Constituency
131. Periyakulam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-PERIYAKULAM
AIADMK 45.5%won by 20.8%INC 24.7%
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 20.8%.
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 45.5% of the vote here (+45.5%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 24.7% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.2% between them, down from 99.3% — 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
68,720
Margin
14,323
20.84%
Candidates
4 contested · winner AIADMK- 1K. PANNAI SETHURAMAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK31,27145.5%
- 2R. RAMAIAHIndian National Congress · INC16,94824.7%
- 3M. MEHTADravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK13,06919.0%
- 4M.V.V. RAMASAMYJanata Party · JNP7,43210.8%
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
- +20.8%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 45.5%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 24.7%
- Turnout
- — → —