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89. Salem-Ii

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1984

TN-SALEM-II

AIADMK 53.8%won by 8.7%DMK 45.1%

What changed here

Derived

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.0% to 8.7%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 45.1% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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
91,718
Margin
8,006
8.73%

Candidates

9 contested · winner AIADMK
  1. 1ARUMUGAMAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK49,33953.8%
  2. 2ARUMUGAM S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK41,33345.1%
  3. 3THIYAGARAJAN, K.S.Independent · IND2240.2%
  4. 4KANDASAMY, C.Independent · IND2080.2%
  5. 5JAYAPRAKASAM, S.Independent · IND1500.2%
  6. 6PALANIVEL, K.Independent · IND1480.2%
  7. 7PATHASARATHI G.Independent · IND1480.2%
  8. 8VARADHARAJAN K.Independent · IND1120.1%
  9. 9SHANAVAS K.Independent · IND560.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
AIADMK
AIADMK–DMK swing
−42.8%
AIADMK share
51.6% → 53.8%
DMK share
0.0% → 45.1%
Turnout
— → —
88. Salem-I90. Veerapandi
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