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398. Karur

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009

IN-KARUR

AIADMK 46.1%won by 5.7%DMK 40.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which now leads by 5.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • AIADMK vote shareAIADMK went from 34.9% to 46.1% of the vote here (+11.2%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 86.5% between them, down from 95.5% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 11.9% to 81.4%.

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

Electorate
10,12,924
Turnout
81.4%
Valid votes
8,24,802
Margin
47,254
5.73%

Candidates

38 contested · winner AIADMK
  1. 1THAMBIDURAI.MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK3,80,54246.1%
  2. 2PALLANISHAMY. K.C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK3,33,28840.4%
  3. 3RAMANATHAN.RDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · DMDK51,1966.2%
  4. 4NATARAJAN.RKNMK · KNMK14,2691.7%
  5. 5SHANKAR. KIndependent · IND6,5190.8%
  6. 6KARVENTHAN. TIndependent · IND5,5530.7%
  7. 7DHARMALINGAM.RBahujan Samaj Party · BSP5,4130.7%
  8. 8SHANMUGAM,MIndependent · IND2,5920.3%
  9. 9MUTHUKUMAR.GIndependent · IND2,4430.3%
  10. 10MARUTHAIVEERAN.VIndependent · IND2,1320.3%
  11. 11MANAVAN. P.K.Independent · IND1,5980.2%
  12. 12SIVASAMY. PIndependent · IND1,5660.2%
  13. 13KRISHNAN.R.Independent · IND1,5020.2%
  14. 14YOGENDRAN.MIndependent · IND1,4310.2%
  15. 15RAMAMOORTHY.RIndependent · IND1,2350.1%
  16. 16PRABAHARAN. PLoktantrik Janshakti Party · LJP1,1000.1%
  17. 17DANIYA. P.Independent · IND1,0250.1%
  18. 18MANIVANNAN. SIndependent · IND9370.1%
  19. 19VENUGOPAL. T.Independent · IND8720.1%
  20. 20KANAGARAJ. TIndependent · IND8310.1%
  21. 21SHARFUDEEN. MIndependent · IND7180.1%
  22. 22VEERAMANI.TIndependent · IND6660.1%
  23. 23LOGANATHAN. SSamajwadi Andolan Party · SAP6620.1%
  24. 24MANIKANDAN.MIndependent · IND6170.1%
  25. 25NACHIMUTHU. VIndependent · IND6120.1%
  26. 26ARUN. GIndependent · IND5810.1%
  27. 27INNASI. AIndependent · IND5070.1%
  28. 28PALANISAMY. MIndependent · IND4790.1%
  29. 29PANDIAN. AIndependent · IND4790.1%
  30. 30SRINIVASAN. LIndependent · IND4720.1%
  31. 31ARULRAJKUMAR. RIndependent · IND4650.1%
  32. 32SELVARAJ. KIndependent · IND4130.1%
  33. 33VENKATACHALAM. SIVA. AZHA.Independent · IND4110.0%
  34. 34SELVAKUMAR. L.K.Independent · IND4060.0%
  35. 35AMALRAJ.MIndependent · IND3980.0%
  36. 36ANNADURAI. V.MIndependent · IND3550.0%
  37. 37SENTHILKUMAR. N.Independent · IND2950.0%
  38. 38VETRIVEL. RIndependent · IND2220.0%

Since 2004

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
DMK
Winner now
AIADMKflipped
AIADMK–DMK swing
+31.4%
AIADMK share
34.9% → 46.1%
DMK share
60.6% → 40.4%
Turnout
69.5% → 81.4%
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