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Constituency

83. Pennagaram

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977

TN-PENNAGARAM

JNP 32.1%won by 1.2%AIADMK 30.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 1.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • JNP vote shareJNP went from 0.0% to 32.1% of the vote here (+32.1%).
  • New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 30.9% — it did not contest here in 1971.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 63.0% 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
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
54,756
Margin
659
1.20%

Since 1971

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
DMK
Winner now
JNPflipped
JNPAIADMK swing
+1.2%
JNP share
0.0% 32.1%
AIADMK share
0.0% 30.9%
Turnout