Constituency
26. Kancheepuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-KANCHEEPURAM
AIADMK 35.5%won by 2.2%DMK 33.3%
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 2.2%.
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 35.5% of the vote here (+35.5%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.7% between them, down from 97.5% — 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
88,312
Margin
1,947
2.20%
Candidates
7 contested · winner AIADMK- 1K. BALAJIAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK31,32735.5%
- 2V. SAMBANDANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK29,38033.3%
- 3E. NARENDRANJanata Party · JNP16,62318.8%
- 4C.R. UMAPATHYIndian National Congress · INC8,3469.5%
- 5N. KRISHNANIndependent · IND2,1532.4%
- 6M. SHANMUGAMIndependent · IND2500.3%
- 7V.T.R. VEERAPPANIndependent · IND2330.3%
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
- +54.7%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 35.5%
- DMK share
- 52.5% → 33.3%
- Turnout
- — → —