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365. Gobichettipalayam

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-GOBICHETTIPALAYAM

ADK 64.5%won by 30.6%DMK 33.9%

What changed here

Derived

Anna Dravidar Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.3% to 30.6%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 33.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 9.2% to 71.5%.

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

Electorate
7,33,501
Turnout
71.5%
Valid votes
5,24,523
Margin
1,60,627
30.62%

Candidates

4 contested · winner ADK
  1. 1KHOLANDAIVELU P.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK3,38,24364.5%
  2. 2SAMINATHAN P.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,77,61633.9%
  3. 3MUKUNDASAMI P.Independent · IND6,3311.2%
  4. 4MUTHUSAMY K.Independent · IND2,3330.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
ADK
Winner now
ADK
ADK–DMK swing
−19.3%
ADK share
49.9% → 64.5%
DMK share
0.0% → 33.9%
Turnout
62.3% → 71.5%
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