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394. Sivaganga

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-SIVAGANGA

INC 65.9%won by 33.6%DMK 32.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 38.4% to 33.6%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 5.5% to 65.2%.
  • 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
10,02,667
Turnout
65.2%
Valid votes
6,53,349
Margin
2,19,552
33.60%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1CHIDAMBARAM, P.Indian National Congress · INC4,30,29065.9%
  2. 2GANESAN, A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,10,73832.3%
  3. 3RAJANGAM, V.Independent · IND3,5760.5%
  4. 4RAJU, A.PPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK2,3910.4%
  5. 5MANI, A.PWA · PWA1,9640.3%
  6. 6VELLACHAMY, K.R.Independent · IND1,6160.2%
  7. 7BALUYADAV, UIndependent · IND1,2430.2%
  8. 8KARUTHAPANDIAN, T.K.Independent · IND9100.1%
  9. 9ARUL RAJ, S.M.Independent · IND6210.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−4.8%
INC share
68.1% → 65.9%
DMK share
29.7% → 32.3%
Turnout
70.6% → 65.2%
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