Constituency
112. Dharapuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-DHARAPURAM
AIADMK 31.7%won by 4.5%INC 27.2%
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 4.5%.
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 31.7% of the vote here (+31.7%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 27.2% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.8% between them, down from 98.4% — 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
59,627
Margin
2,682
4.50%
Candidates
6 contested · winner AIADMK- 1R. AYYACHAMYAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK18,88431.7%
- 2A.K. SHIVALINGAMIndian National Congress · INC16,20227.2%
- 3D.G. RAJENDRANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK14,18723.8%
- 4A. MUNIAPPANJanata Party · JNP5,97610.0%
- 5A.K. BALAKRISHNANIndependent · IND3,2555.5%
- 6K. NAGARAJANIndependent · IND1,1231.9%
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–INC swing
- +4.5%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 31.7%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 27.2%
- Turnout
- — → —