Election
Constituency

399. Madurai

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004

IN-MADURAI

CPM 56.0%won by 18.0%AIADMK 38.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.0% to 18.0%.

  • New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 38.1% — it did not contest here in 1999.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 94.1% of the vote between them, up from 82.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.7% to 55.0%.

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

Electorate
13,44,023
Turnout
55.0%
Valid votes
7,39,680
Margin
1,32,840
17.96%

Candidates

15 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1MOHAN, P.Communist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM4,14,43356.0%
  2. 2BOSE, A K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK2,81,59338.1%
  3. 3SAKTHIVEL, P.Janata Dal (United) · JDU12,0931.6%
  4. 4SUBRAMANIAN SWAMYJanahitha Paksha · JP12,0091.6%
  5. 5BHASKARAN, PON.Independent · IND5,5140.7%
  6. 6MAHALINGAM. NIndependent · IND5,4780.7%
  7. 7RADHAKRISHNAN, S.Bahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,6460.4%
  8. 8RAJENDRAN. MIndependent · IND1,0670.1%
  9. 9BASKARAN. SIndependent · IND1,0620.1%
  10. 10PANDI, VIndependent · IND7500.1%
  11. 11KANNAN. GIndependent · IND7050.1%
  12. 12RAMADOSS. MAkhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha · ABHM6880.1%
  13. 13THANGAIAH, P G.Independent · IND6140.1%
  14. 14ARUN THAMILARASAN, K.Independent · IND5800.1%
  15. 15CHANDRASEHAR, KIndependent · IND4480.1%

Since 1999

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–AIADMK swing
−25.9%
CPM share
43.9% → 56.0%
AIADMK share
0.0% → 38.1%
Turnout
52.3% → 55.0%
398. Dindigul400. Periyakulam
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