Periyakulam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after the 2009 election as part of reorganisation of Lok Sabha seats to reflect the change in population over specific geographic areas. Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency is defunct.
Assembly segments Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Periyakulam (now in Theni after 2009) Theni (defunct) Bodinayakkanur (now in Theni after 2009) Cumbum (now in Theni after 2009) Andipatti (now in Theni after 2009) Sedapatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament YearWinnerParty1952-57K. Sakthivadivel GounderIndian National Congress1957-62R. Narayanaswami1962-67M. Malaichami Thevar1967-71H. Ajamal KhanSwatantra Party1971-77S. M. Muhammed SheriffIndian union Muslim league1977-80S. RamaswamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1980-82Cumbum N. NatarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1982-84S. T. K. JakkaiyanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1984-89P. Selvendran1989-91R. Muthiah1991-96R. Ramasamy1996-98R. GnanagurusamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1998-99R. MuthiahAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1999-04T.T.V. Dhinakaran2004-2009J.M. Aaron RashidIndian National Congress
The seat was absorbed in Theni Lok Sabha constituency after 2009 election. So Periyakulum seat has become defunct since then.
Election results
2004
General Election 1999 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKT.T.V.Dhinakaran303,88145.6%-6.2%DMKP.Selvendran258,07538.8% -1.6%PTMansoor Alikhan87,42913.1% +9.8%Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra KazhagamP.R.Jeganathan1,4140.2%NewINDA.Sadayandi1,3270.2%NewINDC.Rajagopal1,2560.2%NewINDK.Elamurugan1,1050.2%NewMajority45,8066.9% -4.5%Turnout665,82459.4% +2.2%AIADMK Hold
General Election 1998 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKR.Muthaih319,67251.8%+4.2%DMKR.Gandhimathy249,09240.4% -7.2%PTC.Mookaih20,2193.3%NewINDP.V.K.Deivendran5,5490.9%NewINCM.Veeraprakash4,2140.7%NewMajority70,58011.4% -7.7%Turnout617,13657.2% -10.0%AIADMK gain from DMK
General Election 1996 PartyCandidateVotes%±%DMKR.Gnanagurusamy326,66547.6%+20.6%AIADMKR.Ramasamy195,32828.5% -32.8%MDMKN. Eramakrishnan91,60113.3%NewBJPM.Periyasamy Devar20,0352.9% -0.2%PMKP.Thangaraj11,5031.7% -4.1%Majority131,33719.1% -15.2%Turnout686,54467.2% +5.5%DMK gain from AIADMK
General Election 1991 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKR.Ramasamy382,75961.3%+0.6%DMKCumbum Ramakrishnan168,79927.0% -0.3%PMKK.Madasamy36,4545.8% -3.6%BJPBalakrishnan19,1483.1%NewINDP.Rajangam1,2110.2%NewMajority213,96034.3% +0.9%Turnout624,46961.7% -3.6%AIADMK Hold
General Election 1989 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKR.Muthaiah402,69160.7%-0.2%DMKA.K.Cumbum Mahindran181,28727.3% -5.9%PMKS.Gunasekharan62,5369.4%NewMajority221,40433.4% +5.7%Turnout663,50265.3% -6.2%AIADMK Hold
General Election 1984 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKP.Selvendran348,90360.9%+14.4%DMKS.Agniraju190,29033.2% -17.2%INDK.Palaniswamy5,3760.9%NewINDK.Surulvelu5,1220.9%NewINDK.Ayyadurai2,1480.4%NewINDS.S.Sailani1,1250.2%NewINDK.Jayamani8370.1%NewINDA.Rajendran6330.1%NewMajority158,61327.7% +23.8%Turnout572,80271.5% +2.7%AIADMK Hold
By-election 1982
General Election 1980 PartyCandidateVotes%±%DMKCumbum N.Natarajan255,20450.4%+24.7%AIADMKS.Ramasaamy235,32246.5% -21.8%INDSurilvelu6,9341.4% +0.4%Majority19,8823.9% -38.6%Turnout506,26368.8% -0.5%DMK gain from AIADMK
General Election 1977 PartyCandidateVotes%±%AIADMKS.Ramasamy328,10068.3%NewDMKPalanivel Rajan123,70825.7%NewINDK.Andithevar12,8132.7%NewINDK.Surulivelu4,8081.0% -0.5%INDS.Gunasekharan1,6300.3%NewMajority204,39242.5% +32.5%Turnout480,71869.3% +3.4%AIADMK gain from IND
General Election 1971 PartyCandidateVotes%±%INDS.M.Mohammad Sherief175,94042.0%NewSWAAjmalkhan134,01532.0% -11.9%INDH.Muthaih45,06610.8%NewINDS.Alagarsamy Chettiyar27,3716.5%NewINDK.Surilvelu6,1081.5%NewMajority41,92510.0% +3.4%Turnout388,50065.9% -9.0%IND gain from SWA
General Election 1967 PartyCandidateVotes%±%SWAH.Ajmalkhan183,59343.9%NewINCM.Ibrahim155,97237.3% -9.9%INDM.Muthaiah65,32915.6%NewMajority27,6216.6% +5.7%Turnout404,89474.9% +6.7%SWA gain from INC
General Election 1962 PartyCandidateVotes%±%INCMalaichamy Thevar146,82947.2%-2.9%INDMuthaiah143,93046.3%NewINDPonnusamy12,3574.0%NewMajority2,8990.9%Turnout303,11668.2% +14.7%INC Hold
General Election 1957 PartyCandidateVotes%±%INCR.Narayanasamy116,71550.1%+5.7%INDMuthaiah64,86727.8%NewINDM.V.Sethu Rao19,2388.3%NewINDM.K.M.Meeran16,2827.0%NewINDS.S.Marisamy15,8386.8%NewMajority51,848Turnout232,94053.5% -12.1%INC Hold
General Election 1952 PartyCandidateVotes%±%INCA.Shaktivel gounder107,87544.4%NewForward Bloc (Marxist group)C.Raghupathi Thevar74,99130.9%NewKMPPS.N.K.Sundaram30,46112.5%NewSocialist PartyVelayudha Nair29,45012.1%NewMajority32,884Turnout242,77765.6%NewINC Win (New Seat)
References
See also Periyakulam List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha