GEN · Tamil Nadu
Karaikudi
Chidambaram, C. T. (DMK) won by 3,893 votes (4.3%).
- Electors
- 1,33,753
- Votes polled
- 90,895
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 68.0%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1980 state median: 4.3% (median 8.6%). Back to Tamil Nadu 1980 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chidambaram, C. T.Winner | DMK | 46,541 | 51.8% |
| 2 | Kaliappan, P. | ADK | 42,648 | 47.4% |
| 3 | Alagappan, R. M. | IND | 697 | 0.8% |
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