Constituency
24. Acharapakkam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-ACHARAPAKKAM
AIADMK 43.2%won by 4.5%DMK 38.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which now leads by 4.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- AIADMK vote shareAIADMK went from 0.0% to 43.2% of the vote here (+43.2%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.9% between them, down from 89.3% — the field split more ways.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
61,952
Margin
2,797
4.51%
Candidates
4 contested · winner AIADMK- 1ETHRAJAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK26,75643.2%
- 2N. MUTHUVELDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK23,95938.7%
- 3R. KUPPUSWAMYIndian National Congress · INC6,36610.3%
- 4T. AYYAVOOJanata Party · JNP4,8717.9%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- AIADMKflipped
- AIADMK–DMK swing
- +71.3%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 43.2%
- DMK share
- 66.8% → 38.7%
- Turnout
- — → —