Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Tiruchendur (Tamil Nadu) was won by Radhika Selvi. V (DMK) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 181,681 votes over Thamodaran. T. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
M. S. Sivasamy
DMK
202,783
49.3%
M. Mathias (Swatantra Party)
26 (0.0 pts)
1977
Kosalaram K.T.
Indian National Congress
272,338
61.1%
Devadasan Edwin (Congress (O))
120,190 (27.0 pts)
1980
Kosalram K. T.
Congress (I)
227,395
51.8%
Sounthara Pandian, N. (Janata Party)
113,819 (25.9 pts)
1984
K.T. Kosalram
Indian National Congress
345,381
71.3%
Jawaharlal (Janata Party)
223,427 (46.1 pts)
1989
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Indian National Congress
385,656
67.7%
Karthikeyan A. (DMK)
212,071 (37.2 pts)
1991
Dhanushkodi Athinthan R.
Indian National Congress
381,521
73.4%
Anton Gomez G. (Janata Dal)
258,776 (49.8 pts)
1996
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Trinamool Congress
317,943
55.6%
Justin S. (Indian National Congress)
203,711 (35.6 pts)
1998
Ramaraajan
AIADMK
264,290
49.3%
Dhanuskodi Athithan R. (Trinamool Congress)
46,855 (8.8 pts)
1999
Jayaseelan, A.D.K.
DMK
237,630
44.4%
Rajan, Dr.B.P. (AIADMK)
59,666 (11.2 pts)
2004
Radhika Selvi. V
DMK
394,484
62.5%
Thamodaran. T (AIADMK)
181,681 (28.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. S. Sivasamy
DMK
202,783
49.3%
M. Mathias
Swatantra Party
202,757
49.3%
A. Ponniah
Independent
5,845
1.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kosalaram K.T.
Indian National Congress
272,338
61.1%
Devadasan Edwin
Congress (O)
152,148
34.1%
Arumugam Pandian N.
Independent
11,336
2.5%
Antony Edward
Independent
5,656
1.3%
S. Sooryamuththu Thevar
Independent
2,088
0.5%
S. Subbiah Nadar
Independent
1,559
0.3%
Raj S.A.
Independent
728
0.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kosalram K. T.
Congress (I)
227,395
51.8%
Sounthara Pandian, N.
Janata Party
113,576
25.9%
Anathan
Independent
75,020
17.1%
Pillai
Janata Party (Secular)
14,106
3.2%
Kanakasabai Alias Moses
Independent
3,390
0.8%
Alagappan, P.
Independent
2,200
0.5%
Harihara Iyer, N.
Independent
1,666
0.4%
Shunmugavvel, E.
Independent
965
0.2%
Duraisswamy Nadar
Independent
822
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K.T. Kosalram
Indian National Congress
345,381
71.3%
Jawaharlal
Janata Party
121,954
25.2%
A. Dhanuskodi Ramalinga Pandian
Independent
11,573
2.4%
K. Kesavan
Independent
5,671
1.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Indian National Congress
385,656
67.7%
Karthikeyan A.
DMK
173,585
30.5%
Elavarasan I
TMM
1,602
0.3%
Leshmana Perumal Alias Thapendaran P.
Independent
1,535
0.3%
Papanasam C.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
1,500
0.3%
Saravana Perumal S.
Independent
1,120
0.2%
Kalayana Sundaram A.
Independent
999
0.2%
Raja Gopalan N.
Independent
898
0.2%
Karthikeyan J.
Independent
781
0.1%
Harirama Krishan I.
Independent
483
0.1%
Dhanukkodi Ramalinga Pandian A.
Independent
439
0.1%
Vallivel Nadar O.K.
Independent
422
0.1%
Subramanian R.
Independent
418
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhanushkodi Athinthan R.
Indian National Congress
381,521
73.4%
Anton Gomez G.
Janata Dal
122,745
23.6%
Samson Daniel B.
Janata Party
5,181
1.0%
Christa Doss R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
2,855
0.5%
Elavarasan I.
TMM
1,740
0.3%
Thanaraj Durai
Independent
1,143
0.2%
Jeyakumar T.
Independent
1,005
0.2%
Chockalingam Pillai V.
Independent
880
0.2%
Balakrishnan S.
Independent
799
0.2%
Rajagopalan N.
Independent
775
0.1%
Balasubramani P.
Independent
527
0.1%
Vairamuthu R.
Independent
413
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Trinamool Congress
317,943
55.6%
Justin S.
Indian National Congress
114,232
20.0%
Chandra Bose,N.S.
Bharatiya Janata Party
79,051
13.8%
Anton Gomez
Janata Dal
48,066
8.4%
Sundaram R.
Independent
3,274
0.6%
Arulappa Nadar S
Independent
2,995
0.5%
Nagarajan V.
Independent
1,406
0.2%
Karthikeyan J.
Independent
1,113
0.2%
Kumarasamy V.
Independent
991
0.2%
Rajagopalan N.
Independent
763
0.1%
Murugendran S.
Independent
655
0.1%
Maria Joseph Alias Manuel Raj
Independent
451
0.1%
Muthuperumal P.
Independent
382
0.1%
Balasubramanian A.
Independent
308
0.1%
Senthurpandi V.
Independent
306
0.1%
Sivaramasubramaniam, R.
Independent
187
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramaraajan
AIADMK
264,290
49.3%
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Trinamool Congress
217,435
40.6%
Kumari Ananthan
Indian National Congress
38,291
7.1%
Packiaraj Sathai, A.
Independent
11,408
2.1%
Chandrasekaran,Kalanthi,P
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,166
0.6%
Rajagopalan, N.
Independent
692
0.1%
Devadason Raja S.
Independent
355
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jayaseelan, A.D.K.
DMK
237,630
44.4%
Rajan, Dr.B.P.
AIADMK
177,964
33.3%
Danushkodi Athithan, R.
Trinamool Congress
109,035
20.4%
Vialo Selvin Nadar, S(Thirumathi)
Independent
8,323
1.6%
Kumar, P
Independent
850
0.2%
Senthilvel Murugan, R.
Independent
842
0.2%
Devadasan Raja, S.
Independent
428
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Radhika Selvi. V
DMK
394,484
62.5%
Thamodaran. T
AIADMK
212,803
33.7%
Ziyad. N M
Independent
5,128
0.8%
Ramanathan. S
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,071
0.6%
Ahamed Lebbai. M M
Independent
3,298
0.5%
Mohideen. S A
Independent
2,096
0.3%
Manickavasagam
Independent
1,807
0.3%
Mohamud Yousuf. P
Independent
1,385
0.2%
Ramakrishanan. P
Independent
935
0.1%
Antony Rosary. M
Independent
685
0.1%
Sadakathulla. S M
Independent
652
0.1%
Maniyan. S S
Independent
651
0.1%
Kennady. A
Independent
596
0.1%
Selvakumar. V
Independent
538
0.1%
Thiyagaraj. A
Independent
515
0.1%
Sivanannaintha Perumal. R
Independent
479
0.1%
Benjamin
Independent
476
0.1%
Esther
Independent
409
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
Tiruchendur has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Trinamool Congress, AIADMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tiruchendur in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Radhika Selvi. V (DMK) won Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 394,484 votes (62.5%), a margin of 181,681 votes over Thamodaran. T.
Which parties have won Tiruchendur since 1971?
Since 1971, Tiruchendur has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Tiruchendur?
The closest result on record for Tiruchendur was 1971, when DMK beat Swatantra Party by just 26 votes (0.0 percentage points).