Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 1977
39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 65.69% turnout.
Seats
39
Candidates
195
4 women, 2 elected
Turnout
65.69%
1.79 cr of 2.72 cr
Leading party
ADK
17 of 39 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 17 | +17 | 20 | 53,65,076 | 30.04% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +5 | 15 | 39,77,306 | 22.27% | +9.76 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 3 | +2 | 18 | 31,56,116 | 17.67% | -12.76 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -1 | 3 | 8,22,233 | 4.60% | -0.83 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -21 | 19 | 33,23,320 | 18.61% | -16.65 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 117 | 9,32,966 | 5.22% | +1.99 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,79,081 | 1.56% | -0.07 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,809 | 0.02% | — |
- ADK17 (44%)
- INC14 (36%)
- NCO3 (8%)
- CPI3 (8%)
- DMK2 (5%)
- ADK17
- INC14
- NCO3
- CPI3
- DMK2
- ADK17
- INC14
- NCO3
- CPI3
- DMK2
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
VELLORE
won by 3,161 (0.70%)
Biggest victory
PALANI
won by 2,21,768 (45.18%)
Highest turnout
NAGAPATTINAM
77.78%
Lowest turnout
MADRAS CENTRAL
53.36%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat39 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 39 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
Tamil Nadu, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- ADK
- INC
- NCO
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | INCALAGESAN O.V. | DMKVEERASWAMI N. | 57,86412.44% | 69.7% |
| CHENGALPATTU | ADKMOHANARANGAM R. | DMKERA SEZHIYAN | 35,6397.92% | 71.4% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | ADKMURUGESAN A. | DMKRAJANGAM N. | 1,09,23424.41% | 67.4% |
| COIMBATORE | CPIPARVATHI KRISHNAN | NCOLAKSHMANAN S.V. | 21,1784.12% | 69.1% |
| CUDDALORE | INCBHUVARAHAN G. | NCORADHAKRISHNAN S. | 89,05721.48% | 64.3% |
| DHARMAPURI | INCRAMAMURTHY K. | NCOPONNUSWAMI P. | 1,05,68626.54% | 63.1% |
| DINDIGUL | ADKMAYA THEVAR K. | CPMBALASUBRAMANYAM A. | 1,69,22435.59% | 65.9% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | INCRAMASWAMY K.S. | NCOKARUPPUSWAMY N.K. | 1,05,45824.22% | 67.1% |
| KARUR | INCGOPAL K. | NCOMEENAKSHISUNDARAM M. | 1,45,52028.74% | 69.1% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | ADKPERIASAMY P.V. | DMKKAMALANATHAN M. | 1,19,22835.10% | 58.3% |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | NCORAMACHANDRAN P. | ADKRAJA MOHAMED K. | 73,41115.99% | 53.4% |
| MADRAS NORTH | DMKASAI THAMBI A.V.P. | ADKMANOHARAN K. | 45,1039.76% | 54.2% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | INCVENKATARAMAN R. | DMKMURASOLI MARAN | 14,8293.12% | 58.0% |
| MADURAI | INCSWAMINATHAN R.V. | CPMRAMAMURTHI P. | 1,34,34527.89% | 63.3% |
| MAYILADUTURAI | INCKUDANTHAI RAMALINGAM N. | NCOGOVINDASAMY S. | 74,26515.26% | 75.1% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | CPIMURUGAIYAN S.G. | DMKTHAZHAI KARUNNANITHI M. | 40,8107.91% | 77.8% |
| NAGERCOIL | NCOKUMARI ANANTHAN | INCM.MOSES | 74,23617.23% | 66.6% |
| NILGIRIS | ADKRAMALINGAM P.S. | NCONANJA GOWDER M.K. | 59,34613.71% | 62.2% |
| PALANI | INCSUBRAMANIAM C. | DMKSAMINATHAN K.N. | 2,21,76845.18% | 66.5% |
| PERAMBALUR | ADKASOKARAJ A. | DMKJ.S. RAJU | 1,80,02737.89% | 70.7% |
| PERIYAKULAM | ADKRAMASAMY S. | DMKPALANIVEL RAJAN | 2,04,39243.39% | 67.9% |
| POLLACHI | ADKRAJU K.A. | DMKDHANDAPANI C.T. | 1,24,19430.88% | 60.0% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | ADKELANCHEZHIAN V.S. | NCOVAIRAVA THEVAR V. | 2,23,61542.66% | 74.8% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | ADKANBALAGAN P. | DMKSATHIYANDRAN M.S.K. | 1,75,13039.79% | 63.4% |
| RASIPURAM | INCDEVARAJAN B. | NCOJOTHIVENKATACHALLUM | 1,33,43830.20% | 61.7% |
| SALEM | ADKKANNAN P. | DMKRAJARAM K. | 79,60418.39% | 63.9% |
| SIVAGANGA | ADKP.THIAGARAJAN | NCOR. RAMANATHAN CHETTIAR | 2,11,53344.49% | 66.9% |
| SIVAKASI | INCV. JAYALAKSHMI | NCOG. RAMANUJAM | 1,14,84823.06% | 68.9% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | ADKJAGANATHAN S. | NCOELUMALAI T.P. | 45,93210.18% | 64.9% |
| TENKASI | INCARUNACHALAM M. | NCORAJAGOPALAN S. | 1,86,87642.41% | 65.4% |
| THANJAVUR | ADKSOMASUNDARAM S.D. | DMKGANESAN L. | 97,74320.35% | 75.9% |
| TINDIVANAM | INCLAKSHMINARAYANAN M.R. | DMKKRISHNAMOORTHY V. | 49,48511.42% | 66.7% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | INCKOSALARAM K.T. | NCODEVADASAN EDWIN | 1,20,19026.96% | 62.6% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | ADKKOLANTHAIVELU R. | DMKMUTHUSAMY M. | 1,28,18025.14% | 61.7% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | CPIM. KALYANASUNDARAM | NCOY. VENKATESWARA DIKSHIDAR | 76,04515.71% | 67.9% |
| TIRUNELVELI | ADKARUNACHALAM V. | DMKSAMSUDDIN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN K.M. | 1,82,69341.88% | 64.8% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | DMKVISWANATHAN C.N. | ADKCHINNARAJE GOUNDER C.K. | 98,66623.03% | 65.3% |
| VELLORE | NCODHANDAYUTHAPANI V. | INDABDUL SAMAD | 3,1610.70% | 68.0% |
| WANDIWASH | ADKVENUGOPAL GOUNDER | DMKDURAI MURUGAN | 81,13217.69% | 66.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tamil Nadu alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.