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Assembly seat no. 84 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1971.

OverviewElection History
1971DMK
Winner, 1971
RAJARAM
DMK
Elections held
1
1971–1971
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1971
5,308
7.54% of valid votes

Result, 1971

Winner
DMKRAJARAM
Votes
37,152
Vote share
52.77%
Margin
5,308
Runner-up
NCOR. RAMAKRISHNAN
Votes
31,844
Vote share
45.23%
Behind by
5,308
Electors
1,00,504
Total votes polled
70,402
Valid votes
70,402
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
70.0%

Full result, 1971

4 candidates · 70,402 valid votes

1971 election →
RAJARAMDMKwon
37,152
52.8%
R. RAMAKRISHNANNCO
31,844
45.2%
S. NATARAJANIND
798
1.1%
S. S. RAMA RAOBJS
608
0.9%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1971RAJARAMDMK37,15252.77%R. RAMAKRISHNAN5,308

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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