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23. Karaikal

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1990

PY-KARAIKAL

INC 41.5%won by 12.4%JD 29.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.5% to 12.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 29.1% — it did not contest here in 1985.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.6% between them, down from 87.6% — the field split more ways.

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
12,996
Margin
1,611
12.40%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1S. M. THAVASUIndian National Congress · INC5,39441.5%
  2. 2G. RANGAYENJanata Dal · JD3,78329.1%
  3. 3M. G. JAFFARIndependent · IND3,53227.2%
  4. 4A. RAMAKRISHNANIndependent · IND780.6%
  5. 5T. THIRUNAVUKKARASUBharatiya Janata Party · BJP650.5%
  6. 6T. SELVAMPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK460.4%
  7. 7K. S. MANIMARANIndependent · IND430.3%
  8. 8AJA MAIDEEN M.S.Independent · IND220.2%
  9. 9M. I. ZACKARIA MARICANIndependent · IND220.2%
  10. 10P. SHANMUGAMIndependent · IND110.1%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
−37.1%
INC share
49.5% → 41.5%
JD share
0.0% → 29.1%
Turnout
— → —
22. Cotchery24. Karaikal South
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