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Constituency

399. Madurai

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1999

IN-MADURAI

CPM 43.9%won by 5.0%DMK 38.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janahitha Paksha (JP) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 5.0%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 16.9% to 43.9% of the vote here (+27.0%).
  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 38.9% — it did not contest here in 1998.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 3.6% to 52.3%.

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

Electorate
14,29,975
Turnout
52.3%
Valid votes
7,48,404
Margin
37,223
4.97%

Since 1998

Derived
Winner then
JP
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPMDMK swing
−11.9%
CPM share
16.9% 43.9%
DMK share
0.0% 38.9%
Turnout
48.7% 52.3%