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406. Thanjavur

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-THANJAVUR

DMK 58.8%won by 30.2%INC 28.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 30.2%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 35.2% to 58.8% of the vote here (+23.5%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.4% between them, down from 96.5% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
9,68,000
Turnout
68.5%
Valid votes
6,63,321
Margin
2,00,428
30.22%

Candidates

15 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1PALANIMANICKAM S.SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,90,01058.8%
  2. 2THULASIAH VANDAYAR KIndian National Congress · INC1,89,58228.6%
  3. 3RAMAMURTHI A THANJAIJanata Dal · JD40,2596.1%
  4. 4SOZHAMANNAR KANAKARAJA KIndependent · IND10,9481.7%
  5. 5SHANMUGAVEL KIndependent · IND7,8211.2%
  6. 6JACKIRIA K.MPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK7,1201.1%
  7. 7ARUNACHALAM S.Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP6,0150.9%
  8. 8RAJAMOHAMED SIndependent · IND2,5760.4%
  9. 9SIVASWAMY RIndependent · IND2,0460.3%
  10. 10RAJARATHINAM P.KIndependent · IND1,6410.2%
  11. 11KUMARESAN GIndependent · IND1,6310.2%
  12. 12MUNUSAMY MIndependent · IND1,4790.2%
  13. 13SINGARAVEL AIndependent · IND1,2980.2%
  14. 14JAWAHAR P.DIndependent · IND4690.1%
  15. 15KANAKASABAI NIndependent · IND4260.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+56.2%
DMK share
35.2% → 58.8%
INC share
61.2% → 28.6%
Turnout
67.9% → 68.5%
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