Election
Constituency

388. Tiruchirappalli

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

INC 61.1%won by 24.2%CPM 36.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.7% to 24.2%.

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 36.9% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 6.4% to 66.7%.

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

Electorate
10,53,144
Turnout
66.7%
Valid votes
7,02,847
Margin
1,69,966
24.18%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1L.ADAIKALARAJIndian National Congress · INC4,29,18561.1%
  2. 2T.K.RENGARAJANCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,59,21936.9%
  3. 3E.VELUSWAMYJNPJP · JNPJP3,1520.4%
  4. 4R.PACKIAMPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK2,0570.3%
  5. 5P.KATHIRESANIndependent · IND1,8590.3%
  6. 6M.BALASUBRAMAINANTMM · TMM1,8410.3%
  7. 7P.G.HARI RAOIndependent · IND1,6790.2%
  8. 8A.S.M.MARIANALLUIndependent · IND1,5420.2%
  9. 9A.AROKISWAMYIndependent · IND1,0080.1%
  10. 10TANGA MARUTHAMUTHUIndependent · IND8070.1%
  11. 11THATHU ADAIKAYPATTARIndependent · IND4980.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPM swing
−33.9%
INC share
58.1% → 61.1%
CPM share
0.0% → 36.9%
Turnout
73.2% → 66.7%
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