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378. Madras South

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-MADRAS-SOUTH

DMK 62.0%won by 39.0%AIADMK 23.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 39.0%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 34.7% to 62.0% of the vote here (+27.3%).
  • New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 23.0% — it did not contest here in 1991.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.9% between them, down from 91.3% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.9% to 55.3%.

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

Electorate
15,72,764
Turnout
55.3%
Valid votes
8,69,334
Margin
3,39,181
39.02%

Candidates

39 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1BAALU T.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK5,38,69762.0%
  2. 2GANESHAM.HAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK1,99,51623.0%
  3. 3ASHA MENON @ REVATHIIndependent · IND42,9064.9%
  4. 4MAITREYAN.V.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP34,3564.0%
  5. 5SENGUTTUVAN RMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK29,8383.4%
  6. 6SIVARAMAN @ SAIDAI SIVA K.V.Pattali Makkal Katchi · PMK13,5401.6%
  7. 7ARUN @ KANNAN M.K.Independent · IND8900.1%
  8. 8VENUKUMAR MAHADEVANIndependent · IND7530.1%
  9. 9DEENAN.IIndependent · IND5630.1%
  10. 10JAYASEELAN.GMELPHC · MELPHC4920.1%
  11. 11RAMALINGAM.VIndependent · IND4740.1%
  12. 12RAMESH.BIndependent · IND4600.1%
  13. 13PACHAIAPPAN.KIndependent · IND4010.0%
  14. 14JAYALAKSHMI V.K.PHK · PHK3610.0%
  15. 15KUMARI JIndependent · IND3570.0%
  16. 16PERUSIRIAN M.PIndependent · IND3440.0%
  17. 17MOHAN BALA SUBRAMANIYAN.R.Samajwadi Andolan Party · SAP3350.0%
  18. 18RAGHUPATHI.KIndependent · IND3290.0%
  19. 19KALAIYARASAN.MIndependent · IND3190.0%
  20. 20KILNANAKKARAR GRIDATHI ANANDARIndependent · IND3130.0%
  21. 21GANESANIndependent · IND2990.0%
  22. 22NALLATHAMBI SIndependent · IND2720.0%
  23. 23ALEXANDER JIndependent · IND2640.0%
  24. 24EKAMBARAM.GIndependent · IND2520.0%
  25. 25JOSEPHIndependent · IND2500.0%
  26. 26KIRUTHIVASAN T.VIndependent · IND2490.0%
  27. 27NATARAJAN KIndependent · IND2380.0%
  28. 28MARICHAMI KURUMANS.S.SIndependent · IND2350.0%
  29. 29NATARAJAN A.Independent · IND2330.0%
  30. 30NAVANEETHANIndependent · IND2210.0%
  31. 31RAJENDRAN.BIndependent · IND2090.0%
  32. 32HARIHARAN P.P.RAIDPF · AIDPF1950.0%
  33. 33ILAYAPANDIA ALAGU THEVAN.PIndependent · IND1940.0%
  34. 34ELUMALAI JIndependent · IND1910.0%
  35. 35LAKSHMI VIndependent · IND1900.0%
  36. 36RAJENDRAN @ RAJAN.BIndependent · IND1780.0%
  37. 37KANAGASAIBAI @ MOSES SAIBAI.SIndependent · IND1630.0%
  38. 38KALAIVAN ER.Independent · IND1310.0%
  39. 39PACHAIAPPAN EAGAI.VIndependent · IND1260.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
ADK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–AIADMK swing
+4.4%
DMK share
34.7% → 62.0%
AIADMK share
0.0% → 23.0%
Turnout
52.4% → 55.3%
377. Madras Central379. Sriperumbudur
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