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400. Nagercoil

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-NAGERCOIL

INC 53.2%won by 14.3%JD 38.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.5% to 14.3%.

  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 38.9% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 92.1% between them, down from 97.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 7.5% to 57.8%.

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

Electorate
9,52,947
Turnout
57.8%
Valid votes
5,50,434
Margin
78,797
14.32%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1N.DENNISIndian National Congress · INC2,92,81753.2%
  2. 2D.KUMARADHASSJanata Dal · JD2,14,02038.9%
  3. 3M.R.GANDHIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP39,1647.1%
  4. 4S.KENNADY PETER PERINBA DHASPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK1,0930.2%
  5. 5T.CHANDRANTMM · TMM7620.1%
  6. 6P.DASSIndependent · IND6520.1%
  7. 7N.DURAISWAMY NADARIndependent · IND6170.1%
  8. 8N.MAHADEVANIndependent · IND5840.1%
  9. 9U.NAGOOR MEERAN BEER MOHAMEDIndependent · IND2700.0%
  10. 10K.M.GALEEL BATCHAIndependent · IND2340.0%
  11. 11S.SWAMYIndependent · IND2210.0%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
−35.7%
INC share
50.0% → 53.2%
JD share
0.0% → 38.9%
Turnout
65.3% → 57.8%
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