Election
Constituency

92. Attur

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1984

TN-ATTUR

INC 66.5%won by 37.0%DMK 29.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.6% to 37.0%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 29.5% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
84,060
Margin
31,123
37.02%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1C.PALANIMUTHUIndian National Congress · INC55,92766.5%
  2. 2A.M. RAMASWAMYDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK24,80429.5%
  3. 3P.M. SANTHANANTHAMIndependent · IND1,2201.5%
  4. 4S.NACHAPPANIndependent · IND1,1911.4%
  5. 5C.SUNDARA RAJANIndependent · IND6260.7%
  6. 6M. RANGASAMYIndependent · IND1490.2%
  7. 7A.GANGATHARANIndependent · IND1430.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−16.4%
INC share
53.4% → 66.5%
DMK share
0.0% → 29.5%
Turnout
— → —
91. Panamarathupatti93. Talavasal
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