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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1998

Salem

Parliamentary constituency 16 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#16 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants10Candidate lines
Electors11,78,177
Votes polled6,79,778
Turnout57.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRamamurthy K.Independent3,65,55753.8% of votes
MARGIN1,35,880 votes · 20.0 pp3,65,557 − 2,29,677
Runner-upDevadass R. Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)2,29,67733.8% of votes
IND 61.4% of top-two votesTMC(M) 38.6%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 Ramamurthy K.IND3,65,557 53.8%
  2. 02 Devadass R.TMC(M)2,29,677 33.8%
  3. 03 Thangkabalu K.V.INC48,027 7.1%
  4. 04 Sampathkumar P.IND10,311 1.5%
  5. 05 Kesavarajan S.ABP2,091 0.3%
  6. 06 Padmanabhan A.G.BSP1,710 0.3%
  7. 07 Marimuthu P.IND550 0.1%
  8. 08 Palanisamy K.IND495 0.1%
  9. 09 Singaravelu C.IND405 0.1%
  10. 10 Periasamy T.IND150 0.0%

Turnout 57.7%

025507510057.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 57.7%
Male 5.95 lakh50.5% Female 5.83 lakh49.5%

Share of 11,78,177 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males981
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 199857.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 6,58,973Residual 20,805

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    2.5 pp
    Matheswaran V SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2019
    23.4 pp
    Chinraj A.K.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2014
    27.8 pp
    Sundaram P.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2009
    12.1 pp
    Gandhiselvan.SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2004
    23.7 pp
    Thangkabalu K. V.Indian National Congress
  6. 1999
    3.4 pp
    Selvaganapathi, T.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1998
    20.0 pp
    Ramamurthy K.Independent
  8. 1996
    17.1 pp
    Devadass.RTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  9. 1991
    44.9 pp
    Rangarajanm KumaramangalamIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    36.2 pp
    Rangarajan KumarmangalamIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    43.1 pp
    Rangarajan Kumar MangalamIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    5.6 pp
    Palaniappan C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1977
    18.1 pp
    Kannan P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    11.5 pp
    K. AnbazhaganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    4.9 pp
    P. SubbarayanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 87.6% of votes; the other 8 candidates 9.4% between them.

    (3,65,557 + 2,29,677) ÷ 6,79,778 = 87.6% · 63,739 ÷ 6,79,778 = 9.4%

  2. Turnout of 57.7% matched the state's median seat.

    57.7 − 57.7 = 0.0

  3. The margin widened from 17.1 pp in 1996 to 20.0 pp.

    20.0 − 17.1 = +2.9 pp

  4. Devadass R., the 1996 winner, finished second in 1998.

    1996 winner name = 1998 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines6,58,973
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled6,79,778
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 20,805

Candidate votes miss the published total by 20,805, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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