Elections 98

State:	Tamil Nadu
Constituency:	Palani
Total Votes Polled:	626656
Winner: MDMK	Ganeshamurthi A.	286300
Runner Up: TMC(M)	Kaarvendhan S.K.	258863
Margin: 27437 (10%)

Elections 96

State:	Tamilnadu
Constituency:	Palani
Total Votes Polled:	735759
Winner: TMC(M)	Kaarvendhan S K	405782
Runner Up: ADMK	Kumarasamy P	213149
Margin: 192633 (27.26%)

In 1977, the Congress MP from here was C Subramaniam. From the next election till 1991, Senapathi Gounder retained the seat for the Congress. In 1996, S K Kaarvendhan (TMC) defeated the AIADMK's P Kumarasamy by 192,000 votes.