Purasawalkam (TN-6): 1996 vs 2001 — Billion Ballots

1996

RANGANATHAN,B.

TMC(M)DMK-led

Margin72,61452.2%

Winner votes98,15770.6%

ReservationGEN

TMC(M)INCJDBJPPMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RANGANATHAN,B. TMC(M)	98,157	70.6%
2	GNANAM,J. KATHIPARA INC	25,543	18.4%
3	ETHIRAJAN,G. JD	9,128	6.6%
4	DHAKSHINA MURTHY,K. BJP	2,623	1.9%
5	NADESAN,M. PMK	1,604	1.1%
6	GNANA SEKAR,A. IND	657	0.5%
7	MOHAMED KAYASUDEEN,A. IND	174	0.1%
8	KALAIVAN,E.R. IND	163	0.1%
9	RAJAVELAN,P.M. IND	158	0.1%
10	ARUMUGAM,E.M. IND	115	0.1%
11	ANNAMALAI YADAV,T. IND	105	0.1%
12	JAWAHAR,S. IND	78	0.1%
13	SADHASIVAM,K. IND	74	0.1%
14	UMA SANKAR,K. IND	70	0.1%
15	SELVAM YADHAV,R. IND	64	0.1%
16	MURUGESAN,A. IND	61	0.0%
17	ARAVINDAN,K. IND	59	0.0%
18	VAIRAMUDI,B. IND	50	0.0%
19	VENKATA RAMANI,J. IND	45	0.0%
20	VENKATESAN,G. IND	44	0.0%
21	SUKUMARAN,P. IND	26	0.0%
22	VENUGOPAL,R. IND	24	0.0%

Turnout56.8%Votes cast1,39,022Electors2,44,682

2001

RANGANATHAN B

DMKNDA (NDA)

Margin3,8022.6%

Winner votes69,68148.5%

ReservationGEN

DMKTMC(M)MDMKJD(S)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RANGANATHAN B DMK	69,681	48.5%
2	VETRIIVEL P TMC(M)	65,879	45.9%
3	GURUNATHAN S MDMK	4,902	3.4%
4	ANTONY XAVIER R JD(S)	1,033	0.7%
5	VENKATARAMANI J IND	598	0.4%
6	PETER SOLOMON IND	389	0.3%
7	MURUGAN M IND	261	0.2%
8	E.M. ARUMUGAM IND	219	0.1%
9	MUTHARASAN V IND	216	0.1%
10	SO.MA.RAMACHANDRAN IND	202	0.1%
11	SUDARSON M.S SPSP	194	0.1%

Turnout46.7%Votes cast1,43,574Electors3,07,376