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144. Madurai East

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-MADURAI-EAST

DMK 46.2%won by 22.6%AIADMK 23.6%

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 22.6%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 46.2% of the vote here (+46.2%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.9% between them, down from 89.7% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
85,381
Margin
19,297
22.60%

Candidates

29 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1VELUSAMY, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK39,47846.2%
  2. 2JANARDHANAN, T.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK20,18123.6%
  3. 3VASU, N.L.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP14,91517.5%
  4. 4MUNIYANDI, V.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK3,9464.6%
  5. 5JEBATHURAI, J.Janahitha Paksha · JP3,5864.2%
  6. 6RAMACHANDRAN, R.AIICT · AIICT1,5961.9%
  7. 7SAKILA, J.A.Independent · IND2000.2%
  8. 8PANDIAN, S.Independent · IND1720.2%
  9. 9SHANMUGAM, A.Shiv Sena · SHS1080.1%
  10. 10ALAGARSAMY, M.Independent · IND1080.1%
  11. 11SIVAKUMAR, M.K.Independent · IND940.1%
  12. 12SUBRAMANIAN, P.K.Independent · IND870.1%
  13. 13KAMARDEEN, M.A.K.Independent · IND750.1%
  14. 14JAGADEESAN, R.Independent · IND720.1%
  15. 15VASU, N.A.Independent · IND720.1%
  16. 16KUPPUSAMY, K.K.Independent · IND710.1%
  17. 17SARAVANAN, M.S.Independent · IND700.1%
  18. 18VELUSAMY, M.Independent · IND640.1%
  19. 19SAMUTRAM, S.Independent · IND630.1%
  20. 20ALAVUDIN, I.Independent · IND600.1%
  21. 21RAMAMOORTHY (BAGAVATHY), M.P.Independent · IND590.1%
  22. 22MOTHILAL, K.R.Independent · IND570.1%
  23. 23KRISHNAN, L.S.Independent · IND560.1%
  24. 24DAMODHARAN, S.L.Independent · IND450.1%
  25. 25RENGIAH, P.Independent · IND370.0%
  26. 26KAMAAL, S.Independent · IND370.0%
  27. 27RAGAVENDRA, C.Independent · IND330.0%
  28. 28EKANATHAN, K.S.Independent · IND280.0%
  29. 29KRISHNAMOORTHY, G.R.Independent · IND110.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–AIADMK swing
+86.6%
DMK share
0.0% → 46.2%
AIADMK share
64.0% → 23.6%
Turnout
— → —
143. Madurai Central145. Samayanallur
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