Lok Sabha General Election 1977
Tamil Nadu
39 parliamentary constituencies — party tallies, map, and winners.
Party Wise Results
Tamil Nadu — seats, contested & votes| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADK · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17 | 20 | 30.04% | 5,365,076 |
| INC · Indian National Congress | 14 | 15 | 22.27% | 3,977,306 |
| NCO · Indian National Congress (Org) | 3 | 18 | 17.67% | 3,156,116 |
| CPI · Communist Party of India | 3 | 3 | 4.60% | 822,233 |
| DMK · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | 19 | 18.61% | 3,323,320 |
| IND · Independent | 0 | 35 | 5.22% | 932,966 |
| CPM · Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 2 | 1.56% | 279,081 |
| Total | 39 | — | 100% | 17,859,907 |
Party Wise Results
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Party Wise Vote Share
Votes polled in Tamil Nadu (Pie)Constituencies
Winner · vote share · margin| Constituency | Winner | Vote share | Margin over runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Madras North
#1
|
Asai Thambi A.V.P.
Male
DMK
|
54.26% | 45,103 |
|
Madras Central
#2
|
Ramachandran P.
Male
NCO
|
56.52% | 73,411 |
|
Madras South
#3
|
Venkataraman R.
Male
INC
|
50.79% | 14,829 |
|
Sriperumbudur
#4
|
Jaganathan S.
Male
ADK
|
53.09% | 45,932 |
|
Chengalpattu
#5
|
Mohanarangam R.
Male
ADK
|
52.59% | 35,639 |
|
Arakkonam
#6
|
Alagesan O.V.
Male
INC
|
52.40% | 57,864 |
|
Vellore
#7
|
Dhandayuthapani V.
Male
NCO
|
49.22% | 3,161 |
|
Tiruppattur
#8
|
Viswanathan C.N.
Male
DMK
|
60.06% | 98,666 |
|
Wandiwash
#9
|
Venugopal Gounder
Male
ADK
|
58.41% | 81,132 |
|
Tindivanam
#10
|
Lakshminarayanan M.R.
Male
INC
|
53.82% | 49,485 |
|
Cuddalore
#11
|
Bhuvarahan G.
Male
INC
|
55.75% | 89,057 |
|
Chidambaram
#12
|
Murugesan A.
Male
ADK
|
62.20% | 109,234 |
|
Dharmapuri
#13
|
Ramamurthy K.
Male
INC
|
60.25% | 105,686 |
|
Krishnagiri
#14
|
Periasamy P.V.
Male
ADK
|
65.64% | 119,228 |
|
Rasipuram
#15
|
Devarajan B.
Male
INC
|
62.30% | 133,438 |
|
Salem
#16
|
Kannan P.
Male
ADK
|
58.71% | 79,604 |
|
Tiruchengode
#17
|
Kolanthaivelu R.
Male
ADK
|
59.58% | 128,180 |
|
Nilgiris
#18
|
Ramalingam P.S.
Male
ADK
|
55.85% | 59,346 |
|
Gobichettipalayam
#19
|
Ramaswamy K.S.
Male
INC
|
58.58% | 105,458 |
|
Coimbatore
#20
|
Parvathi Krishnan
Female
CPI
|
52.06% | 21,178 |
|
Pollachi
#21
|
Raju K.A.
Male
ADK
|
64.48% | 124,194 |
|
Palani
#22
|
Subramaniam C.
Male
INC
|
71.70% | 221,768 |
|
Dindigul
#23
|
Maya Thevar K.
Male
ADK
|
59.60% | 169,224 |
|
Madurai
#24
|
Swaminathan R.V.
Male
INC
|
62.13% | 134,345 |
|
Periyakulam
#25
|
Ramasamy S.
Male
ADK
|
69.65% | 204,392 |
|
Karur
#26
|
Gopal K.
Male
INC
|
62.26% | 145,520 |
|
Tiruchirappalli
#27
|
M. Kalyanasundaram
Male
CPI
|
57.10% | 76,045 |
|
Perambalur
#28
|
Asokaraj A.
Male
ADK
|
68.62% | 180,027 |
|
Mayiladuturai
#29
|
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Male
INC
|
55.94% | 74,265 |
|
Nagapattinam
#30
|
Murugaiyan S.G.
Male
CPI
|
53.95% | 40,810 |
|
Thanjavur
#31
|
Somasundaram S.D.
Male
ADK
|
60.17% | 97,743 |
|
Pudukkottai
#32
|
Elanchezhian V.S.
Male
ADK
|
65.27% | 223,615 |
|
Sivaganga
#33
|
P.Thiagarajan
Male
ADK
|
71.30% | 211,533 |
|
Ramanathapuram
#34
|
Anbalagan P.
Male
ADK
|
67.62% | 175,130 |
|
Sivakasi
#35
|
V. Jayalakshmi
Female
INC
|
54.53% | 114,848 |
|
Tirunelveli
#36
|
Arunachalam V.
Male
ADK
|
69.82% | 182,693 |
|
Tenkasi
#37
|
Arunachalam M.
Male
INC
|
69.23% | 186,876 |
|
Tiruchendur
#38
|
Kosalaram K.T.
Male
INC
|
61.08% | 120,190 |
|
Nagercoil
#39
|
Kumari Ananthan
Male
NCO
|
56.76% | 74,236 |