Constituency
399. Tiruchendur
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989
IN-TIRUCHENDUR
INC 67.7%won by 37.2%DMK 30.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 46.1% to 37.2%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1984.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.9% to 59.8%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
9,51,922
Turnout
59.8%
Valid votes
5,69,438
Margin
2,12,071
37.24%
Candidates
13 contested · winner INC- 1DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.Indian National Congress · INC3,85,65667.7%
- 2KARTHIKEYAN A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,73,58530.5%
- 3ELAVARASAN ITMM · TMM1,6020.3%
- 4LESHMANA PERUMAL ALIAS THAPENDARAN P.Independent · IND1,5350.3%
- 5PAPANASAM C.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK1,5000.3%
- 6SARAVANA PERUMAL S.Independent · IND1,1200.2%
- 7KALAYANA SUNDARAM A.Independent · IND9990.2%
- 8RAJA GOPALAN N.Independent · IND8980.2%
- 9KARTHIKEYAN J.Independent · IND7810.1%
- 10HARIRAMA KRISHAN I.Independent · IND4830.1%
- 11DHANUKKODI RAMALINGA PANDIAN A.Independent · IND4390.1%
- 12VALLIVEL NADAR O.K.Independent · IND4220.1%
- 13SUBRAMANIAN R.Independent · IND4180.1%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–DMK swing
- −34.0%
- INC share
- 71.3% → 67.7%
- DMK share
- 0.0% → 30.5%
- Turnout
- 64.7% → 59.8%