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148. Dindigul

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989

TN-DINDIGUL

CPM 37.8%won by 14.4%INC 23.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 14.4%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 37.8% of the vote here (+37.8%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 23.3% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.1% between them, down from 95.0% — 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
1,23,435
Margin
17,802
14.42%

Candidates

19 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1S.A. THANGARAJANCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM46,61737.8%
  2. 2M. SANDHANA MARYIndian National Congress · INC28,81523.3%
  3. 3K.A. KRISHNASAMYADKJR · ADKJR24,76320.1%
  4. 4A. PREMKUMARADKJL · ADKJL17,44514.1%
  5. 5P. SELVAN NADARIndependent · IND1,4901.2%
  6. 6K. MUTHUKRISHNAN KAILAIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,0160.8%
  7. 7A, STEPANIndependent · IND1,0010.8%
  8. 8P. SUBBIAHIndependent · IND3120.3%
  9. 9R. RAJUIndependent · IND2800.2%
  10. 10R. JEYARAMANIndependent · IND2700.2%
  11. 11M. VISWA BHARATHIIndependent · IND2380.2%
  12. 12S. JOSEPH FERNANDOIndependent · IND2270.2%
  13. 13K. DORAISAMYIndependent · IND2240.2%
  14. 14K. SUBRAMANIAMIndependent · IND2180.2%
  15. 15SA. SEBASTIANIndependent · IND1310.1%
  16. 16S. JOSEIndependent · IND1110.1%
  17. 17V. RAJENDRANIndependent · IND1060.1%
  18. 18S. MUTHUKRISHNANIndependent · IND1020.1%
  19. 19G. RAMAKRISHNANIndependent · IND690.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–INC swing
+14.4%
CPM share
0.0% → 37.8%
INC share
0.0% → 23.3%
Turnout
— → —
147. Natham149. Athoor
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