Lok Sabha · TN-7

Vellore

1980
ABDUL SAMAD A.K.A.
INDOther / no major front
Margin79,54618.9%
Winner votes2,32,56755.1%
ReservationGEN
INDJNPJNP(S)INDIND
#CandidateVotesShare
ABDUL SAMAD A.K.A.
IND
2,32,56755.1%
2
DHANDAYUTHAPANI V.
JNP
1,53,02136.3%
3
TAMILMANI M.J.
JNP(S)
16,0073.8%
4
CHICHA (ALIAS) LOGANATHA NAIDU A.
IND
8,9392.1%
5
KAMALAKANAN G.
IND
5,3391.3%
6
SESHAN I.S.
IND
4,1201.0%
7
GANESAN P.S.
IND
1,9830.5%
Turnout59.6%Votes cast4,21,976Electors7,07,512
1984
A.C. SHANMUGAM
ADKOther / no major front
Margin74,72313.9%
Winner votes2,84,41652.9%
ReservationGEN
ADKDMKINDINDICJ
#CandidateVotesShare
A.C. SHANMUGAM
ADK
2,84,41652.9%
2
A.M. RAMALINGAM
DMK
2,09,69339.0%
3
D. GANGAPPA
IND
37,3126.9%
4
G.M.SAMY
IND
2,0810.4%
5
C. SRIPATHY
ICJ
1,9460.4%
6
A.K.RAVINDRAN
IND
1,9290.4%
Turnout71.8%Votes cast5,37,377Electors7,48,776
Winner held by2 different parties
Winner flipped1 time
Marginnarrowing
Turnoutrising
Candidates7 → 6
Margin range74,72379,546
Vellore (TN-7): 1980 vs 1984 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots