Pondicherry · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 GEN
S. Arumugham of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency in Pondicherry in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 36,774 votes (8.80%).
The constituency had 665,486 registered electors and 417,786 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 62.80%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
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In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, S. Arumugham of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Puducherry constituency (Pondicherry) with a margin of 36,774 votes.
Out of 665,486 registered electors, 417,786 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 62.80%. A total of 0 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
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