Constituency
392. Tiruchendur
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991
IN-TIRUCHENDUR
INC 73.4%won by 49.8%JD 23.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 37.2% to 49.8%.
- New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 23.6% — it did not contest here in 1989.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.8% to 55.0%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
9,44,890
Turnout
55.0%
Valid votes
5,19,584
Margin
2,58,776
49.80%
Candidates
12 contested · winner INC- 1DHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R.Indian National Congress · INC3,81,52173.4%
- 2ANTON GOMEZ G.Janata Dal · JD1,22,74523.6%
- 3SAMSON DANIEL B.Janahitha Paksha · JP5,1811.0%
- 4CHRISTA DOSS R.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK2,8550.5%
- 5ELAVARASAN I.TMM · TMM1,7400.3%
- 6THANARAJ DURAIIndependent · IND1,1430.2%
- 7JEYAKUMAR T.Independent · IND1,0050.2%
- 8CHOCKALINGAM PILLAI V.Independent · IND8800.2%
- 9BALAKRISHNAN S.Independent · IND7990.2%
- 10RAJAGOPALAN N.Independent · IND7750.1%
- 11BALASUBRAMANI P.Independent · IND5270.1%
- 12VAIRAMUTHU R.Independent · IND4130.1%
Since 1989
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JD swing
- −17.9%
- INC share
- 67.7% → 73.4%
- JD share
- 0.0% → 23.6%
- Turnout
- 59.8% → 55.0%