Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) was won by Regupathy, S. (DMK) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 156,496 votes over Ravichandran. A. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
K. Veeriah
DMK
251,861
55.3%
R. Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman (Congress (O))
48,395 (10.6 pts)
1977
Elanchezhian V.S.
AIADMK
342,120
65.3%
Vairava Thevar V. (Congress (O))
223,615 (42.7 pts)
1980
V.N. Swamynathan
Congress (I)
294,494
49.9%
Kuzha Chellaiya (AIADMK)
16,099 (2.7 pts)
1984
Sundararaj N.
Indian National Congress
426,717
68.4%
Veeriah K. (DMK)
264,904 (42.5 pts)
1989
Sundaraja, N.
Indian National Congress
518,762
66.7%
Selvaraj, A. (DMK)
271,136 (34.8 pts)
1991
Sundararaj N.
Indian National Congress
460,795
63.8%
Chandrasekaran K. (DMK)
219,721 (30.4 pts)
1996
Siva,N.
DMK
398,209
50.5%
Swaminathan, V.N. (Indian National Congress)
177,873 (22.5 pts)
1998
Paramasivam, Raja
AIADMK
288,072
37.2%
Siva, P.N. (DMK)
30,520 (4.0 pts)
1999
Thirunavukarasu
MADMK
396,216
51.5%
Singaaravadivel.S. (Indian National Congress)
64,302 (8.3 pts)
2004
Regupathy, S.
DMK
466,133
56.8%
Ravichandran. A (AIADMK)
156,496 (19.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Veeriah
DMK
251,861
55.3%
R. Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman
Congress (O)
203,466
44.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elanchezhian V.S.
AIADMK
342,120
65.3%
Vairava Thevar V.
Congress (O)
118,505
22.6%
Chelliah Kuzha
Independent
49,147
9.4%
Singaravel Chettiar R.M.M.
Independent
10,790
2.1%
Iluppur Mohamedali A.
Independent
2,035
0.4%
Narayanasamy Iyer R.
Independent
1,533
0.3%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V.N. Swamynathan
Congress (I)
294,494
49.9%
Kuzha Chellaiya
AIADMK
278,395
47.2%
S. Sooryanarayanan
Independent
6,486
1.1%
M. Dhandayudhapani
Independent
6,389
1.1%
K. Ramanujam
Janata Party (Secular)
4,150
0.7%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sundararaj N.
Indian National Congress
426,717
68.4%
Veeriah K.
DMK
161,813
25.9%
Mustafakamal K.
ICJ
16,902
2.7%
Singaravelu Chettiar R.M.M.
Independent
6,676
1.1%
Selvam M.
Independent
5,168
0.8%
Kaliaperumal P.
Independent
3,862
0.6%
Meeramaideen P.
Independent
2,421
0.4%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sundaraja, N.
Indian National Congress
518,762
66.7%
Selvaraj, A.
DMK
247,626
31.8%
Chockalingam, M.R.
Independent
3,191
0.4%
Palani, P.A.
Independent
2,503
0.3%
Mohanraj, A.
TMM
1,793
0.2%
Sivaperumal, A.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
1,002
0.1%
Manthirikumar, M
Independent
950
0.1%
Ibrahim, U.
Independent
939
0.1%
Subbaiah Asari, S.
Independent
905
0.1%
Chellappan, M
Independent
623
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sundararaj N.
Indian National Congress
460,795
63.8%
Chandrasekaran K.
DMK
241,074
33.4%
Kamal Batcha L.S.
Independent
9,036
1.3%
Thirumaravan R.
Independent
3,885
0.5%
Thiruvarangan V.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
3,638
0.5%
Murugesan V.
Independent
1,912
0.3%
Ramachandran N.
Independent
947
0.1%
Jeyaveerapandi
Independent
693
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Siva,N.
DMK
398,209
50.5%
Swaminathan, V.N.
Indian National Congress
220,336
27.9%
Pushparaj.T.
AIIC(T)
61,830
7.8%
Karthikeyan, R.
MDMK
60,405
7.7%
Shanmuganathan.K.
Bharatiya Janata Party
16,147
2.0%
Jahuber I.
Independent
8,320
1.1%
Nagarajan, C.
Independent
2,930
0.4%
Sankaran, K.
Independent
2,860
0.4%
Panneer Selvam .M
Independent
2,692
0.3%
Duraiarasan, A.
Independent
2,314
0.3%
Ganapathy,S.
Independent
2,119
0.3%
Satheeswaran, R
Independent
1,356
0.2%
Panneeer Selvam, C.
Independent
1,282
0.2%
Shanmuganathan, V.
Independent
1,173
0.1%
Kavignar Kumar
Independent
1,123
0.1%
Arokiasamy, A.
Independent
1,121
0.1%
Thilagavathy.S.
Independent
1,116
0.1%
Abdul Salem M.
Independent
974
0.1%
Srinivasan, S.
Independent
914
0.1%
Rajamanickam, N.
Independent
686
0.1%
Ibrahim Gundabai, U.
Independent
651
0.1%
Balakrishnan, C.
Independent
608
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paramasivam, Raja
AIADMK
288,072
37.2%
Siva, P.N.
DMK
257,552
33.3%
Thirunavukkarasu, S.
MADMK
226,416
29.3%
Chockalingam, M.R.
Independent
895
0.1%
Velappan, C.
Independent
448
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thirunavukarasu
MADMK
396,216
51.5%
Singaaravadivel.S.
Indian National Congress
331,914
43.1%
Palaniappan.M. (Alias) Puratchikavidasan.
PT
29,453
3.8%
Ramaiah.M.
Independent
7,710
1.0%
Mohan.A.B.
Independent
1,977
0.3%
Williams.D.
Independent
1,413
0.2%
Santhanalakshmi.K.
Independent
805
0.1%
Chandra Velappan.V.
Independent
516
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Regupathy, S.
DMK
466,133
56.8%
Ravichandran. A
AIADMK
309,637
37.7%
Nagooran. A
Bahujan Samaj Party
10,024
1.2%
Rajendran, Lion, M S
Independent
9,723
1.2%
Srinivasan. G
Janata Party
7,545
0.9%
Machakkalai @ Ingarsal. A
Independent
4,725
0.6%
Periyasamy. R
Independent
3,346
0.4%
Jahir Hussain. J
Janata Dal (United)
2,923
0.4%
Packianathan. D
Independent
1,675
0.2%
Selvarajan. S
Independent
1,179
0.1%
Asaithambi. R
Independent
1,173
0.1%
Selvam. S
Independent
1,150
0.1%
Subramanian. K
Independent
1,038
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Pudukkottai has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, MADMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Pudukkottai in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Regupathy, S. (DMK) won Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 466,133 votes (56.8%), a margin of 156,496 votes over Ravichandran. A.
Which parties have won Pudukkottai since 1971?
Since 1971, Pudukkottai has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, MADMK.
What was the closest result in Pudukkottai?
The closest result on record for Pudukkottai was 1980, when Congress (I) beat AIADMK by just 16,099 votes (2.7 percentage points).