Constituency
217. Alangulam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-ALANGULAM
AIADMK 28.4%won by 2.6%JNP 25.8%
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 2.6%.
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 28.4% of the vote here (+28.4%).
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 25.8% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 54.3% 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
70,987
Margin
1,841
2.59%
Candidates
8 contested · winner AIADMK- 1V. KARUPPASAMYPANDIANAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK20,18328.4%
- 2R. NAVANEETHAKRISHNAPANDIANJanata Party · JNP18,34225.8%
- 3S. UKKIRAMAPANDIANIndian National Congress · INC17,99725.4%
- 4P. THAMBIDURAIDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK11,59216.3%
- 5S. ARULAPPAN NADARIndependent · IND1,0241.4%
- 6T. THIRUMARANFBL · FBL8611.2%
- 7S. SUBBIAH THEVARIndependent · IND6630.9%
- 8M. ROYAPPAN NADARIndependent · IND3250.5%
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–JNP swing
- +2.6%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 28.4%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 25.8%
- Turnout
- — → —