Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) was won by Palanimanickam,S.S. (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 368,129 votes over Natarajan,N.R .. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
S. D. Somasundaram
DMK
268,980
57.3%
R. Krishnasamy Gopalar (Congress (O))
100,008 (21.3 pts)
1977
Somasundaram S.D.
AIADMK
289,059
60.2%
Ganesan L. (DMK)
97,743 (20.3 pts)
1980
Singaravadivel S.
Congress (I)
268,382
52.9%
Thangamuthu K. (AIADMK)
44,539 (8.8 pts)
1984
Singaravadivel
Indian National Congress
306,351
55.4%
Palanimanickam S. (DMK)
89,321 (16.1 pts)
1989
Singravadivel, S
Indian National Congress
371,967
56.4%
Palanimanickam, S. (DMK)
97,147 (14.7 pts)
1991
Thulasiah Vandayar K.
Indian National Congress
381,932
61.2%
Palanimanickam S. (DMK)
162,070 (26.0 pts)
1996
Palanimanickam S.S
DMK
390,010
58.8%
Thulasiah Vandayar K (Indian National Congress)
200,428 (30.2 pts)
1998
Palanimanickam, S.S.
DMK
324,344
51.8%
Ganesan, L. (MDMK)
48,204 (7.7 pts)
1999
Palanimanickam.S.S.
DMK
295,191
45.4%
Thangamuthu.K (AIADMK)
33,014 (5.1 pts)
2004
Palanimanickam. S. S.
DMK
400,986
56.6%
Thangamuthu. K (AIADMK)
119,148 (16.8 pts)
2009
Palanimanickam.S.S
DMK
408,343
50.6%
Durai.Balakrishnan (MDMK)
101,787 (12.6 pts)
2014
Parasuraman.K
AIADMK
510,307
50.4%
Baalu.T.R (DMK)
144,119 (14.2 pts)
2019
Palanimanickam,S.S.
DMK
588,978
56.4%
Natarajan,N.R . (Trinamool Congress)
368,129 (35.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. D. Somasundaram
DMK
268,980
57.3%
R. Krishnasamy Gopalar
Congress (O)
168,972
36.0%
K. M. Veeramuthu
Independent
25,425
5.4%
M. Selvam Chettiar
Independent
6,002
1.3%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Somasundaram S.D.
AIADMK
289,059
60.2%
Ganesan L.
DMK
191,316
39.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Singaravadivel S.
Congress (I)
268,382
52.9%
Thangamuthu K.
AIADMK
223,843
44.2%
Ambalapattu Subbaiyan K.
Independent
8,867
1.7%
Sethumadhavan A.
Congress (U)
4,359
0.9%
Ganapati T.M.
Independent
1,498
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Singaravadivel
Indian National Congress
306,351
55.4%
Palanimanickam S.
DMK
217,030
39.2%
Subramanian M.
ICJ
30,089
5.4%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Singravadivel, S
Indian National Congress
371,967
56.4%
Palanimanickam, S.
DMK
274,820
41.6%
Kesavan, Kothai
Pattali Makkal Katchi
7,617
1.2%
Natarajan, G Aiyanapuram
TMM
2,273
0.3%
Singaravel, A.
Independent
1,143
0.2%
Mahalingam, K.
Independent
1,048
0.2%
Jawahar, P.D.
Independent
1,044
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thulasiah Vandayar K.
Indian National Congress
381,932
61.2%
Palanimanickam S.
DMK
219,862
35.2%
Shahul Hameed H.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
9,454
1.5%
Soundararajan P.
TMM
3,403
0.5%
Lakshmanan T.S.
Independent
2,799
0.4%
Sozhamannar Kanaka Raja K.
Independent
1,680
0.3%
Singaravel A.
Independent
1,623
0.3%
Jawahar P.D.
LKD
1,193
0.2%
Munusamy M.
Independent
1,165
0.2%
Joseph Jesudoss R.P.
Independent
663
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam S.S
DMK
390,010
58.8%
Thulasiah Vandayar K
Indian National Congress
189,582
28.6%
Ramamurthi A Thanjai
Janata Dal
40,259
6.1%
Sozhamannar Kanakaraja K
Independent
10,948
1.7%
Shanmugavel K
Independent
7,821
1.2%
Jackiria K.M
Pattali Makkal Katchi
7,120
1.1%
Arunachalam S.
