Members of the Parliament
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General Election 1999
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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AIADMK
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T.T.V.Dhinakaran
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303,881
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45.6%
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-6.2%
|
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DMK
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P.Selvendran
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258,075
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38.8%
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-1.6%
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PT
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Mansoor Alikhan
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87,429
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13.1%
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+9.8%
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Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam
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P.R.Jeganathan
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1,414
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0.2%
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New
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|
IND
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A.Sadayandi
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1,327
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0.2%
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New
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IND
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C.Rajagopal
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1,256
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0.2%
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New
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IND
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K.Elamurugan
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1,105
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0.2%
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New
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Majority
|
45,806
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6.9%
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-4.5%
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Turnout
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665,824
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59.4%
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+2.2%
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AIADMK Hold
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General Election 1998
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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AIADMK
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R.Muthaih
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319,672
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51.8%
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+4.2%
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DMK
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R.Gandhimathy
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249,092
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40.4%
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-7.2%
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PT
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C.Mookaih
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20,219
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3.3%
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New
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IND
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P.V.K.Deivendran
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5,549
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0.9%
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New
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INC
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M.Veeraprakash
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4,214
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0.7%
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New
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Majority
|
70,580
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11.4%
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-7.7%
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Turnout
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617,136
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57.2%
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-10.0%
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|
AIADMK gain from DMK
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General Election 1996
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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DMK
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R.Gnanagurusamy
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326,665
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47.6%
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+20.6%
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AIADMK
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R.Ramasamy
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195,328
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28.5%
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-32.8%
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MDMK
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N. Eramakrishnan
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91,601
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13.3%
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New
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BJP
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M.Periyasamy Devar
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20,035
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2.9%
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-0.2%
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PMK
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P.Thangaraj
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11,503
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1.7%
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-4.1%
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Majority
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131,337
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19.1%
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-15.2%
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Turnout
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686,544
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67.2%
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+5.5%
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DMK gain from AIADMK
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General Election 1991
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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AIADMK
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R.Ramasamy
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382,759
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61.3%
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+0.6%
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DMK
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Cumbum Ramakrishnan
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168,799
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27.0%
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-0.3%
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PMK
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K.Madasamy
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36,454
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5.8%
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-3.6%
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BJP
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Balakrishnan
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19,148
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3.1%
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New
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IND
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P.Rajangam
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1,211
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0.2%
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New
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Majority
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213,960
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34.3%
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+0.9%
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Turnout
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624,469
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61.7%
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-3.6%
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AIADMK Hold
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General Election 1989
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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AIADMK
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R.Muthaiah
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402,691
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60.7%
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-0.2%
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DMK
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A.K.Cumbum Mahindran
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181,287
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27.3%
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-5.9%
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PMK
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S.Gunasekharan
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62,536
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9.4%
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New
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Majority
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221,404
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33.4%
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+5.7%
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Turnout
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663,502
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65.3%
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-6.2%
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AIADMK Hold
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General Election 1984
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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|
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AIADMK
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P.Selvendran
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348,903
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60.9%
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+14.4%
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DMK
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S.Agniraju
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190,290
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33.2%
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-17.2%
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IND
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K.Palaniswamy
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5,376
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0.9%
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New
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IND
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K.Surulvelu
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5,122
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0.9%
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New
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IND
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K.Ayyadurai
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2,148
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0.4%
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New
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IND
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S.S.Sailani
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1,125
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0.2%
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New
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IND
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K.Jayamani
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837
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0.1%
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New
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IND
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A.Rajendran
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633
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0.1%
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New
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Majority
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158,613
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27.7%
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+23.8%
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Turnout
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572,802
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71.5%
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+2.7%
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AIADMK Hold
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General Election 1980
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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DMK
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Cumbum N.Natarajan
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255,204
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50.4%
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+24.7%
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AIADMK
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S.Ramasaamy
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235,322
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46.5%
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-21.8%
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IND
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Surilvelu
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6,934
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1.4%
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+0.4%
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Majority
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19,882
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3.9%
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-38.6%
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Turnout
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506,263
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68.8%
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-0.5%
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DMK gain from AIADMK
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General Election 1977
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes[4]
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%
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AIADMK
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S.Ramasamy
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328,100
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68.3%
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New
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DMK
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Palanivel Rajan
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123,708
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25.7%
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New
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IND
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K.Andithevar
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12,813
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2.7%
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New
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IND
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K.Surulivelu
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4,808
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1.0%
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-0.5%
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IND
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S.Gunasekharan
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1,630
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0.3%
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New
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Majority
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204,392
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42.5%
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+32.5%
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Turnout
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480,718
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69.3%
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+3.4%
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AIADMK gain from IND
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General Election 1971
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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IND
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S.M.Mohammad Sherief
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175,940
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42.0%
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New
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SWA
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Ajmalkhan
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134,015
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32.0%
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-11.9%
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IND
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H.Muthaih
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45,066
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10.8%
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New
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IND
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S.Alagarsamy Chettiyar
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27,371
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6.5%
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New
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IND
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K.Surilvelu
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6,108
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1.5%
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New
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Majority
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41,925
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10.0%
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+3.4%
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Turnout
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388,500
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65.9%
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-9.0%
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IND gain from SWA
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General Election 1967
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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SWA
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H.Ajmalkhan
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183,593
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43.9%
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New
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INC
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M.Ibrahim
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155,972
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37.3%
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-9.9%
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IND
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M.Muthaiah
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65,329
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15.6%
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New
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Majority
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27,621
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6.6%
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+5.7%
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Turnout
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404,894
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74.9%
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+6.7%
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SWA gain from INC
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General Election 1962
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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INC
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Malaichamy Thevar
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146,829
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47.2%
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-2.9%
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IND
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Muthaiah
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143,930
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46.3%
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New
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IND
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Ponnusamy
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12,357
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4.0%
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New
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Majority
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2,899
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0.9%
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Turnout
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303,116
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68.2%
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+14.7%
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INC Hold
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General Election 1957
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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INC
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R.Narayanasamy
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116,715
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50.1%
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+5.7%
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IND
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Muthaiah
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64,867
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27.8%
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New
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IND
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M.V.Sethu Rao
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19,238
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8.3%
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New
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IND
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M.K.M.Meeran
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16,282
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7.0%
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New
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IND
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S.S.Marisamy
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15,838
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6.8%
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New
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Majority
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51,848
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Turnout
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232,940
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53.5%
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-12.1%
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INC Hold
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General Election 1952
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