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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
3.10Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.26Cr
73.0% of electors
Median turnout
74.4%
Median of 39 seats
INC lead
+5
Above majority · 25 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 25, AIADMK 12, DMK 2. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 25, AIADMK 12, DMK 2. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39INC 25 · +5 above majority
INC 2564.1% Indian National Congress
AIADMK 1230.8% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMK 25.1% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 40.5%25 seats · 64.1%
DMK 25.9%2 seats · 5.1%
AIADMK 18.4%12 seats · 30.8%
JNP 4.2%0 seats
CPI 3.4%0 seats
Others 7.6%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 40.5% of votes into 64.1% of seats, a seat premium of 23.6 pp.

    25 ÷ 39 = 64.1% · 64.1 − 40.5 = +23.6

  2. DMK polled 25.9% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 2 seats (5.1%).

    2 ÷ 39 = 5.1% · 5.1 − 25.9 = −20.8

  3. Nagapattinam was decided by 2,289 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Pudukkottai had the widest margin, 2,64,904.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; AIADMK won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 39 · AIADMK 1

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 4 of 7 (57.1%), against 64.1% of all seats.

    4 ÷ 7 = 57.1% · 25 ÷ 39 = 64.1%

  6. Turnout ran from 51.3% in Madras North to 82.3% in Nagapattinam; the median seat polled 74.4%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510074.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 12.6% of seats
60–70 512.8% of seats
70–80 3076.9% of seats
≥ 80% 37.7% of seats
  • LowestMadras North51.3%
  • HighestNagapattinam82.3%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSC N.V.N.Somu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,08,744 36,450 7.2 51.3
02 Madras Central Kalanidhi A. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,53,558 96,744 17.5 64.1
03 Madras South Vyjayanthimala Indian National Congress 6,70,757 48,017 7.2 65.8
04 Sriperumbudur Maragatham Chandrasekhar Indian National Congress 5,87,495 1,09,474 18.6 74.6
05 Chengalpattu S. Jagathrakshakan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,68,599 58,209 10.2 77.1
06 ArakkonamSC R. Jeevarathinam Indian National Congress 5,92,913 60,942 10.3 78.3
07 Vellore A.C. Shanmugam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,61,356 74,723 13.3 75.0
08 Tiruppattur Jayamohan A. Indian National Congress 5,69,260 1,21,787 21.4 75.8
09 Vandavasi Balaraman L. Indian National Congress 5,74,975 1,34,892 23.5 75.3
10 Tindivanam S.S. Eramasamy Padayatchi Indian National Congress 5,51,174 2,01,858 36.6 74.7
11 Cuddalore Venkatesan P.R.S. Indian National Congress 5,65,944 1,31,954 23.3 77.2
12 Chidambaram Vallalperuman P. Indian National Congress 5,65,913 1,20,891 21.4 77.1
13 DharmapuriSC M. Thambi Duriai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,52,006 1,51,252 27.4 70.7
14 Krishnagiri K. Ramamurthi Indian National Congress 5,03,872 1,66,366 33.0 69.6
15 Rasipuram Devarajan B. Indian National Congress 5,66,702 2,01,406 35.5 71.8
16 Salem Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam Indian National Congress 5,48,043 2,36,175 43.1 71.5
17 Tiruchengode Kannan P. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,27,054 1,58,066 21.7 72.8
18 Nilgiris R.Prabhu Indian National Congress 5,94,471 1,31,939 22.2 71.8
19 GobichettipalayamSC Kholandaivelu P. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,48,908 1,60,627 29.3 74.8
20 Coimbatore Kuppuswamy C. K. Indian National Congress 6,43,831 1,02,519 15.9 71.3
21 Pollachi Anna Nambi R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,71,463 1,01,430 17.7 74.4
22 Palani Senapathy Gounder A. Indian National Congress 6,02,796 2,64,028 43.8 74.4
23 Dindigul K.R. Natarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,79,576 1,41,318 24.4 71.2
24 Madurai Subburaman A.G. Indian National Congress 6,07,638 1,73,011 28.5 71.0
25 Periyakulam Selvendran P. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,72,802 1,58,613 27.7 71.5
26 Karur Murugaiah A. R. Indian National Congress 6,31,922 2,35,563 37.3 77.3
27 TiruchirappalliSC Adaikalaraj Indian National Congress 6,05,053 1,02,905 17.0 76.1
28 Perambalur S. Thangaraju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,71,779 1,52,769 26.7 77.0
29 MayiladuturaiSC Pakeer Mohamed E.S.M. Indian National Congress 5,78,288 1,19,643 20.7 80.2
30 NagapattinamCLOSEST Mahalingam, M. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,21,914 2,289 0.4 82.3
31 Thanjavur Singaravadivel Indian National Congress 5,76,468 89,321 15.5 79.5
32 PudukkottaiWIDEST Sundararaj N. Indian National Congress 6,53,865 2,64,904 40.5 81.1
33 Sivaganga P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress 5,79,544 2,12,533 36.7 73.9
34 Ramanathapuram V. Rajeshwaran Indian National Congress 5,68,575 1,00,144 17.6 70.2
35 Sivakasi N. Soundararajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,27,315 66,478 10.6 74.9
36 Tirunelveli M.R. Janardhanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,34,487 85,946 16.1 70.5
37 TenkasiSC M. Arunachalam Indian National Congress 5,56,900 1,91,567 34.4 75.7
38 Tiruchendur K.T. Kosalram Indian National Congress 5,08,487 2,23,427 43.9 67.9
39 Nagercoil N. Dennis Indian National Congress 4,87,496 11,637 2.4 67.6
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,64,904 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1984 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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