Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name R. Palanivel contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against V. S . Raji
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V. S . Raji | ADMK | 78,307 |
| D. Parventhan | VCK | 51,723 |
| O. E. Sankar | PB | 2,322 |
| T. Raji | IND | 2,162 |
| P. Sampath | BJP | 1,387 |
| V. Kathavarayan | BSP | 1,241 |
| M. Gangadharan | IND | 1,144 |
| M. Murugan | IJK | 1,030 |
| A. Sankar | IND | 648 |
| R. Palanivel | IND | 501 |
| K. V. Suntharam | IND | 406 |
LOST against S. Azhagiri
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| S. Azhagiri | TMC(M) | 52,066 |
| A. Radhakrishnan | INC | 23,050 |
| K. Devadoss | PMK | 19,737 |
| Durai Krishnamoorthy | MDMK | 6,121 |
| N. Manickam | IND | 241 |
| R. Palanivel | IND | 238 |
| K. Saravanan | IND | 206 |
| M. Azhappan | IND | 157 |
| K. Panneerselvam | IND | 153 |
| B. Sekar | IND | 149 |
| A. Santhanam | IND | 139 |
| S. Subramanian | IND | 128 |
| K. Dharman | IND | 107 |
| R. Manivel | IND | 98 |
| R. Alagiriswamy | IND | 80 |
| T. Arulmozhi | IND | 78 |
| M. Jai Sankar | IND | 75 |
| A. Perumal | IND | 68 |
| S.N. Natesan | SAP | 59 |
| T. Ramalingam | IND | 50 |
| T. Venkateswaran | IND | 50 |
LOST against Nedumaran P.
with 40% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Nedumaran P. | IND | 45,700 |
| Palanivel Rajan P. T. R. | DMK | 31,566 |
| Seshachari R. V. | BJP | 1,077 |
| Krishnan J. S. (Janaki) | IND | 121 |
| Karuthapandian T.K. | IND | 78 |
| Narayanasamy S. | IND | 75 |