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377. Madras Central

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-MADRAS-CENTRAL

DMK 69.0%won by 47.9%INC 21.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 47.9%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 37.8% to 69.0% of the vote here (+31.3%).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.9% to 56.5%.

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

Electorate
10,36,649
Turnout
56.5%
Valid votes
5,85,149
Margin
2,80,467
47.93%

Candidates

31 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1MURASOLI MARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK4,03,86769.0%
  2. 2G.K.J.BHARATHIIndian National Congress · INC1,23,40021.1%
  3. 3PROF. S.KRISHNASAMYMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK21,6823.7%
  4. 4G.KUMARAVELUBharatiya Janata Party · BJP19,9483.4%
  5. 5D.ANBAZHAGANPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK7,6541.3%
  6. 6S.ALWARIndependent · IND8940.2%
  7. 7N.SAMPATH RAJIndependent · IND6890.1%
  8. 8S.RANGANATHANIndependent · IND6110.1%
  9. 9AJAY KUMAR GOENKAIndependent · IND6030.1%
  10. 10K.C.RAJANIndependent · IND5020.1%
  11. 11L.MANOHARANIndependent · IND4240.1%
  12. 12VENKATESAN @ AMBETH VENKATESHIndependent · IND4120.1%
  13. 13G.CHITRARASUIndependent · IND3930.1%
  14. 14M.ETHIRAJ PARAIYAN @ M.ETHIRAJIndependent · IND3440.1%
  15. 15P.K.SOUNDARRAJANMELPHC · MELPHC3330.1%
  16. 16R.BALUSWAMYIndependent · IND2920.0%
  17. 17M.RAMANATHANIndependent · IND2860.0%
  18. 18K.K.DHANDAPANIIndependent · IND2610.0%
  19. 19V.SASHIKUMARIndependent · IND2490.0%
  20. 20O.A.VARADA DESIGANIndependent · IND2400.0%
  21. 21KALAIVANIndependent · IND2360.0%
  22. 22S.VINCENT NADARIndependent · IND2280.0%
  23. 23N.HARIKARANIndependent · IND2170.0%
  24. 24KIRUTHIVASANIndependent · IND2150.0%
  25. 25M.T.MOHANIndependent · IND1990.0%
  26. 26T.K.M.SUNDARESANIndependent · IND1800.0%
  27. 27C.SUBRAMANIAMIndependent · IND1770.0%
  28. 28T.S.LOGANATHANIndependent · IND1640.0%
  29. 29S.SELVARAJIndependent · IND1620.0%
  30. 30A.RAAJALINGAMIndependent · IND1540.0%
  31. 31A.K.INASIndependent · IND1330.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+66.6%
DMK share
37.8% → 69.0%
INC share
56.4% → 21.1%
Turnout
53.5% → 56.5%
376. Madras North378. Madras South
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