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85. Taramangalam

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-TARAMANGALAM

PMK 44.2%won by 21.6%DMK 22.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), which now leads by 21.6%.

  • PMK vote sharePMK went from 39.8% to 44.2% of the vote here (+4.4%).
  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 22.6% — it did not contest here in 1991.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.8% between them, down from 87.5% — 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
1,14,293
Margin
24,707
21.62%

Candidates

25 contested · winner PMK
  1. 1GOVINDAN, P.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK50,50244.2%
  2. 2ELAVARASAN, P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK25,79522.6%
  3. 3PALANISAMY, R.Indian National Congress · INC25,37522.2%
  4. 4KANDASAMY, P.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK7,8896.9%
  5. 5ANDIYAPPAN, S.Independent · IND8010.7%
  6. 6GOVINDARAJAN, M.Independent · IND4890.4%
  7. 7KANDASAMY, K.R.Independent · IND4170.4%
  8. 8MAYILSAMY, M.Independent · IND3300.3%
  9. 9KANDASAMY, A.Independent · IND3200.3%
  10. 10SELVARAJ, P.Independent · IND2600.2%
  11. 11KARUNAKARAN, G.Independent · IND2480.2%
  12. 12ARUMUGAM, P.Independent · IND2270.2%
  13. 13MURUGAN, R.Independent · IND2110.2%
  14. 14CHINNUSAMY, K.Independent · IND1710.1%
  15. 15GOVINDAN, T.Independent · IND1650.1%
  16. 16PANEERSELVAM, S.D.Independent · IND1650.1%
  17. 17PALANISAMY, R.Independent · IND1530.1%
  18. 18PALANIVEL, T.A.Independent · IND1430.1%
  19. 19SELVAM, K.Independent · IND1100.1%
  20. 20CHANDRAN, R.Independent · IND1050.1%
  21. 21MANICKAM, K.Independent · IND1010.1%
  22. 22VEDAPPAN, P.V.Independent · IND1010.1%
  23. 23SIVAPRAKASAM, A.Independent · IND850.1%
  24. 24SHANMUGAM, M.Independent · IND710.1%
  25. 25SINGARAVELU, P.Independent · IND590.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
PMKflipped
PMK–DMK swing
−18.2%
PMK share
39.8% → 44.2%
DMK share
0.0% → 22.6%
Turnout
— → —
84. Mettur86. Omalur
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