Constituency
362. Madras North
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1980
IN-MADRAS-NORTH
DMK 57.3%won by 19.2%ADK 38.2%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.8% to 19.2%.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 15.9% to 70.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
7,39,196
Turnout
70.2%
Valid votes
5,18,531
Margin
99,318
19.15%
Candidates
15 contested · winner DMK- 1LAKSHMANAN G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,97,26857.3%
- 2ABDUL KHADER M.S.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK1,97,95038.2%
- 3INDRA KUMARI R.Independent · IND16,3783.2%
- 4MANI VERMA N.M.INCU · INCU2,0650.4%
- 5VARADHADESIGAN O.A.Independent · IND8840.2%
- 6GOVINDARAJULU C. ALIAS JAGAJOTHIIndependent · IND7780.2%
- 7MARRIAPPAN A.S.R.JNPS · JNPS7220.1%
- 8RAMIAHIndependent · IND6810.1%
- 9SEMAN THALAPATHI C.V.Independent · IND4780.1%
- 10JOHN P.Independent · IND3750.1%
- 11SELVARAJ T.V.Independent · IND2360.0%
- 12BALASUBRAMANIAM S.Independent · IND2000.0%
- 13MANAK CHAND NAHAR B.Independent · IND1950.0%
- 14WARRIER N.K.Independent · IND1860.0%
- 15ZAINUDDIN A.K.Independent · IND1350.0%
Since 1977
Derived- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- DMK
- DMK–ADK swing
- +9.4%
- DMK share
- 54.3% → 57.3%
- ADK share
- 44.5% → 38.2%
- Turnout
- 54.2% → 70.2%