Lok Sabha · TN-39

Nagercoil

1980

DENNIS, N.

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

Margin38,40810.5%

Winner votes1,87,11151.3%

ReservationGEN

INC(I)JNPINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DENNIS, N. INC(I)	1,87,111	51.3%
2	VIJAYARAGHAVAN, P. JNP	1,48,703	40.8%
3	WILSON, A. IND	18,137	5.0%
4	POOMEDAI LEKSHMANAN PILLAY, S. IND	4,656	1.3%
5	GEORGE, A. J. IND	2,612	0.7%
6	DURAISWAMY NADAR, N. IND	1,850	0.5%
7	PONARJ, S. IND	1,536	0.4%

Turnout55.0%Votes cast3,64,605Electors6,63,322

1984

N. DENNIS

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

Margin11,6372.5%

Winner votes2,35,36550.0%

ReservationGEN

INCJNPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	N. DENNIS INC	2,35,365	50.0%
2	P. VIJAYARAGHAVAN JNP	2,23,728	47.5%
3	S. LEKSHMANAN PILLAI IND	7,957	1.7%
4	S. MURUGAN IND	3,539	0.8%

Turnout65.3%Votes cast4,70,589Electors7,20,980

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates7 → 4

Margin range11,637 – 38,408