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185. Papanasam

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1984

TN-PAPANASAM

INC 58.5%won by 19.4%DMK 39.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.1% to 19.4%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 39.2% — 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
89,198
Margin
17,278
19.37%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAJARAMAN, S.Indian National Congress · INC52,20258.5%
  2. 2SACHIDHANANDAM, S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK34,92439.2%
  3. 3PALANISAMI, V.S.ICJ · ICJ1,3411.5%
  4. 4MARIMUTHU A.R.Independent · IND7310.8%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−30.9%
INC share
50.3% → 58.5%
DMK share
0.0% → 39.2%
Turnout
— → —
184. Thiruvaiyaru186. Valangiman
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