Constituency
385. Thanjavur
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991
IN-THANJAVUR
INC 61.2%won by 26.0%DMK 35.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 14.7% to 26.0%.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 3.8% to 67.9%.
- 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
9,19,274
Turnout
67.9%
Valid votes
6,23,774
Margin
1,62,070
25.98%
Candidates
10 contested · winner INC- 1THULASIAH VANDAYAR K.Indian National Congress · INC3,81,93261.2%
- 2PALANIMANICKAM S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,19,86235.2%
- 3SHAHUL HAMEED H.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK9,4541.5%
- 4SOUNDARARAJAN P.TMM · TMM3,4030.5%
- 5LAKSHMANAN T.S.Independent · IND2,7990.4%
- 6SOZHAMANNAR KANAKA RAJA K.Independent · IND1,6800.3%
- 7SINGARAVEL A.Independent · IND1,6230.3%
- 8JAWAHAR P.D.LKD · LKD1,1930.2%
- 9MUNUSAMY M.Independent · IND1,1650.2%
- 10JOSEPH JESUDOSS R.P.Independent · IND6630.1%
Since 1989
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–DMK swing
- +11.3%
- INC share
- 56.4% → 61.2%
- DMK share
- 41.6% → 35.2%
- Turnout
- 71.7% → 67.9%