Vidhan Sabha · Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1977
Communist Party of India (CPI)
All candidates fielded in Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1977 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
32
Contested
5
Won
27
Lost
496,955
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P. Uthirapathy
Winner
43,208 votes
· 45.93%
|
N. Kuppusamy
Runner-up
DMK
· 24,934 votes
|
Tiruthuraipundi · 177 | 18,274 |
| 2 |
M. Ambigapathy
Winner
34,298 votes
· 37.89%
|
K. Balakrishnan
Runner-up
DMK
· 26,881 votes
|
Mannargudi · 178 | 7,417 |
| 3 |
M. Masilamani
Runner-up
24,675 votes
· 29.34%
|
M.R. Govindan
Winner
ADK
· 32,625 votes
|
Peravurani · 180 | 7,950 |
| 4 |
A. Ganapathy
Runner-up
24,569 votes
· 25.92%
|
R. Manimaran
Winner
ADK
· 38,984 votes
|
Tiruppur · 116 | 14,415 |
| 5 |
N.K. Palanisamy
Runner-up
24,532 votes
· 32.02%
|
A
Winner
ADK
· 30,574 votes
|
Perundurai · 119 | 6,042 |
| 6 |
P. Appukutty
Runner-up
24,528 votes
· 25.90%
|
S. Thirunavukkarasu
Winner
ADK
· 35,468 votes
|
Arantangi · 193 | 10,940 |
| 7 |
S. Alagarsamy
Winner
21,985 votes
· 32.75%
|
P. Seeniraj
Runner-up
ADK
· 21,588 votes
|
Koilpatti · 212 | 397 |
| 8 |
S. Shanmugam Koothagudi
Winner
21,579 votes
· 27.45%
|
C.T. Rajachidambaram
Runner-up
ADK
· 21,238 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 194 | 341 |
| 9 |
R. Nallakannu
Runner-up
21,569 votes
· 32.63%
|
Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam
Winner
CPM
· 23,356 votes
|
Ambasamudram · 221 | 1,787 |
| 10 |
K.S. Ramasamy
Lost
20,252 votes
· 21.00%
|
K. Vadivel
Winner
ADK
· 33,856 votes
|
Karur · 152 | 11,592 |
| 11 |
S. Thangaiyan
Lost
20,221 votes
· 23.23%
|
M. Karunanithi Thazhai
Winner
DMK
· 38,528 votes
|
Tiruvarur · 174 | 14,254 |
| 12 |
S. Alagarasami
Lost
18,876 votes
· 23.18%
|
R. Thamraikani
Winner
ADK
· 25,990 votes
|
Srivilliputhur · 208 | 7,016 |
| 13 |
R. Sivasamy
Winner
17,677 votes
· 24.22%
|
V. Malaikkannan
Runner-up
DMK
· 16,887 votes
|
Ilayangudi · 197 | 790 |
| 14 |
A.T. Karuppiah
Runner-up
16,241 votes
· 26.53%
|
R.S. Thangavelu
Winner
ADK
· 20,926 votes
|
Valparai · 110 | 4,685 |
| 15 |
I. Muthuraj
Runner-up
16,048 votes
· 26.56%
|
R. Krishnan
Winner
CPM
· 20,092 votes
|
Vasudevanallur · 214 | 4,044 |
| 16 |
Mylswamy
Lost
15,415 votes
· 17.84%
|
A. Natarajan
Winner
DMK
· 29,158 votes
|
Perur · 107 | 2,830 |
| 17 |
D. Pandian
Lost
14,255 votes
· 20.18%
|
K. Kandasamy
Winner
ADK
· 24,311 votes
|
Andipatti · 135 | 8,042 |
| 18 |
P. Thirumalairajan
Lost
12,995 votes
· 14.75%
|
S. Muthusamy
Winner
ADK
· 37,968 votes
|
Erode · 120 | 17,579 |
| 19 |
K.T.K. Tengamani
Lost
12,190 votes
· 16.23%
|
T.P.M. Periyaswamy
Winner
ADK
· 32,342 votes
|
Madurai West · 142 | 16,131 |
| 20 |
V. Madanagopal
Lost
11,125 votes
· 14.96%
|
N. Varadharajan
Winner
CPM
· 33,614 votes
|
Dindigul · 148 | 19,882 |
| 21 |
M. Ramaswamy
Lost
9,984 votes
· 14.16%
|
T. Ramaswamy
Winner
ADK
· 33,048 votes
|
Ramanathapuram · 201 | 17,528 |
| 22 |
K.V. Ramaswamy
Lost
9,731 votes
· 13.50%
|
M. Arumugam
Winner
JnP
· 22,636 votes
|
Salem-II · 89 | 2,113 |
| 23 |
M. Ganam
Lost
9,681 votes
· 13.86%
|
K. Soundararajan
Winner
ADK
· 25,405 votes
|
Thiruchirappalli-II · 167 | 7,882 |
| 24 |
M. Lingasamy
Lost
9,403 votes
· 11.22%
|
P. Kolandaivelu
Winner
ADK
· 28,737 votes
|
Udumalpet · 111 | 4,118 |
| 25 |
P.K. Pattabhiraman
Lost
8,374 votes
· 12.99%
|
K. Samarasam
Winner
ADK
· 25,770 votes
|
Kaveripattinam · 76 | 6,458 |
| 26 |
S. Kuppuswami
Lost
8,263 votes
· 13.39%
|
M. Sivaperumal
Winner
ADK
· 26,342 votes
|
Omalur · 86 | 12,518 |
| 27 |
R. Dakshinamoorthy
Lost
7,206 votes
· 7.91%
|
K. Anbazhagan
Winner
DMK
· 41,073 votes
|
Purasawalkam · 6 | 19,069 |
| 28 |
P.P. Rasu
Lost
4,616 votes
· 6.94%
|
N. Kuppusamy
Winner
ADK
· 22,886 votes
|
Morappur · 80 | 1,616 |
| 29 |
D. Raja
Lost
4,492 votes
· 9.14%
|
T. Swamikannu
Winner
ADK
· 22,789 votes
|
Chengam · 42 | 10,912 |
| 30 |
P. Rangaswamy
Lost
3,711 votes
· 5.66%
|
M. Kannan
Winner
ADK
· 25,403 votes
|
Kandamangalam · 57 | 2,054 |
| 31 |
K. Palamalai
Lost
3,428 votes
· 5.25%
|
T. Subramanian
Winner
ADK
· 36,885 votes
|
Andimadam · 163 | 14,829 |
| 32 |
R. Murugesan
Lost
1,828 votes
· 2.57%
|
P. Thangavelu Gounder
Winner
ADK
· 27,673 votes
|
Melmalayanur · 53 | 13,563 |