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347. Madras North

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-MADRAS-NORTH

DMK 52.2%won by 7.3%INC 44.9%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.2% to 7.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 19.5% to 50.6%.

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

Electorate
9,91,099
Turnout
50.6%
Valid votes
5,01,827
Margin
36,450
7.26%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMKINC swing
−50.1%
DMK share
57.3% 52.2%
INC share
0.0% 44.9%
Turnout
70.2% 50.6%