Poonamallee (TN-28): 1996 vs 2001 — Billion Ballots

1996

SUDARSANAM, D.

TMC(M)DMK-led

Margin50,51135.5%

Winner votes75,73153.2%

ReservationGEN

TMC(M)INCMDMKPMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SUDARSANAM, D. TMC(M)	75,731	53.2%
2	P. KRISHNAMOORTHY INC	25,220	17.7%
3	ANARIAS @ ANTHRIDOSS MDMK	23,011	16.2%
4	RAVI, E. PMK	10,739	7.5%
5	RAVI, V. IND	3,397	2.4%
6	KARUNAGARAN, V.G. BJP	1,956	1.4%
7	SAMMANDA UDAYAR, V.D. IND	639	0.5%
8	NATARAJAN, T.G. IND	314	0.2%
9	PAVAI DURAI IND	270	0.2%
10	P. MUNUSAMY IND	234	0.2%
11	SUNDARARAJAN, P. IND	205	0.1%
12	MATHEW, M.A. IND	198	0.1%
13	RAVIKUMAR, T. IND	129	0.1%
14	VENKATESAN, G. IND	88	0.1%
15	VENKATARAMAN, C. IND	80	0.1%
16	ARASU, T. IND	66	0.1%
17	SELVAMANI, P. IND	40	0.0%
18	SUBRAMANI, K. IND	31	0.0%

Turnout58.5%Votes cast1,42,348Electors2,43,536

2001

SHANMUGAM S

PMKSecular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)

Margin2,3161.4%

Winner votes62,22037.5%

ReservationGEN

PMKDMKPBMDMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SHANMUGAM S PMK	62,220	37.5%
2	CHEZHIYAN S DMK	59,904	36.1%
3	MOORTHY M PB	21,194	12.8%
4	ANDHRIDOSS R MDMK	17,628	10.6%
5	RAMAIAH NAIDU B. IND	2,146	1.3%
6	ASHOKAN A IND	1,827	1.1%
7	GOUTHAMAN C.N.A IND	941	0.6%

Turnout54.1%Votes cast1,65,860Electors3,06,344