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377. Madras Central

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-MADRAS-CENTRAL

DMK 51.7%won by 12.3%AIADMK 39.4%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 47.9% to 12.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 39.4% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 8.3% to 48.2%.

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

Electorate
12,06,719
Turnout
48.2%
Valid votes
5,81,449
Margin
71,727
12.34%

Candidates

13 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1MURASOLI MARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,00,77451.7%
  2. 2JAYAKUMAR, DAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK2,29,04739.4%
  3. 3ANBARASU, RIndian National Congress · INC44,0617.6%
  4. 4NATARAJAN, SPuthiya Tamilagam · PT1,3850.2%
  5. 5SUDARSONIndependent · IND1,1610.2%
  6. 6SWAMINATHANIndependent · IND9730.2%
  7. 7SAVA MUSTAFA (THIRUMATHI)Independent · IND8880.2%
  8. 8SIVAKUMAR, VIndependent · IND7980.1%
  9. 9SIVAGNANASAMBANDAN .TRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD7140.1%
  10. 10RANGANATHAN, SIndependent · IND6220.1%
  11. 11LOGANATHAN, V.GIndependent · IND4930.1%
  12. 12JAGANNATHAN, EIndependent · IND2990.1%
  13. 13RAMACHANDRAN, SIndependent · IND2340.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–AIADMK swing
−56.7%
DMK share
69.0% → 51.7%
AIADMK share
0.0% → 39.4%
Turnout
56.5% → 48.2%
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