Constituency
379. Nilgiris
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989
IN-NILGIRIS
INC 61.5%won by 23.5%DMK 38.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 23.3% to 23.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
11,05,096
Turnout
67.0%
Valid votes
7,40,620
Margin
1,73,771
23.46%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1PRABHU, R.Indian National Congress · INC4,55,41161.5%
- 2MAHALINGAM, S.A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,81,64038.0%
- 3MYLESWAMY, K.S.Independent · IND1,5180.2%
- 4LOGANATHAN, V.Independent · IND1,1180.2%
- 5SUBBAN, S.S.Independent · IND9330.1%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–DMK swing
- +0.2%
- INC share
- 60.3% → 61.5%
- DMK share
- 37.0% → 38.0%
- Turnout
- 68.5% → 67.0%