Constituency
223. Radhapuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1989
TN-RADHAPURAM
INC 32.2%won by 4.9%DMK 27.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: GKC (GKC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 4.9%.
- INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 32.2% of the vote here (+32.2%).
- New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 27.3% — it did not contest here in 1984.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 59.5% between them, down from 87.7% — 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
91,424
Margin
4,502
4.92%
Candidates
12 contested · winner INC- 1RAMANI NALLATHAMBIIndian National Congress · INC29,43232.2%
- 2KARTHESAN, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK24,93027.3%
- 3SOUNTMARA PANDIAN N.Independent · IND23,99526.2%
- 4THANGARAJ, D.ADKJR · ADKJR7,9808.7%
- 5JEYARAJ S.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP4,0684.4%
- 6MURUGAN, S.Independent · IND2250.2%
- 7PAPPA SARAVANAPERUMALIndependent · IND1870.2%
- 8VIGNESWARAN, G.Independent · IND1520.2%
- 9DIRAVIAM, K.Independent · IND1470.2%
- 10JUSTIN, T.Independent · IND1350.1%
- 11JEGANATHAN, M.Independent · IND1100.1%
- 12PULUDAYAR THEVAR S.Independent · IND630.1%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- GKC
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–DMK swing
- +4.9%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 32.2%
- DMK share
- 0.0% → 27.3%
- Turnout
- — → —