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12. Triplicane

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2001

TN-TRIPLICANE

DMK 49.8%won by 5.2%INC 44.6%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.7% to 5.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 20.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.6% — it did not contest here in 1996.

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
70,179
Margin
3,676
5.24%

Candidates

15 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1HUSSAIN.S.A.M.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK34,94349.8%
  2. 2RAJAKUMAR.SIndian National Congress · INC31,26744.6%
  3. 3VIJAYA DHAYANBANMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK2,0342.9%
  4. 4KRISHNAPARAYANAR.MUIndependent · IND4050.6%
  5. 5SREERAM.GIndependent · IND3560.5%
  6. 6RANGANATHAN.VIndependent · IND2110.3%
  7. 7VENKATESH.G.R.Independent · IND1850.3%
  8. 8NOOR MOHAMED.ASamajwadi Party · SP1560.2%
  9. 9DHARMALINGAM.N.MTYMK · TYMK1410.2%
  10. 10MARAGATHA VALLI.GIndependent · IND1310.2%
  11. 11SIVAGNANASAMBANDAN.TRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD960.1%
  12. 12GOPINATH.RIndependent · IND870.1%
  13. 13SURESH .VIndependent · IND690.1%
  14. 14PANNEER SELVAM.SIndependent · IND530.1%
  15. 15MOHAN.DIndependent · IND450.1%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–INC swing
−64.9%
DMK share
70.1% → 49.8%
INC share
0.0% → 44.6%
Turnout
— → —
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