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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1980

Arni

Assembly constituency 49 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1980

[01]Result · 1980

#49 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3
Electors1,17,556
Votes polled86,392
Turnout73.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerShanmugam, A. CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,92850.7% of votes
MARGIN5,051 votes · 5.8 pp42,928 − 37,877
Runner-upSelvarasu, E Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,87744.7% of votes
AIADMK 53.1% of top-two votesDMK 46.9%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 Shanmugam, A. CAIADMK42,928 50.7%
  2. 02 Selvarasu, EDMK37,877 44.7%
  3. 03 Ethiraju, GJNP(JP)3,956 4.7%

Turnout 73.5%

025507510073.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 65.5%
Male 58,44249.7% Female 59,11450.3%

Share of 1,17,556 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,011
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 234 seats, 198065.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 84,761Residual 1,631

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    7.6 pp
    Veeramani K.C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    0.6 pp
    Devaraji.K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    6.1 pp
    Veeramani.K.C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    14.7 pp
    Veeramani, K.C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    8.7 pp
    Sivanandam. RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    10.3 pp
    Ramachandran.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    14.2 pp
    R. SivanandamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    29.1 pp
    Jaison Jacob I.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    7.0 pp
    Dayalan, A.C.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    10.7 pp
    M. ChinnakulandaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    5.8 pp
    Shanmugam, A. CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    11.1 pp
    V. ArjunanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    24.4 pp
    P. U. ShanmugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    4.1 pp
    D. VijayarajIndian National Congress
  15. 1962
    9.8 pp
    K. M. Krishna KounderIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 93.5% of votes; the other 1 candidate 4.6% between them.

    (42,928 + 37,877) ÷ 86,392 = 93.5% · 3,956 ÷ 86,392 = 4.6%

  2. Turnout of 73.5% was 8.0 pp above the state's median seat (65.5%).

    73.5 − 65.5 = +8.0

  3. The margin narrowed from 11.1 pp in 1977 to 5.8 pp.

    5.8 − 11.1 = −5.3 pp

  4. AIADMK held the seat it won in 1977.

    1977 AIADMK · 1980 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines84,761
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled86,392
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,631

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,631, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1980 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 234 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 1980 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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