Election
Constituency

21. Lawspet

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1990

PY-LAWSPET

INC 53.0%won by 12.2%CPM 40.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.0% to 12.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 40.8% — it did not contest here in 1985.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
23,842
Margin
2,899
12.16%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1M. O. H. FAROOKIndian National Congress · INC12,63753.0%
  2. 2P. SANKARANCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM9,73840.8%
  3. 3P. RAGHUPATHYPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK1,0994.6%
  4. 4B. ILANGOVANJanata Party · JNP1250.5%
  5. 5P. GNANAOLIIndependent · IND550.2%
  6. 6R. JAGADHEESANIndependent · IND510.2%
  7. 7A. ARIPUTHIRANLkd (B) · LKDB420.2%
  8. 8M. P. MADHIMAHARAJATMM · TMM400.2%
  9. 9M. VINAYAGAMIndependent · IND330.1%
  10. 10N. SURENDIRANIndependent · IND220.1%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPM swing
−48.2%
INC share
60.4% → 53.0%
CPM share
0.0% → 40.8%
Turnout
— → —
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