Constituency
72. Kallakurichi
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-KALLAKURICHI
AIADMK 35.6%won by 4.7%DMK 30.9%
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 4.7%.
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 35.6% of the vote here (+35.6%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.4% 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
68,321
Margin
3,223
4.72%
Candidates
7 contested · winner AIADMK- 1M. SUBRAMANIANAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK24,30435.6%
- 2S.P. PACHAYAPPANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK21,08130.9%
- 3V. JAYALAKSHMIJanata Party · JNP12,63818.5%
- 4L.P. PONNUVELIndian National Congress · INC9,39713.8%
- 5P.R. ANNAMALIndependent · IND5290.8%
- 6M. SUBBARAYANIndependent · IND1940.3%
- 7P. ARUMUGAMIndependent · IND1780.3%
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
- +57.6%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 35.6%
- DMK share
- 52.8% → 30.9%
- Turnout
- — → —