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Tamil Nadu · PC 31 · 1980 by-election
ThanjavurLok Sabha by-election result, 1980
Singaravadivel.s (INC(I)) won Thanjavur in the 1980 Lok Sabha by-election with 57.5% of the vote, beating A.Dharmalingam.p (DMK) by 92,848 votes.
Winner — 1980 by-election
SINGARAVADIVEL.S
Indian National Congress (I)
INC(I) 57.5%DMK 40.3%10 others 2.2%
Votes
3,09,868
57.5% share
Winning margin
92,848
17.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,38,725
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGARAVADIVEL.S  INC(I) | INC(I) | 3,09,86857.5% |
| 2 | A.DHARMALINGAM.P | 2,17,02040.3% | |
| 3 | RAMAIAH.M IND | IND | 2,1690.4% |
| 4 | A.CHETTIAR.T.V IND | IND | 2,1580.4% |
| 5 | S.K.KULURNAIYAN.V IND | IND | 1,3550.3% |
| 6 | CHINNAIYAN.S IND | IND | 1,2790.2% |
| 7 | A.HUSSAIN.M IND | IND | 1,0300.2% |
| 8 | SUNDARARAJAN.V IND | IND | 9610.2% |
| 9 | T.NADAR.D.A IND | IND | 9020.2% |
| 10 | S.YER.L IND | IND | 8800.2% |
| 11 | H.P.RANGASWAMY IND | IND | 6170.1% |
| 12 | VARADADESIGAN.O.A IND | IND | 4860.1% |
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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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17.2%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
INC(I) and DMK took 98% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.03 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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57.5%won by INC(I)
INC(I) 57.5%DMK 40.3%Others 2.2%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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