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212. Kovilpatti

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-KOVILPATTI

CPI 35.2%won by 6.7%MDMK 28.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 6.7%.

  • CPI vote shareCPI went from 32.0% to 35.2% of the vote here (+3.2%).
  • New challengerMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) finished second with 28.5% — it did not contest here in 1991.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 63.7% between them, down from 93.8% — 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
1,11,727
Margin
7,487
6.70%

Candidates

34 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1AYYALUSAMY, L.Communist Party of India · CPI39,31535.2%
  2. 2RADHAKRISHNAN, K.S.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK31,82828.5%
  3. 3RADHAKRISHNAN, L.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK31,16827.9%
  4. 4VEERARAGAVAN, V.R.Janahitha Paksha · JP5,3214.8%
  5. 5AYYASAMY, S.Independent · IND8660.8%
  6. 6RENGARAJA, V.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP8060.7%
  7. 7RAJ, T.N.P.Independent · IND1980.2%
  8. 8VISWANATHAN, P.V.Independent · IND1870.2%
  9. 9ANTONYSAMY, S.Independent · IND1820.2%
  10. 10SESUNAICKER, V.K.Independent · IND1800.2%
  11. 11KALVIRAJ, P.Independent · IND1540.1%
  12. 12DHARMARAJ, V.Independent · IND1410.1%
  13. 13BALAKRISHNAN, R.Independent · IND1090.1%
  14. 14SELVARAJNADAR, K.Independent · IND1050.1%
  15. 15SOLAISAMY, K.Independent · IND830.1%
  16. 16KARANAN, V.Independent · IND800.1%
  17. 17BALAJI, K.Independent · IND790.1%
  18. 18ALANKARAM, S.Independent · IND780.1%
  19. 19KRISHNAN, M.S.Independent · IND770.1%
  20. 20VISWANATHANRAMAMOORTHY, P.V.Independent · IND740.1%
  21. 21SAKTHIVEL, K.Independent · IND730.1%
  22. 22KUMARAN, S.Independent · IND640.1%
  23. 23PERUMAL, A.V.Independent · IND620.1%
  24. 24AMULRAJ, K.Independent · IND610.1%
  25. 25GOVINDAN, N.Independent · IND580.1%
  26. 26MANIPANDIAN, V.Independent · IND580.1%
  27. 27MARIAMMAL, P.Independent · IND520.0%
  28. 28PAULSAMY, C.Independent · IND510.0%
  29. 29PANDIAN, K.Independent · IND490.0%
  30. 30CHELLIAH, A.Independent · IND450.0%
  31. 31MARIAPPAN, K.Independent · IND350.0%
  32. 32MADASAMY, V.Independent · IND350.0%
  33. 33APPASAMY, N.Independent · IND270.0%
  34. 34THANGAMARIAPPAN, K.Independent · IND260.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
CPIflipped
CPI–MDMK swing
−25.3%
CPI share
32.0% → 35.2%
MDMK share
0.0% → 28.5%
Turnout
— → —
211. Ottapidaram213. Sankarankovil
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