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397. Tirunelveli

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1980

IN-TIRUNELVELI

DMK 54.9%won by 12.8%ADK 42.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 12.8%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 27.9% to 54.9% of the vote here (+27.0%).

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
7,02,603
Turnout
66.5%
Valid votes
4,67,531
Margin
59,962
12.83%

Candidates

9 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1SIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,56,62654.9%
  2. 2ARUNACHALAM V.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK1,96,66442.1%
  3. 3MURUGESAN S.Independent · IND7,6141.6%
  4. 4PANDIANIndependent · IND2,0260.4%
  5. 5CHELLASAMY P.Independent · IND1,2560.3%
  6. 6SUBBA NAICKER S.Independent · IND1,1560.2%
  7. 7DAVID NADARIndependent · IND8570.2%
  8. 8GNANNSUNDARAM PILLAI Z.Independent · IND8400.2%
  9. 9RAMASAMY REDDIAR P.Independent · IND4920.1%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
ADK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–ADK swing
+54.7%
DMK share
27.9% → 54.9%
ADK share
69.8% → 42.1%
Turnout
64.8% → 66.5%
396. Sivakasi398. Tenkasi
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