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35. Arcot

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989

TN-ARCOT

DMK 36.5%won by 15.0%ADKJL 21.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 15.0%.

  • New challengerADKJL (ADKJL) finished second with 21.5% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.0% between them, down from 97.9% — 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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Valid votes
95,262
Margin
14,305
15.02%

Candidates

15 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1GAJAPATHY, T.R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK34,77536.5%
  2. 2RAMDOSS, K.V.ADKJL · ADKJL20,47021.5%
  3. 3PALANI, T.ADKJR · ADKJR14,58115.3%
  4. 4KANNAN, A.K.T.Indian National Congress · INC12,05312.7%
  5. 5MURTHY, G.Independent · IND11,47612.0%
  6. 6MANI S.Independent · IND4250.4%
  7. 7SETHURAMAN, A.M.Independent · IND2640.3%
  8. 8SUNDARARAJAN, K.IFT · IFT2480.3%
  9. 9GANESAN, A.M.Independent · IND2260.2%
  10. 10PADMANAPHAN, A.P.NIndependent · IND2040.2%
  11. 11ELANGOVAN, K.P.Independent · IND1660.2%
  12. 12RAVI J.Independent · IND1630.2%
  13. 13KRISHNAN, A.K.Independent · IND1050.1%
  14. 14RANGANATHAN, A.Independent · IND550.1%
  15. 15KRISHNAO, A.K.J.Independent · IND510.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–ADKJL swing
−23.9%
DMK share
39.0% → 36.5%
ADKJL share
0.0% → 21.5%
Turnout
— → —
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