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366. Chengalpattu

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-CHENGALPATTU

ADK 49.1%won by 17.8%DMK 31.3%

What changed here

Derived

Anna Dravidar Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.6% to 17.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.4% between them, down from 97.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.5% to 72.0%.

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

Electorate
9,57,415
Turnout
72.0%
Valid votes
6,89,597
Margin
1,22,867
17.82%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
ADK
Winner now
ADK
ADKDMK swing
+7.2%
ADK share
54.1% 49.1%
DMK share
43.5% 31.3%
Turnout
74.6% 72.0%