Constituency
152. Karur
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-KARUR
AIADMK 35.1%won by 12.0%DMK 23.1%
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 12.0%.
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 35.1% of the vote here (+35.1%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.2% 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
96,428
Margin
11,592
12.02%
Candidates
7 contested · winner AIADMK- 1K. VADIVELAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK33,85635.1%
- 2S. NALLASAMYDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK22,26423.1%
- 3K.S. RAMASAMYCommunist Party of India · CPI20,25221.0%
- 4G. BALANJanata Party · JNP18,49919.2%
- 5R. POONNUSAMYIndependent · IND9381.0%
- 6V. VEMBARAYANIndependent · IND3860.4%
- 7M.S. SANTHANAMIndependent · IND2330.2%
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
- +68.6%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 35.1%
- DMK share
- 56.6% → 23.1%
- Turnout
- — → —