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24. Karaikal South

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1996

PY-KARAIKAL-SOUTH

INC 57.5%won by 16.9%DMK 40.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.3% to 16.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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
11,615
Margin
1,959
16.87%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1A.V. SUBRAMANIANIndian National Congress · INC6,67657.5%
  2. 2S. SAVARIRAJANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK4,71740.6%
  3. 3KALPAKAM GANESANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1060.9%
  4. 4A.M. ISMAILJanata Dal · JD1030.9%
  5. 5O. THETHIRUSAMYIndependent · IND130.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−7.5%
INC share
61.1% → 57.5%
DMK share
36.8% → 40.6%
Turnout
— → —
23. Karaikal25. Neravy-Grand Aldee
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