Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 SC
Karunanithi-Thazhai of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 10,674 votes (1.90%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 684,297 registered electors and 553,290 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 80.90%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, Karunanithi-Thazhai of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Nagapattinam constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 10,674 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 684,297 registered electors, 553,290 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 80.90%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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