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Palayamkottai Palayamkottai

Assembly 226 in Tirunelveli. Reservation status: GENERAL.

Latest recorded result

2021

M. Abdul Wahab (DMK ) won with 89,117 votes.

Latest result source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02

Data quality note

Recorded values for this constituency include constrained source coverage.

  • The candidate list is partial for this result (top-two layer).
  • Electorate or turnout values include estimates.
  • Top-two candidate layer only; full candidate list and full-vote distribution are not loaded. Electorate and turnout counts are inferred from limited published fields and should be treated as estimates.
Latest electorate Unavailable
Turnout Unavailable
Margin 52,141
Winner M. Abdul Wahab

Historical results

Election years recorded for this constituency.

Year Winner Runner-up Turnout Margin Source
2021 M. Abdul Wahab
DMK
G. Gerald 58.89% 52,141 32.36% Source ECI official Election Commission of India | 2021-05-02
2016 T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
DMK
Hyder Ali S.K.A 100.00% 15,872 13.33% Source Public source Wikipedia
2011 T.P.M.Mohideen Khan
DMK
V. Palani 100.00% 605 0.52% Source Public source Wikipedia
2006 D. Selvaraj
INC
S. P. Shunmuganathan 100.00% 1,632 2.18% Source Public source Wikipedia
2001 S.P. Shunmuganathan S. David Selwyn
DMK
100.00% 2,886 3.77% Source Public source Wikipedia
1996 S. David Selwyn
DMK
S. Danielraj
INC
100.00% 13,209 21.79% Source Public source Wikipedia
1991 S. Daniel Raj
INC
S. David Selvin
DMK
100.00% 27,314 36.77% Source Public source Wikipedia
1989 S. Deniel Raj
INC
C. Jegaveerapandian
DMK
100.00% 3,472 6.23% Source Public source Wikipedia

Current candidate slate

All candidates from the latest recorded constituency election.

Additional candidate records

MyNeta-linked candidate identities for this constituency (2021).

Manifesto links

Statewide manifesto documents for contesting parties in the latest recorded election.

Margin trend

Winning margin across election years

1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
1989 3,472 votes 6.23%
1991 27,314 votes 36.77%
1996 13,209 votes 21.79%
2001 2,886 votes 3.77%
2006 1,632 votes 2.18%
2011 605 votes 0.52%
2016 15,872 votes 13.33%
2021 52,141 votes 32.36%

District map

Constituency cluster in Tirunelveli

#224 Tirunelveli GENERAL BJP 2021 #225 Ambasamudram GENERAL ADMK 2021 #226 Palayamkottai GENERAL DMK 2021 #227 Nanguneri GENERAL INC 2021 #228 Radhapuram GENERAL DMK 2021

Winner history

Election winners across recorded years.

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District and nearby constituencies

Tirunelveli district hubTirunelveliAmbasamudramNanguneriRadhapuram

Contesting parties

DMK - DMKADMK - ADMKCPI(M) - CPI(M)INC - INCAIADMK - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election-year pages

20212016201120062001199619911989

Source trail

Referenced public documents