Constituency of the Lok Sabha
Periyakulam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] It was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after the 2009 election as part of reorganisation of Lok Sabha seats to reflect the change in population over specific geographic areas. Periyakulam is defunct.
Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Periyakulam (now in Theni after 2009)
- Theni (defunct)
- Bodinayakkanur (now in Theni after 2009)
- Cumbum (now in Theni after 2009)
- Andipatti (now in Theni after 2009)
- Sedapatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
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The seat was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after 2009 election. So Periyakulum seat has become defunct since then.
General Election 1999
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
T.T.V.Dhinakaran
|
303,881
|
45.6%
|
-6.2%
|
|
DMK
|
P.Selvendran
|
258,075
|
38.8%
|
-1.6%
|
|
PT
|
Mansoor Alikhan
|
87,429
|
13.1%
|
+9.8%
|
|
Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam
|
P.R.Jeganathan
|
1,414
|
0.2%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
A.Sadayandi
|
1,327
|
0.2%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
C.Rajagopal
|
1,256
|
0.2%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Elamurugan
|
1,105
|
0.2%
|
New
|
Majority
|
45,806
|
6.9%
|
-4.5%
|
Turnout
|
665,824
|
59.4%
|
+2.2%
|
|
AIADMK Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1998
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
R.Muthaih
|
319,672
|
51.8%
|
+4.2%
|
|
DMK
|
R.Gandhimathy
|
249,092
|
40.4%
|
-7.2%
|
|
PT
|
C.Mookaih
|
20,219
|
3.3%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
P.V.K.Deivendran
|
5,549
|
0.9%
|
New
|
|
INC
|
M.Veeraprakash
|
4,214
|
0.7%
|
New
|
Majority
|
70,580
|
11.4%
|
-7.7%
|
Turnout
|
617,136
|
57.2%
|
-10.0%
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
|
|
|
General Election 1996
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
DMK
|
R.Gnanagurusamy
|
326,665
|
47.6%
|
+20.6%
|
|
AIADMK
|
R.Ramasamy
|
195,328
|
28.5%
|
-32.8%
|
|
MDMK
|
N. Eramakrishnan
|
91,601
|
13.3%
|
New
|
|
BJP
|
M.Periyasamy Devar
|
20,035
|
2.9%
|
-0.2%
|
|
PMK
|
P.Thangaraj
|
11,503
|
1.7%
|
-4.1%
|
Majority
|
131,337
|
19.1%
|
-15.2%
|
Turnout
|
686,544
|
67.2%
|
+5.5%
|
|
DMK gain from AIADMK
|
|
|
|
General Election 1991
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
R.Ramasamy
|
382,759
|
61.3%
|
+0.6%
|
|
DMK
|
Cumbum Ramakrishnan
|
168,799
|
27.0%
|
-0.3%
|
|
PMK
|
K.Madasamy
|
36,454
|
5.8%
|
-3.6%
|
|
BJP
|
Balakrishnan
|
19,148
|
3.1%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
P.Rajangam
|
1,211
|
0.2%
|
New
|
Majority
|
213,960
|
34.3%
|
+0.9%
|
Turnout
|
624,469
|
61.7%
|
-3.6%
|
|
AIADMK Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1989
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
R.Muthaiah
|
402,691
|
60.7%
|
-0.2%
|
|
DMK
|
A.K.Cumbum Mahindran
|
181,287
|
27.3%
|
-5.9%
|
|
PMK
|
S.Gunasekharan
|
62,536
|
9.4%
|
New
|
Majority
|
221,404
|
33.4%
|
+5.7%
|
Turnout
|
663,502
|
65.3%
|
-6.2%
|
|
AIADMK Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1984
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
P.Selvendran
|
348,903
|
60.9%
|
+14.4%
|
|
DMK
|
S.Agniraju
|
190,290
|
33.2%
|
-17.2%
|
|
IND
|
K.Palaniswamy
|
5,376
|
0.9%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Surulvelu
|
5,122
|
0.9%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Ayyadurai
|
2,148
|
0.4%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
S.S.Sailani
|
1,125
|
0.2%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Jayamani
|
837
|
0.1%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
A.Rajendran
|
633
|
0.1%
|
New
|
Majority
|
158,613
|
27.7%
|
+23.8%
|
Turnout
|
572,802
|
71.5%
|
+2.7%
|
|
AIADMK Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1980
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
DMK
|
Cumbum N.Natarajan
|
255,204
|
50.4%
|
+24.7%
|
|
AIADMK
|
S.Ramasaamy
|
235,322
|
46.5%
|
-21.8%
|
|
IND
|
Surilvelu
|
6,934
|
1.4%
|
+0.4%
|
Majority
|
19,882
|
3.9%
|
-38.6%
|
Turnout
|
506,263
|
68.8%
|
-0.5%
|
|
DMK gain from AIADMK
|
|
|
|
General Election 1977
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes[4]
|
%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
S.Ramasamy
|
328,100
|
68.3%
|
New
|
|
DMK
|
Palanivel Rajan
|
123,708
|
25.7%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Andithevar
|
12,813
|
2.7%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Surulivelu
|
4,808
|
1.0%
|
-0.5%
|
|
IND
|
S.Gunasekharan
|
1,630
|
0.3%
|
New
|
Majority
|
204,392
|
42.5%
|
+32.5%
|
Turnout
|
480,718
|
69.3%
|
+3.4%
|
|
AIADMK gain from IND
|
|
|
|
General Election 1971
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
IND
|
S.M.Mohammad Sherief
|
175,940
|
42.0%
|
New
|
|
SWA
|
Ajmalkhan
|
134,015
|
32.0%
|
-11.9%
|
|
IND
|
H.Muthaih
|
45,066
|
10.8%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
S.Alagarsamy Chettiyar
|
27,371
|
6.5%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
K.Surilvelu
|
6,108
|
1.5%
|
New
|
Majority
|
41,925
|
10.0%
|
+3.4%
|
Turnout
|
388,500
|
65.9%
|
-9.0%
|
|
IND gain from SWA
|
|
|
|
General Election 1967
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
SWA
|
H.Ajmalkhan
|
183,593
|
43.9%
|
New
|
|
INC
|
M.Ibrahim
|
155,972
|
37.3%
|
-9.9%
|
|
IND
|
M.Muthaiah
|
65,329
|
15.6%
|
New
|
Majority
|
27,621
|
6.6%
|
+5.7%
|
Turnout
|
404,894
|
74.9%
|
+6.7%
|
|
SWA gain from INC
|
|
|
|
General Election 1962
[edit]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
INC
|
Malaichamy Thevar
|
146,829
|
47.2%
|
-2.9%
|
|
IND
|
Muthaiah
|
143,930
|
46.3%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
Ponnusamy
|
12,357
|
4.0%
|
New
|
Majority
|
2,899
|
0.9%
|
|
Turnout
|
303,116
|
68.2%
|
+14.7%
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1957
[edit]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
INC
|
R.Narayanasamy
|
116,715
|
50.1%
|
+5.7%
|
|
IND
|
Muthaiah
|
64,867
|
27.8%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
M.V.Sethu Rao
|
19,238
|
8.3%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
M.K.M.Meeran
|
16,282
|
7.0%
|
New
|
|
IND
|
S.S.Marisamy
|
15,838
|
6.8%
|
New
|
Majority
|
51,848
|
Turnout
|
232,940
|
53.5%
|
-12.1%
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
|
General Election 1952
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