Constituency
51. Vandavasi
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-VANDAVASI
AIADMK 41.1%won by 2.7%DMK 38.4%
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 2.7%.
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 41.1% of the vote here (+41.1%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.6% 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
68,862
Margin
1,830
2.66%
Candidates
8 contested · winner AIADMK- 1P. MUNUSWAMYAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK28,30641.1%
- 2C. KANNIAPPANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK26,47638.4%
- 3A. KUMARASWAMYJanata Party · JNP10,03414.6%
- 4M. SAMINATHANIndependent · IND2,0713.0%
- 5A. ARUMUGAMRPI · RPI8201.2%
- 6S. MUTHULINGAMIndependent · IND6821.0%
- 7A. MANOHARANIndependent · IND2900.4%
- 8V. RAJAGOPALIndependent · IND1830.3%
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
- +66.5%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 41.1%
- DMK share
- 63.9% → 38.4%
- Turnout
- — → —