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88. Salem-I

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989

TN-SALEM-I

DMK 43.7%won by 20.0%IND 23.7%

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 20.0%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 23.7% — it polled just 0.7% in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 67.3% between them, down from 98.0% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
1,13,343
Margin
22,661
19.99%

Candidates

33 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1DHANABALAN, K.R.G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK49,49843.7%
  2. 2PERIASAMY, C.N.K.A.Independent · IND26,83723.7%
  3. 3THIRUSELVAM, A.Indian National Congress · INC20,59818.2%
  4. 4ESWARAN, V.P.ADKJR · ADKJR13,65412.0%
  5. 5VAIYAPURI, A.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP5880.5%
  6. 6DAMODHARAN, OP.Independent · IND2990.3%
  7. 7CHANDRASEKARAN, A.T.P.Independent · IND2340.2%
  8. 8VIJAYA SARATHI MOHAN, V.Independent · IND1730.2%
  9. 9SELVAKUMARAN, P.M.Independent · IND1520.1%
  10. 10PRAKASAM, S.Independent · IND1360.1%
  11. 11MANICKA ACHARI, K.Independent · IND1060.1%
  12. 12SAMPATH, R.Independent · IND1040.1%
  13. 13SIVALINGAM, P.Independent · IND820.1%
  14. 14KOLANDAIVELU, N.Independent · IND790.1%
  15. 15PERIATHAMBI UDAYAR, M.Independent · IND690.1%
  16. 16MOHANASUNDARAM, GIndependent · IND690.1%
  17. 17MUTHU, NIndependent · IND650.1%
  18. 18PAUL. K.M.Independent · IND620.1%
  19. 19RAJAMANICKAM, T.V.Independent · IND620.1%
  20. 20SAROJINI, A.Independent · IND560.0%
  21. 21ANNAMALAI, P.Independent · IND530.0%
  22. 22RAJENDRAN, D.Independent · IND450.0%
  23. 23KANDASAMY, P.Independent · IND440.0%
  24. 24ARUMUGAM, C.Independent · IND420.0%
  25. 25SIVAGNANAM, S.T.Independent · IND410.0%
  26. 26RAMALINGAM, M.Independent · IND400.0%
  27. 27PALANIYANDI, P.Independent · IND270.0%
  28. 28CHINTHAMANI, A.Independent · IND270.0%
  29. 29MADHAVARAJ, K.Independent · IND240.0%
  30. 30ARIVALAGAN, KS.Independent · IND230.0%
  31. 31RAMAKRISHNAN, O.R.A.Independent · IND210.0%
  32. 32VARADARAJ, S.Independent · IND200.0%
  33. 33PARASURAMAN, D.Independent · IND130.0%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–IND swing
−25.5%
DMK share
46.2% → 43.7%
IND share
0.7% → 23.7%
Turnout
— → —
87. Yercaud89. Salem-Ii
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