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6. Purasawalkam

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989

TN-PURASAWALKAM

DMK 49.9%won by 27.8%ADKJL 22.1%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.8% to 27.8%.

  • New challengerADKJL (ADKJL) finished second with 22.1% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.0% between them, down from 98.5% — 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
1,37,613
Margin
38,264
27.81%

Candidates

29 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1VEERASAMY ARCOT, N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK68,64049.9%
  2. 2RANGANATHAN, B.ADKJL · ADKJL30,37622.1%
  3. 3ANBARASU, C.Independent · IND29,96221.8%
  4. 4PURASAI KUMARANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,1693.8%
  5. 5MEIYAPPAN, R.Independent · IND1,1300.8%
  6. 6MAHENDRAN, K.Independent · IND3190.2%
  7. 7PARAMESWARAN, N.Independent · IND2420.2%
  8. 8JAYACHANDRAN, S. ALIAS LENINIndependent · IND1730.1%
  9. 9DEENAN NAICKER, M.Independent · IND1620.1%
  10. 10RAVIKUMAR, V.Independent · IND1310.1%
  11. 11VADIVELUIndependent · IND1180.1%
  12. 12RAMACHANDRAN, D. ALIAS RAMACHANDRA NAICKERICJBG · ICJBG1120.1%
  13. 13ALLA PICHAI, M.Independent · IND1030.1%
  14. 14ALGAPPANIndependent · IND1000.1%
  15. 15JAYACHANDRAN, P.Independent · IND920.1%
  16. 16JANARDHANAM PILLAI, V.Independent · IND880.1%
  17. 17SILVARAJ, S.Independent · IND860.1%
  18. 18SANKAR, C.Independent · IND840.1%
  19. 19ARIVUDAINAB\MBI, N.Independent · IND730.1%
  20. 20SIVAKUMAR, R.Independent · IND640.0%
  21. 21DHANRAMLINGAM, T.K.Independent · IND620.0%
  22. 22SELVARAJ, K.Independent · IND540.0%
  23. 23ANNAMALAI, G.Independent · IND530.0%
  24. 24JAGANATHAN, V.S.Independent · IND500.0%
  25. 25LOGANATHAN. T.Independent · IND490.0%
  26. 26ANTHONY, I.Independent · IND480.0%
  27. 27JAGANATHAN, M.Independent · IND300.0%
  28. 28SHAMKUMARIndependent · IND270.0%
  29. 29CHANDRAKEKARAN, A.Independent · IND160.0%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–ADKJL swing
−23.3%
DMK share
51.1% → 49.9%
ADKJL share
0.0% → 22.1%
Turnout
— → —
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