Constituency
361. Rasipuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984
IN-RASIPURAM
INC 68.9%won by 37.8%DMK 31.1%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: INCI (INCI) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 37.8%.
- INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 68.9% of the vote here (+68.9%).
- New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 31.1% — it did not contest here in 1980.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 8.7% to 67.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
7,89,509
Turnout
67.5%
Valid votes
5,33,146
Margin
2,01,406
37.78%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1DEVARAJAN B.Indian National Congress · INC3,67,27668.9%
- 2DURAISAMI P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,65,87031.1%
Since 1980
Derived- Winner then
- INCI
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–DMK swing
- +37.8%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 68.9%
- DMK share
- 0.0% → 31.1%
- Turnout
- 58.9% → 67.5%