Vidhan Sabha · TN-68

Chidambaram

1977
KALIYAMOORTHY DURAI
DMKDMK
Margin3,3314.5%
Winner votes22,91731.3%
ReservationGEN
DMKADKINCJNPIND
#CandidateVotesShare
KALIYAMOORTHY DURAI
DMK		22,91731.3%
2
MUTHUGOVINDARAJAN
ADK		19,58626.8%
3
B. UMAPATHY
INC		15,64421.4%
4
A. SAMBANDAM
JNP		10,96015.0%
5
N. RATHINASAMY
IND		1,8172.5%
6
M. SANJEEVI
IND		1,4221.9%
7
K. DHARUMAN
IND		4740.7%
8
R. KANNUSAMY
IND		4060.6%
Turnout66.8%Votes cast73,226Electors1,09,561
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1980
GANAPATHY, K. R
ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
Margin3,2674.0%
Winner votes41,72851.7%
ReservationGEN
ADKDMKINDIND
#CandidateVotesShare
GANAPATHY, K. R
ADK		41,72851.7%
2
KALIYAMOORTHY, DURAI
DMK		38,46147.7%
3
MURUGESAN, A
IND		2810.3%
4
DHARUMAN PATHAR, K
IND		2290.3%
Turnout71.9%Votes cast80,699Electors1,12,269
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Winner held by2 different parties
Winner flipped1 time
Marginnarrowing
Turnoutrising
Candidates8 → 4
Margin range3,267 – 3,331