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138. Usilampatti

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989

TN-USILAMPATTI

DMK 33.7%won by 15.8%INC 18.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 15.8%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 33.7% of the vote here (+33.7%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 18.0% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 51.7% between them, down from 97.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
86,285
Margin
13,591
15.75%

Candidates

16 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1VALLARASU, P.N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK29,11633.7%
  2. 2PANDIAN, V.Indian National Congress · INC15,52518.0%
  3. 3THAVASI, K.ADKJL · ADKJL13,10615.2%
  4. 4ANDITHEVAR, S.FBL · FBL9,09010.5%
  5. 5MUTHURAMALINGAM, P.K.MIndependent · IND8,77610.2%
  6. 6RAMASAMI, P.Independent · IND8,4739.8%
  7. 7PITCHAITHEVAR, M.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP5540.6%
  8. 8MARIAPPAN, P.Independent · IND4370.5%
  9. 9KARUTHAPANDI, M.K.Independent · IND3780.4%
  10. 10KARUPPAN, V.Independent · IND1680.2%
  11. 11AMUSKODI, V.Independent · IND1420.2%
  12. 12OCHATHEVAR, M.Independent · IND1240.1%
  13. 13KARUTHAPANDIAN, T.K.Independent · IND1230.1%
  14. 14ADAIKKALAM,P.Independent · IND1090.1%
  15. 15MUTHIAH, ERAIndependent · IND830.1%
  16. 16ERAJENDRATHEVAR, A.Independent · IND810.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
IND
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+15.8%
DMK share
0.0% → 33.7%
INC share
0.0% → 18.0%
Turnout
— → —
137. Thirumangalam139. Nilakkottai
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