Constituency
156. Thottiyam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-THOTTIYAM
AIADMK 31.8%won by 1.2%INC 30.6%
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 1.2%.
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 31.8% of the vote here (+31.8%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 30.6% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.5% 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
80,508
Margin
990
1.23%
Candidates
6 contested · winner AIADMK- 1K.P. KATHAMUTHUAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK25,63831.8%
- 2K.M. SHANMUGASUNDARAMIndian National Congress · INC24,64830.6%
- 3S.K. VADIVELUDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK16,64820.7%
- 4S.P.RAGENDRANJanata Party · JNP11,04913.7%
- 5M. ARUMUGAMIndependent · IND2,0462.5%
- 6V. ELUVADAIndependent · IND4790.6%
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
- +1.2%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 31.8%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 30.6%
- Turnout
- — → —