Constituency
49. Arani
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-ARANI
AIADMK 41.5%won by 11.3%DMK 30.2%
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 11.3%.
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 41.5% of the vote here (+41.5%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.7% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
81,799
Margin
9,222
11.27%
Candidates
5 contested · winner AIADMK- 1V. ARJUNANAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK33,92541.5%
- 2E. SELYARASUDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK24,70330.2%
- 3M. THELLUR DHARUMARASANJanata Party · JNP19,44823.8%
- 4R. SHANMUGAMIndian National Congress · INC2,8313.5%
- 5M.A. KHADERIndependent · IND8921.1%
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
- +71.8%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 41.5%
- DMK share
- 60.5% → 30.2%
- Turnout
- — → —