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Constituency

385. Madurai

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-MADURAI

INC 64.1%won by 30.0%DMK 34.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 29.7% to 30.0%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 34.1% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 5.5% to 62.6%.

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

Electorate
11,37,434
Turnout
62.6%
Valid votes
7,11,843
Margin
2,13,778
30.03%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCDMK swing
−32.7%
INC share
62.7% 64.1%
DMK share
0.0% 34.1%
Turnout
68.1% 62.6%