1977 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977
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  1971 16–20 March 1977 [1] 1980  

39 (of 542) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered27,187,417
Turnout18,252,182 (67.13%) Decrease2.svg4.69%
 First partySecond party
  MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg M. Karunanidhi .jpg
Leader M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance Congress alliance Janata alliance
Leader's seatDid not contestDid not contest
Seats won345
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 21Decrease2.svg 19
Popular vote10,164,6156,479,436
Percentage56.91%36.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg 38.97%Decrease2.svg 29.40%

1977 tamil nadu lok sabha election map.png
1977 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = INC+ and Blue = JP+

The 1977 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a big victory for Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and its allies All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India winning 34 seats, while Janata Party and its allies Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress (Organisation) won only 5 seats. The Janata Party ended up winning this election. After the election, the AIADMK ended up supporting the Janata Party under Morarji Desai. In 1979, AIADMK continued to support Janata Party, by supporting Charan Singh, which resulted in the appointment of two AIADMK cabinet members.

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Seat Allotment

Congress Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg M. G. Ramachandran 20
2. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg Indira Gandhi 15
3. Communist Party of India CPI symbol.svg Tha. Pandian 3
4. Indian Union Muslim League No flag.svg 1

Janata Alliance

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. Karunanidhi 19
2. Indian National Congress P. Ramachandran 18
3. Communist Party of India CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg G. Ramakrishnan 2

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left 1977 tamil nadu lok sabha election map by parties.png
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat Change
AIADMK+ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,365,07630.04%new party17new party
Indian National Congress 3,977,30622.27%Increase2.svg9.76%14Increase2.svg5
Communist Party of India 822,2334.60%Decrease2.svg0.83%3Decrease2.svg1
Total10,164,61556.91%Increase2.svg38.97%34Increase2.svg21
DMK+ Indian National Congress (Organisation) 3,156,11617.67%Decrease2.svg12.76%3Increase2.svg2
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,323,32018.61%Decrease2.svg16.64%2Decrease2.svg21
Total6,479,43636.28%Decrease2.svg29.40%5Decrease2.svg19
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 279,0811.56%Decrease2.svg0.08%0Steady2.svg
Republican Party of India 3,8090.02%0
Independents 932,9665.22%Increase2.svg3.06%0Steady2.svg
Total17,859,907100.00%Steady2.svg39Steady2.svg
Valid Votes17,859,90797.85%
Invalid Votes392,2752.15%
Total Votes18,252,182100.00%
Reigstered Voters/Turnout27,187,41767.13%Decrease2.svg4.69%

List of Elected MPs

ConstituencyWinnerPartyMarginRunner-upaPartya
Madras North A. V. P. Asaithambi DMK45,103 K. Manoharan AIADMK
Madras Central P. Ramachandran NCO73,411 K. Raja Mohammad AIADMK
Madras South R. Venkataraman INC14,829 Murasoli Maran DMK
Sriperumbudur S. Jaganathan AIADMK45,932 T. P. Elumalai NCO
Chengalpattu R. Mohanarangam AIADMK35,639 Era. Sezhiyan DMK
Arakkonam O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar INC57,864 N. Veeraswamy DMK
Vellore V. Dhandayuthapani NCO3,161 Abdul Samad IND
Tiruppattur C. N. Viswanathan Janata party98,666 C. K. Chinnaraj Gounder AIADMK
Vandavasi Venugopal Gounder AIADMK81,132 Durai Murugan DMK
Tindivanam M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan INC49,485 V. Krishnamoorthy DMK
Cuddalore G. Bhuvarahan INC89,057 S. Radhakrishnan NCO
Chidambaram A. Murugesan AIADMK109,234 N. Rajangam DMK
Dharmapuri Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy INC105,686 P. Ponnuswamy NCO
Krishnagiri P. V. Periasamy AIADMK119,228 M. Kamalanathan DMK
Rasipuram B. Devarajan INC133,438 Jothi Venkatachalam NCO
Salem P. Kannan AIADMK79,604 K. Rajaram DMK
Tiruchengode R. Kolanthaivelu AIADMK128,180 M. Muthusamy DMK
Nilgiris P. S. Ramalingam AIADMK59,346 M. K. Nanja Gowder NCO
Gobichettipalayam K. S. Ramaswamy INC105,458 N. K. Karuppuswamy NCO
Coimbatore Parvathi Krishnan CPI21,178 S. V. Lakshmanan NCO
Pollachi K. A. Raju AIADMK124,194 C. T. Dhandapani DMK
Palani C. Subramaniam INC221,768 K. N. Saminathan DMK
Dindigul K. Maya Thevar AIADMK169,224 A. Balasubramaniam CPM
Madurai R. V. Swaminathan INC134,345 P. Ramamurthi CPM
Periyakulam S. Ramasamy AIADMK204,392 Palanivel Rajan DMK
Karur K. Gopal INC145,520 M. Meenakshi Sundaram NCO
Tiruchirappalli M. Kalyanasundaram CPI76,045 Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar NCO
Perambalur A. Asokaraj AIADMK180,027 J. S. Raju DMK
Mayiladuthurai N. Kudanthai Ramalingam INC74,265 S. Govindasamy NCO
Nagapattinam S. G. Murugaiyan CPI40,810 M. Thazhai Karunanithi DMK
Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram AIADMK97,743 L. Ganesan DMK
Pudukkottai V. S. Elanchezhiyan AIADMK223,615 V. Vairava Thevar NCO
Sivaganga P. Thiagarajan AIADMK211,533 R. Ramanathan Chettiar NCO
Ramanathapuram P. Anbalagan AIADMK175,130 M. S. K. Sathiyendran DMK
Sivakasi V. Jeyalakshmi INC114,848 G. Ramanujuam NCO
Tirunelveli V. Arunachalam AIADMK182,693 Samsuddin alias K. M. KathiravanDMK
Tenkasi M. Arunachalam INC186,878 S. Rajagopalan NCO
Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalram INC120,190 Edwin Devadasan NCO
Nagercoil Kumari Ananthan NCO74,236 M. Moses INC

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

While there were no members from Tamil Nadu in Morarji Desai's Administration, Charan Singh appointed two AIADMK members to his cabinet, making it the first time a non-Congress Dravidian Party member making it to the council of ministers at the national level.

Cabinet Ministers (Charan Singh Administration)

MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfolios
Aravinda Bala Pajanor AIADMK Pondicherry
Satyavani Muthu AIADMK Rajya Sabha

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References

  1. "India - Date of Elections: March 16 to 20, 1977" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2022.

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