Election
Constituency

217. Alangulam

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1996

TN-ALANGULAM

DMK 46.1%won by 21.0%INC 25.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 21.0%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 33.4% to 46.1% of the vote here (+12.7%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.2% between them, down from 96.1% — 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
—
not in source
Valid votes
1,15,771
Margin
24,336
21.02%

Candidates

34 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1ALADI ARUNADravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK53,37446.1%
  2. 2KAMARAJ, M.S.Indian National Congress · INC29,03825.1%
  3. 3MURUGIAH, M.P.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK14,30912.4%
  4. 4RAMASUBBU, S.S.AIICT · AIICT6,4755.6%
  5. 5ANBURAJ, S.V.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,2362.8%
  6. 6POOLPANDIAN, I.Independent · IND2,1861.9%
  7. 7MURUGIAH @ MURUGIAH PANDIAN, S.Independent · IND1,5001.3%
  8. 8SHUNMUGAIH PANDIAN, S.Independent · IND8640.7%
  9. 9NARAYANAN, Y.Independent · IND5120.4%
  10. 10MARUTHASAMYIndependent · IND3890.3%
  11. 11RAMASWAMY, K.Independent · IND3310.3%
  12. 12GANESAN, P.ATMK · ATMK2690.2%
  13. 13SOUNDRARAJAN, M.G.Independent · IND2610.2%
  14. 14KOTTOURSAMY, S.Shiv Sena · SHS2590.2%
  15. 15KOMBAIYA PANDIAN, S.A.Independent · IND2530.2%
  16. 16ARJUNAN, A.Independent · IND2180.2%
  17. 17NADAR, A.M.K.Independent · IND2080.2%
  18. 18MANI BARATHY, S.Independent · IND1920.2%
  19. 19GOPALAKRISHNAN, S.Independent · IND1770.2%
  20. 20RAMASAMY, M.Independent · IND1730.1%
  21. 21RAYAPPAN, M.Independent · IND1700.1%
  22. 22RAJARATHINAM ALADI, I.R.S.Independent · IND1610.1%
  23. 23CINNAKKANI, K.Independent · IND1460.1%
  24. 24PERUMAL, I.B.Independent · IND1420.1%
  25. 25KUTTALAM PALLAIIndependent · IND1420.1%
  26. 26PUNNAIVANAM, N.Independent · IND1360.1%
  27. 27RAMANATHAN, K.Independent · IND1220.1%
  28. 28ANTONEY SAHAYARAJ, G.Independent · IND1060.1%
  29. 29ANITHA SUBBIAHIndependent · IND950.1%
  30. 30SELVARAJ, S.Independent · IND760.1%
  31. 31AKBAR ALI, S.Independent · IND730.1%
  32. 32SANGILI VEERAPPA PANDIAN, E.Independent · IND720.1%
  33. 33URGAVALAN, M.Independent · IND650.1%
  34. 34DURAISAMY, P.Independent · IND410.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+50.3%
DMK share
33.4% → 46.1%
INC share
62.7% → 25.1%
Turnout
— → —
216. Tenkasi218. Tirunelveli
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