Constituency
348. Madras Central
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984
IN-MADRAS-CENTRAL
DMK 58.2%won by 17.9%GKC 40.3%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.6% to 17.9%.
- New challengerGKC (GKC) finished second with 40.3% — it did not contest here in 1980.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.6% to 62.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
8,62,989
Turnout
62.5%
Valid votes
5,39,119
Margin
96,744
17.94%
Candidates
6 contested · winner DMK- 1KALANIDHI A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,13,84858.2%
- 2EARNEST PAUL E.GKC · GKC2,17,10440.3%
- 3BASTIMAL SURANAIndependent · IND2,5950.5%
- 4DURAIRAJ M.J.Independent · IND2,3580.4%
- 5MENONIndependent · IND1,6160.3%
- 6BALAKRISHANA K.R.K.Independent · IND1,5980.3%
Since 1980
Derived- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- DMK
- DMK–GKC swing
- −41.6%
- DMK share
- 59.5% → 58.2%
- GKC share
- 0.0% → 40.3%
- Turnout
- 67.0% → 62.5%