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206. Virudhunagar

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-VIRUDHUNAGAR

DMK 41.5%won by 20.6%INC 20.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Ics (Scs) (ICSSCS) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 20.6%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 41.5% of the vote here (+41.5%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 20.9% — it did not contest here in 1991.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.4% between them, down from 91.7% — 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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not in source
Valid votes
1,13,773
Margin
23,487
20.64%

Candidates

39 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1SEENIVASAN, A.R.R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK47,24741.5%
  2. 2KARIKOLRAJ, G.Indian National Congress · INC23,76020.9%
  3. 3BOOPATHIRAJARAM, B.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK19,60017.2%
  4. 4VELAYUTHAM, S.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK9,0017.9%
  5. 5MANOHARAN, S.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,1954.6%
  6. 6BOSE PERUMAL, S.Independent · IND2,5482.2%
  7. 7BALUCHAMY, S.Independent · IND1,9891.7%
  8. 8THANGAVELU, P.Independent · IND4020.4%
  9. 9BALAJI, C.Independent · IND3180.3%
  10. 10CHAIRMARAJAN, V.M.A.G.Shiv Sena · SHS3170.3%
  11. 11ANANDARAJAN, N.Independent · IND2730.2%
  12. 12SIVAKUMAR, B.Independent · IND2400.2%
  13. 13KARTHIKEYAN, M.Independent · IND2210.2%
  14. 14PANDI, M.Independent · IND2000.2%
  15. 15PANEER SELVAM, S.Independent · IND1940.2%
  16. 16PAULRAJ, A.Independent · IND1760.2%
  17. 17PANDIARAJAN, S.V.P.R.Independent · IND1690.1%
  18. 18DINAKARAN, T.M.N.M.N.Independent · IND1520.1%
  19. 19PARAMASIVAM, K.M.Independent · IND1230.1%
  20. 20PALANI, M.Independent · IND1140.1%
  21. 21GANDHI, A.Independent · IND1140.1%
  22. 22MANOHARAN, V.Independent · IND1080.1%
  23. 23PANDI, T.K.Independent · IND1030.1%
  24. 24SUNDARARAJAN, S.G.Independent · IND1010.1%
  25. 25JEYARAJ, A.Independent · IND920.1%
  26. 26GANESH KANNAN, M.S.Independent · IND920.1%
  27. 27SIVAKUMAR, P.S.P.Independent · IND920.1%
  28. 28BOSE, A.P.N.Independent · IND900.1%
  29. 29GANDHI RAJAN, M.Independent · IND880.1%
  30. 30RATHINAM, P.Independent · IND820.1%
  31. 31MURUGANANDHAM, K.Independent · IND800.1%
  32. 32MANIMARAN, M.S.Independent · IND780.1%
  33. 33AMIRTHARAJ, T.Independent · IND740.1%
  34. 34KANGAVEL, D.Independent · IND740.1%
  35. 35RAMAMOORTHY, S.Independent · IND690.1%
  36. 36VANARAJAN, K.Independent · IND620.1%
  37. 37RAMANUJAM, M.Independent · IND560.0%
  38. 38KOTHANDARAMAN, R.Independent · IND460.0%
  39. 39PALANIKUMAR, M.G.Independent · IND330.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
ICSSCS
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+20.6%
DMK share
0.0% → 41.5%
INC share
0.0% → 20.9%
Turnout
— → —
205. Sattur207. Sivakasi
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