Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name M. Rathinam contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against Senthil Balaji V.
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Senthil Balaji V. | ADMK | 99,738 |
| Jothi Mani S. | INC | 55,593 |
| Sivamani S. | BJP | 2,417 |
| Ashokkumar B. | PPIS | 681 |
| Aadhikrishnan P. | BSP | 620 |
| Loganathan M. | IND | 610 |
| Senthil Kumar P. | IND | 522 |
| Veeramani T. | IND | 480 |
| Venugopal T. | IND | 433 |
| Premkumar C. | IND | 393 |
| Periyasamy K.M. | IJK | 371 |
| Pachaiappan M. | IND | 223 |
| Manivel R. | IND | 156 |
| Vasantharaj B. | IND | 138 |
| Selvaraj S. | IND | 129 |
| Shanmugam K.S. | IND | 129 |
| Rathinam M. | IND | 125 |
| Vijay J. | IND | 97 |
| Srinivasan M. | IND | 95 |
| Seenivasan.N | IND | 81 |
WON against Kannappan M.
with 57% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Rathinam M. V. | ADMK | 52,833 |
| Kannappan M. | DMK | 39,797 |
| Kannaiyan P. | IND | 704 |
LOST against K. Kalimuthu
with 5% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| K. Kalimuthu | ADMK | 33,850 |
| V. Palani Andi Ambalam | INC | 15,760 |
| C. Kaveri Maniam | DMK | 14,834 |
| C. Maharajan | JNP | 12,188 |
| M. Rathinam | IND | 3,981 |
| Suppu Thevar | IND | 494 |
| S.R. Rathinam | IND | 420 |
| S. Dorairaj | IND | 251 |