Lok Sabha · TN-15

Rasipuram

1980

DEVARAJAN B.

INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha

Margin59,87213.8%

Winner votes2,36,11254.6%

ReservationSC

INC(I)ADKINDINC(U)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DEVARAJAN B. INC(I)	2,36,112	54.6%
2	ANBALAGAN S. ADK	1,76,240	40.7%
3	KAMARAJ M. IND	6,106	1.4%
4	KANDASWAMY K. INC(U)	5,018	1.2%
5	KANDASWAMY S. IND	4,903	1.1%
6	RANGASAMY P. IND	2,589	0.6%
7	NATESAN K. IND	1,620	0.4%

Turnout58.9%Votes cast4,32,588Electors7,34,978

1984

DEVARAJAN B.

INCAIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991

Margin2,01,40637.8%

Winner votes3,67,27668.9%

ReservationSC

INCDMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DEVARAJAN B. INC	3,67,276	68.9%
2	DURAISAMI P. DMK	1,65,870	31.1%

Turnout67.5%Votes cast5,33,146Electors7,89,509

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates7 → 2

Margin range59,872 – 2,01,406