Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

Palanimanickam, S.S. (DMK) won by 48,204 votes (7.7%).

Electors
10,13,609
Votes polled
6,45,815
Valid votes
Turnout
63.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 7.7% (median 7.6%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
31.5%(-3.8%)
Turnout
68.5%(-4.9%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
67.4%

Winning margin over time · Thanjavur

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Candidates

Candidates · Thanjavur 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palanimanickam, S.S.WinnerDMK3,24,34451.8%
2Ganesan, L.MDMK2,76,14044.1%
3Mathiyalagan.INC23,1093.7%
4Uma.s.thirumathiIND1,2960.2%
5Sozhamannar Kanakaraja, K.IND1,1910.2%

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