Lok Sabha · TN-9

Vandavasi

1980

PATTUSWAMY D.

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

Margin1,27,15427.8%

Winner votes2,85,54962.4%

ReservationGEN

INC(I)ADKINC(U)JNP(S)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PATTUSWAMY D. INC(I)	2,85,549	62.4%
2	VENUGOPAL GOUNDER C.A. ADK	1,58,395	34.6%
3	NATARAJAN R.A. INC(U)	5,327	1.2%
4	MURUGESAN K. JNP(S)	5,221	1.1%
5	SADAGOPAN A. IND	3,384	0.7%

Turnout64.1%Votes cast4,57,876Electors7,14,275

1984

BALARAMAN L.

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

Margin1,34,89224.6%

Winner votes3,41,26762.3%

ReservationGEN

INCDMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BALARAMAN L. INC	3,41,267	62.3%
2	PANDIAN R.K. DMK	2,06,375	37.7%

Turnout71.8%Votes cast5,47,642Electors7,63,132

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates5 → 2

Margin range1,27,154 – 1,34,892