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336. Pondicherry

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Puducherry · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-PONDICHERRY

DMK 41.1%won by 9.0%INC 32.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 9.0%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.2% between them, down from 79.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 11.2% to 61.5%.

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

Electorate
6,65,486
Turnout
61.5%
Valid votes
4,08,918
Margin
36,774
8.99%

Candidates

9 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1S. ARUMUGHAMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,68,12241.1%
  2. 2P. SHANMUGAMIndian National Congress · INC1,31,34832.1%
  3. 3LUCKY R. PERUMAL @KALIAPERUMALAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK1,02,62225.1%
  4. 4S.K.C. GUEDJENDIRANEBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,5890.6%
  5. 5T. SANJEEVIRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD1,3970.3%
  6. 6D. DEENADHAYALANICS · ICS1,2220.3%
  7. 7BALASAMIAJBP · AJBP7360.2%
  8. 8R. SADHASIVAMIndependent · IND7090.2%
  9. 9G. SARANGAMIndependent · IND1730.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMK–INC swing
+9.1%
DMK share
39.9% → 41.1%
INC share
40.0% → 32.1%
Turnout
72.7% → 61.5%
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