Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Tindivanam (Tamil Nadu) was won by Dhanaraju. K (Pattali Makkal Katchi) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 91,164 votes over Arunmozhithevan. A. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
M .R. Lakshminarayanan
Indian National Congress
212,309
55.9%
M. P. Radhakrishnan (Swatantra Party)
61,475 (16.2 pts)
1977
Lakshminarayanan M.R.
Indian National Congress
233,155
53.8%
Krishnamoorthy V. (DMK)
49,485 (11.4 pts)
1980
Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S.
Congress (I)
290,069
65.5%
Munuswamy Thirukkuralar V. (AIADMK)
156,898 (35.4 pts)
1984
S.S. Eramasamy Padayatchi
Indian National Congress
356,127
68.5%
M.R. Lakshminarayanan (Janata Party)
201,858 (38.8 pts)
1989
Eramadass, R.
Indian National Congress
299,184
46.2%
Dhayanithi, N. (DMK)
100,715 (15.6 pts)
1991
Rama Murthee K.
Indian National Congress
341,971
55.4%
Dhayanithi N. (DMK)
170,149 (27.6 pts)
1996
Venkatraman G
DMK
367,308
53.3%
Ramamurthee K (Indian National Congress)
190,276 (27.6 pts)
1998
Ramachandran N. Gingee
MDMK
320,141
49.4%
Venkatraman G. (DMK)
31,453 (4.9 pts)
1999
Ramachandran N. Gingee.
MDMK
323,234
47.3%
Ramamurthee K. (Indian National Congress)
9,350 (1.4 pts)
2004
Dhanaraju. K
Pattali Makkal Katchi
367,849
50.6%
Arunmozhithevan. A (AIADMK)
91,164 (12.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M .R. Lakshminarayanan
Indian National Congress
212,309
55.9%
M. P. Radhakrishnan
Swatantra Party
150,834
39.7%
R. K. Annasamy
Independent
16,542
4.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Lakshminarayanan M.R.
Indian National Congress
233,155
53.8%
Krishnamoorthy V.
DMK
183,670
42.4%
Kanagaraj V.
Independent
8,615
2.0%
Wahab K.M.A.
Independent
6,450
1.5%
Velavan D.
Independent
1,308
0.3%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S.
Congress (I)
290,069
65.5%
Munuswamy Thirukkuralar V.
AIADMK
133,171
30.1%
Bhuvaragamurthi K.V.
Independent
10,440
2.4%
Rajamani S.
Independent
9,160
2.1%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S.S. Eramasamy Padayatchi
Indian National Congress
356,127
68.5%
M.R. Lakshminarayanan
Janata Party
154,269
29.7%
S. Sekar
Independent
9,759
1.9%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Eramadass, R.
Indian National Congress
299,184
46.2%
Dhayanithi, N.
DMK
198,469
30.6%
Shanmugham, S.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
142,996
22.1%
Ilangovan, P.
TMM
3,446
0.5%
Siva, M.
Independent
1,668
0.3%
Paul, K.
LKD (B)
1,248
0.2%
Rajendran
Independent
774
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rama Murthee K.
Indian National Congress
341,971
55.4%
Dhayanithi N.
DMK
171,822
27.8%
Shanmugam S.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
103,524
16.8%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Venkatraman G
DMK
367,308
53.3%
Ramamurthee K
Indian National Congress
177,032
25.7%
Zainuddin A.K
Pattali Makkal Katchi
79,535
11.5%
Durai D
MDMK
37,025
5.4%
Baskaran S\
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,047
0.9%
Moorthy G
Independent
4,412
0.6%
V.Yesu @ Yesudhasan
Independent
3,617
0.5%
Elumalai Yadav.S
Independent
3,401
0.5%
Kaliyamoorthy K
Independent
2,376
0.3%
Nagamani M.G
Independent
1,831
0.3%
Pulavar Jayaraman N.
Independent
1,403
0.2%
Iniyadayalan G
Independent
1,322
0.2%
Mohammed Ali Jinna M.
Independent
1,145
0.2%
Selvaraj C
Independent
1,044
0.2%
Venugopal M
Independent
1,032
0.1%
Balaguru D
Independent
698
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramachandran N. Gingee
MDMK
320,141
49.4%
Venkatraman G.
DMK
288,688
44.5%
Ramamurthee K.
Indian National Congress
29,908
4.6%
Jeyabalan R.
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,837
0.7%
Paramasivam D.
Independent
1,892
0.3%
Ramachandran V.
Independent
827
0.1%
Ismail N.M.
Independent
640
0.1%
Palani P.S.
Independent
576
0.1%
Lakshmanan G.
Rashtriya Janata Dal
443
0.1%
Iniyadayalan G.
Independent
332
0.1%
Mohamed Ali Jinna M.
Independent
189
0.0%
Munusamy R.
Independent
157
0.0%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramachandran N. Gingee.
MDMK
323,234
47.3%
Ramamurthee K.
Indian National Congress
313,884
45.9%
Subramanian S.P.
Trinamool Congress
40,879
6.0%
Veeramuthu G.
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2,113
0.3%
Raghavan G.
AJBP
1,404
0.2%
Punniyakotti N.
Independent
1,178
0.2%
Mohamed Alijinna M.
Independent
496
0.1%
Iniyadayalan G.
Independent
413
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhanaraju. K
Pattali Makkal Katchi
367,849
50.6%
Arunmozhithevan. A
AIADMK
276,685
38.1%
Gopalakrishnan. P
Janata Dal (United)
29,915
4.1%
Mohamed Ali Jinna. M
Independent
10,987
1.5%
Perumal. S
Independent
8,083
1.1%
Veethus Durai Raj. L
Independent
6,737
0.9%
Ellangovan. Aranga
Independent
6,650
0.9%
Ranganathan. S
Independent
5,338
0.7%
Rayar. K
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,938
0.5%
Soundararajan. N K
Independent
3,443
0.5%
Navaneethe Krishnan. B
Independent
1,540
0.2%
Sekar. I M
Independent
1,401
0.2%
Ashok Kumar. P N
Independent
990
0.1%
Salvam. M
Independent
844
0.1%
Iniyadayalan. G
Independent
725
0.1%
Kuzandaivelu. T
Independent
701
0.1%
Arasan. K
Independent
625
0.1%
Kasi. G
Independent
472
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
Tindivanam has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), DMK, MDMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tindivanam in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Dhanaraju. K (Pattali Makkal Katchi) won Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 367,849 votes (50.6%), a margin of 91,164 votes over Arunmozhithevan. A.
Which parties have won Tindivanam since 1971?
Since 1971, Tindivanam has been won by: Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, MDMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi.
What was the closest result in Tindivanam?
The closest result on record for Tindivanam was 1999, when MDMK beat Indian National Congress by just 9,350 votes (1.4 percentage points).