Who won Karaikal South in the 1980 Assembly election?

S. SAVARIRAJAN of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Karaikal South in the 1980 Assembly election with 4,867 votes (64.4% vote share), a margin of 2,649 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

24. Karaikal South

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1980

PY-KARAIKAL-SOUTH

INC 64.4%won by 35.1%AIADMK 29.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 35.1%.

INC vote shareINC went from 4.6% to 64.4% of the vote here (+59.8%).
Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.8% of the vote between them, up from 84.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

7,557

Margin

2,649

35.05%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC

1S. SAVARIRAJAN Indian National Congress · INC4,86764.4%
2S. RAMASSAMY All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK2,21829.4%
3K. KANDHI INCU · INCU4475.9%
4A. ANTONYSAMY Independent · IND250.3%

Since 1977

Derived

Winner then: AIADMK
Winner now: INCflipped
INC–AIADMK swing: +77.8%
INC share: 4.6% → 64.4%
AIADMK share: 47.4% → 29.4%
Turnout: — → —

23. Karaikal 25. Neravy-Grand Aldee

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