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Constituency

376. Madras North

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004

IN-MADRAS-NORTH

DMK 62.2%won by 27.7%BJP 34.6%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 18.2% to 27.7%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 34.6% — it did not contest here in 1999.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.8% of the vote between them, up from 89.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.7% to 45.8%.

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

Electorate
20,00,866
Turnout
45.8%
Valid votes
9,15,865
Margin
2,53,539
27.68%

Since 1999

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMKBJP swing
−25.9%
DMK share
53.6% 62.2%
BJP share
0.0% 34.6%
Turnout
43.1% 45.8%