Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Tiruchengode (Tamil Nadu) was won by Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (DMK) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 179,397 votes over Palaniswami. K. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
M. Muthusami
DMK
238,746
55.8%
T. M. Kaliyannan (Congress (O))
60,047 (14.0 pts)
1977
Kolanthaivelu R.
AIADMK
303,738
59.6%
Muthusamy M. (DMK)
128,180 (25.1 pts)
1980
Kandaswamy M.
DMK
276,015
51.5%
Kolanthaivelu R. (AIADMK)
21,218 (4.0 pts)
1984
Kannan P.
AIADMK
426,648
60.9%
Kandaswamy M. (DMK)
158,066 (22.6 pts)
1989
Palanisamy, K.C.
AIADMK
509,847
63.2%
Poongothi Thirumathi C. (DMK)
272,271 (33.7 pts)
1991
Soundaram K.S. (W)
AIADMK
521,580
66.8%
Ramalingam K.P. (DMK)
314,481 (40.3 pts)
1996
K.P.Ramalingam
DMK
471,533
56.6%
Kumarasamy A.V. (AIADMK)
193,188 (23.2 pts)
1998
Palaniswamy K.
AIADMK
414,992
54.7%
Ramalingam K.P. Dr. (DMK)
104,809 (13.8 pts)
1999
Kannappan, M.
MDMK
409,293
49.1%
Palanisamy, K. (AIADMK)
4,556 (0.5 pts)
2004
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
DMK
501,569
58.0%
Palaniswami. K (AIADMK)
179,397 (20.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. Muthusami
DMK
238,746
55.8%
T. M. Kaliyannan
Congress (O)
178,699
41.8%
C. Seerangan
Independent
10,201
2.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kolanthaivelu R.
AIADMK
303,738
59.6%
Muthusamy M.
DMK
175,558
34.4%
Rajalingam K.
Independent
23,020
4.5%
Seerangam C.
Independent
7,468
1.5%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kandaswamy M.
DMK
276,015
51.5%
Kolanthaivelu R.
AIADMK
254,797
47.5%
Samy R.G.
Independent
3,771
0.7%
Narayanan E.M.S.
Independent
1,298
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kannan P.
AIADMK
426,648
60.9%
Kandaswamy M.
DMK
268,582
38.4%
Eswaramoorthi V. K.
Independent
5,039
0.7%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palanisamy, K.C.
AIADMK
509,847
63.2%
Poongothi Thirumathi C.
DMK
237,576
29.4%
Chandrashekar K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
46,670
5.8%
Chamumdeeswari, Selvi, S.
Independent
3,797
0.5%
Rajendran, C.
TMM
1,743
0.2%
Kalidas, V.R.
Independent
1,197
0.1%
Dharmal Ingam, V.
Independent
1,189
0.1%
Perumal, A.
Independent
1,099
0.1%
Lakshmanan, P
Independent
953
0.1%
Ponniayan Alias Perumal, K.K.
Independent
702
0.1%
Seetharaman, T.G
Independent
589
0.1%
Noyal, K.
Independent
506
0.1%
Kunjaram, S.
Independent
498
0.1%
Singarwval,S
Independent
449
0.1%
Vengadash, A
Independent
295
0.0%
Varadhamuthu, K.M.
Independent
177
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Soundaram K.S. (W)
AIADMK
521,580
66.8%
Ramalingam K.P.
DMK
207,099
26.5%
Mannathan A.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
43,563
5.6%
Rajendran C.
TMM
2,635
0.3%
Selvaraj M.
Independent
1,695
0.2%
Selvaraj G.
Independent
1,509
0.2%
Perumal A.
Independent
1,144
0.1%
Kandasamy N.V.
Independent
920
0.1%
Marappan A.
Independent
700
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K.P.Ramalingam
DMK
471,533
56.6%
Kumarasamy A.V.
AIADMK
278,345
33.4%
P.Balakrishnan
MDMK
40,041
4.8%
K.Perumal
AIIC(T)
18,677
2.2%
Ramalingam S.T.
Bharatiya Janata Party
10,264
1.2%
Karuppanna Gounder K.
Independent
2,148
0.3%
Subramani.P.
Independent
1,585
0.2%
Subramanian.C.
Independent
1,450
0.2%
Palaniappan S.
Independent
1,384
0.2%
Sadasivam M.S.
Independent
1,212
0.1%
Samuel Raj.G.
Independent
1,098
0.1%
Rajachandrasekar N.
Independent
1,085
0.1%
Shivakumar.A.
Independent
906
0.1%
Arumugam K.K.
Independent
720
0.1%
Ganga Naidu P.
Independent
689
0.1%
Sundaresan.A.
Independent
668
0.1%
Madeswaran K.
Independent
427
0.1%
Venugopal D.
Independent
243
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Palaniswamy K.
AIADMK
414,992
54.7%
Ramalingam K.P. Dr.
DMK
310,183
40.9%
Palanisamy P.
Indian National Congress
28,421
3.7%
Backiyam D.
PT
2,442
0.3%
Selvam S.V.
Independent
1,483
0.2%
Thillaikkarasi Pon.S.
Independent
622
0.1%
Sengodan R.
Independent
482
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kannappan, M.
MDMK
409,293
49.1%
Palanisamy, K.
AIADMK
404,737
48.5%
Kanagasabapathi, T.M.
PT
11,535
1.4%
Gowrisankar, E.P.
TDK
3,317
0.4%
Mathaiyan, K.
THMM
2,570
0.3%
Thandapani, M.
Independent
989
0.1%
Karupannan, C.
Independent
918
0.1%
Selvakumar, P.
Independent
401
0.0%
Chokkalingam, A.P.
Independent
255
0.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
DMK
501,569
58.0%
Palaniswami. K
AIADMK
322,172
37.3%
Palanisamy. K
Independent
14,208
1.6%
Balasubramanyam. K M
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,746
0.8%
Palanisamy. R
Independent
5,282
0.6%
Shanmugam. N
Janata Party
3,145
0.4%
Govindaraj. A
CPI (ML) Liberation
2,431
0.3%
Paramasivam. S
Independent
1,932
0.2%
Subbulakshmi. ( Tmt) S
Independent
1,343
0.2%
Dharmendran. D
Independent
1,288
0.1%
Dhandapani. A
Independent
1,185
0.1%
Natarajan. C
Independent
1,147
0.1%
Chandra Sekaran. K
Independent
1,020
0.1%
Tamil Mani. K
Independent
983
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
Tiruchengode has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, MDMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tiruchengode in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (DMK) won Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 501,569 votes (58.0%), a margin of 179,397 votes over Palaniswami. K.
Which parties have won Tiruchengode since 1971?
Since 1971, Tiruchengode has been won by: AIADMK, DMK, MDMK.
What was the closest result in Tiruchengode?
The closest result on record for Tiruchengode was 1999, when MDMK beat AIADMK by just 4,556 votes (0.5 percentage points).