Puducherry assembly election, Oct 1977
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 73.47% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 14 | +2 | 27 | 69,873 | 30.96% | +3.13 |
| JNPJanata Party | 7 | +7 | 28 | 59,705 | 26.45% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | +1 | 26 | 30,441 | 13.49% | -8.40 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +2 | 20 | 13,872 | 6.15% | +0.44 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | -5 | 22 | 39,343 | 17.43% | +1.49 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -1 | 8 | 12,464 | 5.52% | -2.93 |
- ADK14 (47%)
- JNP7 (23%)
- DMK3 (10%)
- IND3 (10%)
- INC2 (7%)
- CPI1 (3%)
- ADK14
- JNP7
- DMK3
- IND3
- INC2
- CPI1
- ADK14
- JNP7
- DMK3
- IND3
- INC2
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1974), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained10 (33%)
- Changed hands15 (50%)
- New seat5 (17%)
10 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 15 changed hands. 5 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Puducherry, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- ADK
- JNP
- DMK
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | DMKP. SUBBARAYAN | INCG. DHARMALINGAM | 7627.94% | 77.4% |
| BAHOUR | JNPP. UTHIRAVELU | ADKA. THULUKKANAM | 1,05314.11% | 80.3% |
| BUSSY | ADKSUSAIRAJ S. | INCACHRAFF C. M. | 1273.14% | 62.3% |
| CASSICADE | JNPANSARI DURAISAMY | ADKARUMUGHOM N. | 89011.78% | 65.1% |
| COTCHERY | ADKT. SUBBIAH | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,36717.01% | 78.6% |
| EMBALOM | ADKSIVALOGANATHAN K. | INCMURUGESAN G. | 2423.62% | 76.1% |
| KARAIKAL | INDK. KANDHI | JNPS. AMEERUDEEN | 1,95520.96% | 62.6% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | ADKS. RAMASSAMY | JNPS. SAVARIRAJAN | 72610.04% | 71.2% |
| KURUVINATHAM | ADKN. VENGADASAMY | JNPK. R. SUBRAMANI PADAYACHI | 4204.99% | 81.6% |
| LAWSPET | ADKN. VARADHAN | INCM.K. JEEVARATHINA ODAYAR | 1,94720.76% | 74.0% |
| MAHE | INDRAGHAVAN K.V. | INCRAMAN P.K. | 120.20% | 79.9% |
| MANNADIPETH | ADKRAMACHANDRAN D. | JNPRAJARAM REDDIAR N. | 1,72820.12% | 85.2% |
| MODELIARPETH | INCV. SABABADY KOTHANDRAMAN | ADKA. RADHARISHANAN | 1,70417.99% | 75.1% |
| MUTHIALPET | ADKG. PALANI RAJA | JNPM. VELAYUDHAM | 1,45714.91% | 67.8% |
| NEDUNCADU | ADKP. SELVARAJ | INCR. KUPPUSAMY | 1011.42% | 76.2% |
| NELLITHOPE | JNPR. KANNAN | ADKP. VENGATESAN | 6208.59% | 65.9% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | JNPV.M.C. VARADHAPILLAI | DMKV.M.C. SRIVAKUMAR | 1801.99% | 77.9% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCSRVAPRAKASAM S. | JNPSUBBARAYA GOUNDAR R. | 2072.77% | 84.0% |
| ORLEAMPETH | ADKN. MANIMARAM MARIMUTHU | JNPS. RAMALINGAM | 1,97923.33% | 65.5% |
| OSSUDU | ADKTHANGAVELU M. | INCNAGARATHINAM V. | 1,26218.25% | 72.2% |
| OUPALAM | ADKC. N. PATHASARATHY | JNPMUNISAMY D. | 2473.55% | 69.7% |
| OZHUKARAI | DMKG. PERUMAL RAJA | ADKG. VENUGOPAL | 2613.34% | 79.9% |
| PALLOOR | INDCHANDRASEKRAN T.K. | INCPURUSHOTHAMAN VANMERI NADAYE | 55610.56% | 79.9% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | JNPRAMAJAYAM D. | INCDANA KANTHRAJ | 140.35% | 56.8% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | CPIV. SUBBIAH | JNPR. VENKATACHALA KOUNDAR | 871.11% | 66.6% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | JNPV. PETHAPERUMAL | CPIV. NARAYANASAMY | 2,66431.07% | 70.8% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | ADKMANIYAM M. | JNPPICHAIKARAN G. | 1,81324.96% | 73.3% |
| TIRUNALLAR | DMKN.V. RAMALINGAM | ADKA. SOUNDARANGAN | 2783.57% | 78.8% |
| VILLENOUR | ADKPAZHANINATHAN S. | JNPVARADARASSU P. | 1631.97% | 78.8% |
| YANAM | JNPKAMICHETTY SRI PARASSOURAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO | INCABDUL KHADAR JEELANI MOHAMMED | 661.55% | 84.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Puducherry alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Puducherry assembly election, Oct 1977?
ADK won 14 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 73.47% — 2.26 lakh of 3.07 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
