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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1980

Madras Central

Parliamentary constituency 2 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1980

[01]Result · 1980

#2 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8Candidate lines
Electors7,26,953
Votes polled4,93,806
Turnout67.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerKalanidhi A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,90,19958.8% of votes
MARGIN1,05,049 votes · 21.3 pp2,90,199 − 1,85,150
Runner-upRamachandran P. Janata Party1,85,15037.5% of votes
DMK 61.0% of top-two votesJNP 39.0%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 Kalanidhi A.DMK2,90,199 58.8%
  2. 02 Ramachandran P.JNP1,85,150 37.5%
  3. 03 Rajagopalan P.INC(U)6,172 1.2%
  4. 04 Zainuddin A.K.IND1,676 0.3%
  5. 05 Chandran K.IND1,623 0.3%
  6. 06 Shanker Giri V.IND1,134 0.2%
  7. 07 Loganathan C.P.IND789 0.2%
  8. 08 Manakchand NaharIND666 0.1%

Turnout 67.9%

025507510067.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 66.7%
Male 3.89 lakh53.5% Female 3.38 lakh46.5%

Share of 7,26,953 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males869
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 198066.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 4,87,409Residual 6,397

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    37.6 pp
    Dr.Kalanidhi VeeraswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2019
    48.3 pp
    Dr. Kalanidhi VeeraswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2014
    11.0 pp
    Venkatesh Babu .T.GAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2009
    2.9 pp
    Elangovan T.K.SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2004
    26.2 pp
    Dayanidhi MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 1999
    22.2 pp
    Murasoli MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1998
    12.0 pp
    Murasoli MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1996
    46.9 pp
    Murasoli MaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1991
    18.4 pp
    Anbarasu EraIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    10.6 pp
    Anbarasu EraIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    17.5 pp
    Kalanidhi A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1980
    21.3 pp
    Kalanidhi A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1977
    15.8 pp
    Ramachandran P.Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
  14. 1967
    19.6 pp
    C. N. AnnaduraiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    18.3 pp
    K. ManoharanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 96.3% of votes; the other 6 candidates 2.4% between them.

    (2,90,199 + 1,85,150) ÷ 4,93,806 = 96.3% · 12,060 ÷ 4,93,806 = 2.4%

  2. Turnout of 67.9% was 1.2 pp above the state's median seat (66.7%).

    67.9 − 66.7 = +1.2

  3. The margin widened from 15.8 pp in 1977 to 21.3 pp.

    21.3 − 15.8 = +5.5 pp

  4. Ramachandran P., the 1977 winner, finished second in 1980.

    1977 winner name = 1980 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines4,87,409
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled4,93,806
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 6,397

Candidate votes miss the published total by 6,397, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1980 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1980 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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