Constituency
87. Yercaud
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-YERCAUD
AIADMK 42.3%won by 14.2%DMK 28.1%
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 14.2%.
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 42.3% of the vote here (+42.3%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.4% 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
47,810
Margin
6,775
14.17%
Candidates
4 contested · winner AIADMK- 1R. KALIAPPANAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK20,21942.3%
- 2V. CHINNASWAMYDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK13,44428.1%
- 3P.K. CHINNASWAMYIndian National Congress · INC8,30217.4%
- 4M.A. MANIJanata Party · JNP5,84512.2%
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
- +75.0%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 42.3%
- DMK share
- 60.8% → 28.1%
- Turnout
- — → —