Cuddalore (TN-63): 1996 vs 2001 — Billion Ballots

1996

E. PUGAZHENDHI

DMKDMK-led

Margin48,62740.7%

Winner votes74,48062.3%

ReservationGEN

DMKINCAIIC(T)MDMKBJP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	E. PUGAZHENDHI DMK	74,480	62.3%
2	K.V. RAJENDIRAN INC	25,853	21.6%
3	N. VARATHARAJAN AIIC(T)	9,552	8.0%
4	S. PADMANABAN MDMK	6,925	5.8%
5	S. VARATHARAJAN BJP	848	0.7%
6	KARUNANIDHI @ KALAIGNAR IND	379	0.3%
7	K. CHOKKALINGA ACHARI IND	258	0.2%
8	K. GANAPATHY KURUKKAL IND	175	0.1%
9	A. MANICKAVASAGAM IND	153	0.1%
10	K. MUNUSAMY IND	142	0.1%
11	C. ARUL IND	132	0.1%
12	S. RAMASAMY IND	113	0.1%
13	P. KALIYAPERUMAL IND	112	0.1%
14	V. SELVARAJ IND	98	0.1%
15	NAGOOR TANIS @ NAGOOR KANI IND	87	0.1%
16	P. SELVAM IND	76	0.1%
17	V. NAGAPPAN IND	70	0.1%
18	S.C. SOUNDARARAJAN IND	70	0.1%
19	M.P. RAJAMANICKAM IND	43	0.0%
20	A. SRIDARAN IND	40	0.0%

Turnout64.5%Votes cast1,19,606Electors1,85,364

2001

PUGAZHENDI .E

DMKNDA (NDA)

Margin340.0%

Winner votes54,67145.6%

ReservationGEN

DMKTMC(M)MDMKINDPB

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PUGAZHENDI .E DMK	54,671	45.6%
2	VENKATESAN .P.R.S. TMC(M)	54,637	45.6%
3	PATHMANABAN .S MDMK	7,119	5.9%
4	SRIRAMULU S. IND	1,284	1.1%
5	MURUGANANTHAM .S PB	929	0.8%
6	SENTHILKUMAR .D IND	685	0.6%
7	VIRUTHAGIRI R. MNK(PLP)	537	0.5%

Turnout56.5%Votes cast1,19,862Electors2,12,016