Lok Sabha · TN-18

Nilgiris

1980

PRABHU R.

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

Margin85,74317.9%

Winner votes2,73,61457.2%

ReservationGEN

INC(I)JNPJNP(S)INDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRABHU R. INC(I)	2,73,614	57.2%
2	THIPPIAH T.T.S. JNP	1,87,871	39.3%
3	VENKATACHALAM G.S. JNP(S)	8,827	1.8%
4	RAJU K.P. IND	2,846	0.6%
5	SELAVARAJ J. IND	2,461	0.5%
6	BOJARAJAN M. IND	1,970	0.4%
7	ADOLFAS MAYSON IND	916	0.2%

Turnout65.1%Votes cast4,78,505Electors7,34,760

1984

R.PRABHU

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

Margin1,31,93923.3%

Winner votes3,41,82460.3%

ReservationGEN

INCDMKINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	R.PRABHU INC	3,41,824	60.3%
2	C.T. DHANDAPANI DMK	2,09,885	37.0%
3	KOVAI GANESAN IND	3,203	0.6%
4	K.DEVAPPAN IND	2,988	0.5%
5	J.D.RAJU IND	2,430	0.4%
6	V. SUBRAMANI IND	2,356	0.4%
7	A.S.J. SELVARAJ IND	2,274	0.4%
8	P. KESAVAN IND	1,782	0.3%

Turnout68.5%Votes cast5,66,742Electors8,27,733

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates7 → 8

Margin range85,743 – 1,31,939