Constituency
395. Ramanathapuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989
IN-RAMANATHAPURAM
INC 63.6%won by 28.7%DMK 34.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 18.6% to 28.7%.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 98.5% of the vote between them, up from 83.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.9% to 60.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,35,028
Turnout
60.5%
Valid votes
6,26,280
Margin
1,79,544
28.67%
Candidates
10 contested · winner INC- 1RAJESHWARAN, V.Indian National Congress · INC3,98,14563.6%
- 2THANGAVELAN, S.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,18,60134.9%
- 3SAHUL HAMEED R.M.Independent · IND1,7560.3%
- 4RAJENDRAN P.TMM · TMM1,5660.3%
- 5MOHAMMED ALI JINNAIndependent · IND1,5300.2%
- 6GOVINDAN, V.Independent · IND1,3330.2%
- 7RAMAN, I.Independent · IND1,2170.2%
- 8DEVARDASAN, P.A.P.Independent · IND1,0470.2%
- 9RAMASADHIRAN, M.R.V.Independent · IND6770.1%
- 10DHRAMARAJAN, CHOTTIAR N.Independent · IND4080.1%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–DMK swing
- +10.1%
- INC share
- 51.1% → 63.6%
- DMK share
- 32.5% → 34.9%
- Turnout
- 66.4% → 60.5%