Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name P.U. Shanmugam contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against Panchatcharam R.
with 34% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Panchatcharam R. | DMK | 46,653 |
| Shanmugam P.U. | ADK(JR) | 33,866 |
| Elumalai V. | ADK(JL) | 11,607 |
| Rajadurai S. | INC | 4,975 |
| Gurusami R. | IND | 940 |
| Koothan M.A. | IND | 711 |
| Chandrasekaran | IND | 503 |
| Pachaippan R. | IND | 475 |
| Elumalai R. | IND | 182 |
| Kothandam H. | IND | 82 |
WON against D. Pattuswamy
with 32% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| P.U. Shanmugam | DMK | 27,148 |
| D. Pattuswamy | INC | 25,786 |
| K.R. Venkatesan | ADMK | 20,525 |
| P. Thandavarayan | JNP | 8,689 |
| A.R. Sugunapandian | IND | 2,100 |