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362. Salem

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-SALEM

INC 69.2%won by 45.4%JNP 23.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 45.4%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 69.2% of the vote here (+69.2%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 23.8% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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

Electorate
7,66,792
Turnout
67.8%
Valid votes
5,19,863
Margin
2,36,175
45.43%

Candidates

12 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RANGARAJAN KUMAR MANGALAMIndian National Congress · INC3,59,81969.2%
  2. 2KANDASAMY M.A.Janata Party · JNP1,23,64423.8%
  3. 3SAMBALINGAM T.Independent · IND6,8081.3%
  4. 4EKAMBARAM O. K.Independent · IND6,2181.2%
  5. 5RAJU P.Independent · IND5,7851.1%
  6. 6VACHRAVEL A.M.Independent · IND3,4450.7%
  7. 7SENGOTTUVELU M.Independent · IND3,4300.7%
  8. 8SELVARAJ G.Independent · IND2,7520.5%
  9. 9THANGARAJU R.Independent · IND2,6600.5%
  10. 10MANI G.Independent · IND2,2760.4%
  11. 11ARIYAPUTHRAN S.Independent · IND1,6770.3%
  12. 12THULSI RAMACHARI P.Independent · IND1,3490.3%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–JNP swing
+45.4%
INC share
0.0% → 69.2%
JNP share
0.0% → 23.8%
Turnout
66.5% → 67.8%
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