Papanasam
Winner — 1989
Papanasam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,092 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. KARUPPIAH MOOPANAR | INC | 36,278 | 38.9% |
| 2 | S. KALYANASUNDARAM | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 35,186 | 37.7% |
| 3 | A. RAJ MOHAMMED | ADK(JL) | 12,868 | 13.8% |
| 4 | VALAMPURI JOHN | ADK(JR) | 8,302 | 8.9% |
| 5 | P. KALIYMOORTHY | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 6 | K.M. SWAMINATHAN | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 7 | V.T.R. VEERAPPA GOUNDER | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
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 (217th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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3 locations
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill

Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill
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