 0.2%
    0.2%
    17 KRISHNAMOORTHI R KMDK 224 0.1%
    0.1%
    18 KUMARESAN S IND 192 0.1%
    0.1%
    19 SUNDARAM C IND 184 0.1%
    0.1%
    20 MANOHARAN K IND 152 0.1%
    0.1%
    21 RAVI PAUL G ICF 124 0.1%
    0.1%
    22 THANGAPANDIYAN R IND 107 0.1%
    0.1%
    23 KAJA A IND 103 0.1%
    0.1%
    24 MUTHU KARUPPANAN M IND 95 0.1%
    0.1%