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393. Pudukkottai

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-PUDUKKOTTAI

INC 66.7%won by 34.8%DMK 31.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.5% to 34.8%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.5% to 73.8%.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate
10,54,282
Turnout
73.8%
Valid votes
7,78,294
Margin
2,71,136
34.84%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SUNDARAJA, N.Indian National Congress · INC5,18,76266.7%
  2. 2SELVARAJ, A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,47,62631.8%
  3. 3CHOCKALINGAM, M.R.Independent · IND3,1910.4%
  4. 4PALANI, P.A.Independent · IND2,5030.3%
  5. 5MOHANRAJ, A.TMM · TMM1,7930.2%
  6. 6SIVAPERUMAL, A.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK1,0020.1%
  7. 7MANTHIRIKUMAR, MIndependent · IND9500.1%
  8. 8IBRAHIM, U.Independent · IND9390.1%
  9. 9SUBBAIAH ASARI, S.Independent · IND9050.1%
  10. 10CHELLAPPAN, MIndependent · IND6230.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−7.6%
INC share
68.4% → 66.7%
DMK share
25.9% → 31.8%
Turnout
77.3% → 73.8%
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