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,015
0.9%
Rajamohamed S
Independent
2,576
0.4%
Sivaswamy R
Independent
2,046
0.3%
Rajarathinam P.K
Independent
1,641
0.2%
Kumaresan G
Independent
1,631
0.2%
Munusamy M
Independent
1,479
0.2%
Singaravel A
Independent
1,298
0.2%
Jawahar P.D
Independent
469
0.1%
Kanakasabai N
Independent
426
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam, S.S.
DMK
324,344
51.8%
Ganesan, L.
MDMK
276,140
44.1%
Mathiyalagan.
Indian National Congress
23,109
3.7%
Uma.S.Thirumathi
Independent
1,296
0.2%
Sozhamannar Kanakaraja, K.
Independent
1,191
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam.S.S.
DMK
295,191
45.4%
Thangamuthu.K
AIADMK
262,177
40.3%
Chidambaram.Pl.A
Trinamool Congress
69,025
10.6%
Jeyabalan.J
Independent
12,239
1.9%
Srinivasan.Dr.A.
All India Forward Bloc
10,704
1.6%
Sozhamannar Kanakaraja.K
Independent
530
0.1%
Antony Densing.D.
Independent
528
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam. S. S.
DMK
400,986
56.6%
Thangamuthu. K
AIADMK
281,838
39.8%
Shahul Hameed. A. R.
Independent
10,606
1.5%
Dharamalingam. N
Independent
5,018
0.7%
Venkatesan. A
Janata Party
3,947
0.6%
Keshor Kumar. T. P.
Independent
1,901
0.3%
Dhayanithi. J
Independent
904
0.1%
Sozhamannar Kanakaraja. K
Independent
789
0.1%
Senthilkumar. P. K.
Independent
776
0.1%
Susai Arul. V
Independent
576
0.1%
Charles. A
Independent
469
0.1%
Singaravelu. G
Independent
468
0.1%
Sivakumar. M
Independent
446
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam.S.S
DMK
408,343
50.6%
Durai.Balakrishnan
MDMK
306,556
38.0%
Ramanathan.P.Dr
DMDK
63,852
7.9%
Murugaraj.D
Independent
9,805
1.2%
Saravanan.S
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,811
0.7%
Vijayalakshmi.S
Independent
4,196
0.5%
Rajamani.K
Independent
2,812
0.3%
Veeramani.S
Samajwadi Party
1,650
0.2%
Prasanna.S
Independent
1,247
0.2%
Sivakumar.S
Independent
1,222
0.2%
Balu (A) Balan
Independent
819
0.1%
Sozhamannar Kanakaraja.K
Independent
742
0.1%
Karthikeyan.K
Independent
721
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Parasuraman.K
AIADMK
510,307
50.4%
Baalu.T.R
DMK
366,188
36.2%
Muruganantham.M
Bharatiya Janata Party
58,521
5.8%
Krishnasamy Vandayar.T
Indian National Congress
30,232
3.0%
Tamilselvi.S
CPI (Marxist)
23,215
2.3%
None Of The Above
Independent
12,218
1.2%
Mummoorthi.S@S.M.Moorthy
NMK
2,511
0.2%
Arangarajan.M
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,253
0.2%
Panasai Arangan.N
Independent
1,830
0.2%
Sivakumar.V
Independent
1,511
0.1%
Rajkumar.R
Independent
1,409
0.1%
Madhavan.T
Independent
1,169
0.1%
Gunasekaran.T
Independent
894
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanimanickam,S.S.
DMK
588,978
56.4%
Natarajan,N.R .
Trinamool Congress
220,849
21.2%
Murugesan, P.
Independent
102,871
9.9%
Krishnakumar,N.
NTK
57,924
5.5%
Selvaraj,R .
Independent
28,274
2.7%
Sampath Ramadoss
MNM
23,477
2.2%
Stalin,R.
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,856
0.6%
Vijayakumar,T.
Independent
5,452
0.5%
Muthuvel,S .
Independent
4,509
0.4%
Samantha,K.S.
Independent
2,643
0.3%
Panasaiarangan,K.N.
DMSK
2,041
0.2%
Abdulbuhari,K .
Independent
1,244
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
Thanjavur has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Thanjavur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Palanimanickam,S.S. (DMK) won Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 588,978 votes (56.4%), a margin of 368,129 votes over Natarajan,N.R ..
Which parties have won Thanjavur since 1971?
Since 1971, Thanjavur has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Thanjavur?
The closest result on record for Thanjavur was 1999, when DMK beat AIADMK by just 33,014 votes (5.1 percentage points).