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322. Pondicherry

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Puducherry · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-PONDICHERRY

INC 50.5%won by 8.8%DMK 41.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.8% to 8.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 5.3% to 65.7%.

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

Electorate
5,74,557
Turnout
65.7%
Valid votes
3,77,588
Margin
33,312
8.82%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1P. SHANMUGAMIndian National Congress · INC1,90,56250.5%
  2. 2N. MANIMARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,57,25041.6%
  3. 3BAVANY MADURACAYYPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK25,0216.6%
  4. 4C. BALAMUTHUVALLkd (B) · LKDB9650.3%
  5. 5P. D. PANNEER SALVANTMM · TMM9430.2%
  6. 6R. ARANGANATHANIndependent · IND7230.2%
  7. 7M. KANDEEBANIndependent · IND5380.1%
  8. 8G. THIRUVENGADAMIndependent · IND5030.1%
  9. 9M. MANIMARANIndependent · IND4400.1%
  10. 10DAVULURY NAGESWARA RAOIndependent · IND3450.1%
  11. 11KANAKMULL JAINIndependent · IND2980.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−14.0%
INC share
58.9% → 50.5%
DMK share
36.1% → 41.6%
Turnout
71.0% → 65.7%
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