Tiruvarur
Winner — 1980
Tiruvarur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,598 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SELLAMUTHU, M. | 45,557 | 50.2% | |
| 2 | KUPPUSAMY, KOVI | DMK | 43,959 | 48.4% |
| 3 | PANNERSELVAM, G. ( MANALI NETHAJI) | JNP(JP) | 1,270 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
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Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.
Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.
Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple
Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple
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