Constituency
143. Madurai Central
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-MADURAI-CENTRAL
AIADMK 39.9%won by 17.6%INC 22.3%
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 17.6%.
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 39.9% of the vote here (+39.9%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 22.3% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.2% between them, down from 92.7% — 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
73,687
Margin
12,979
17.61%
Candidates
6 contested · winner AIADMK- 1N. LOKSHMINARAYANANAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK29,39939.9%
- 2A. RATHINAMIndian National Congress · INC16,42022.3%
- 3S. PANDYDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK14,67619.9%
- 4S. SUKUMARANJanata Party · JNP12,78017.3%
- 5J.S. GOPALACHARYIndependent · IND2490.3%
- 6G. LAKSHMANA SUBBARAJULUIndependent · IND1630.2%
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–INC swing
- +17.6%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 39.9%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 22.3%
- Turnout
- — → —