Constituency
213. Sankarankovil
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-SANKARANKOVIL
DMK 34.3%won by 0.5%AIADMK 33.7%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.7% to 0.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 27.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 33.7% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.0% 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
62,965
Margin
337
0.54%
Candidates
5 contested · winner DMK- 1S. SUBBIAHDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK21,56934.3%
- 2C. AYYADORAIAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK21,23233.7%
- 3S. SHANMUGAVELIndian National Congress · INC14,49123.0%
- 4A.M. CHELLACHAMIJanata Party · JNP4,9677.9%
- 5S. PACHIAPPANIndependent · IND7061.1%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- DMK
- DMK–AIADMK swing
- −61.3%
- DMK share
- 61.8% → 34.3%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 33.7%
- Turnout
- — → —