Constituency
96. Namakkal
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-NAMAKKAL
AIADMK 40.6%won by 18.7%DMK 21.9%
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 18.7%.
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 40.6% of the vote here (+40.6%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.5% between them, down from 94.8% — 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
78,720
Margin
14,737
18.72%
Candidates
7 contested · winner AIADMK- 1R. ARUNACHALAMAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK31,95240.6%
- 2K. VELUCHAMYDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK17,21521.9%
- 3V.K. RAMASWAMYIndian National Congress · INC14,56418.5%
- 4R. KANDASAMYJanata Party · JNP12,72916.2%
- 5S. SHANMUGHAMOOPANIndependent · IND1,6992.2%
- 6CHINNUPAGADAIIndependent · IND3380.4%
- 7P. VEERAPPANIndependent · IND2230.3%
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
- +72.3%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 40.6%
- DMK share
- 53.6% → 21.9%
- Turnout
- — → —