Constituency
223. Radhapuram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1977
TN-RADHAPURAM
AIADMK 38.7%won by 5.3%JNP 33.4%
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 5.3%.
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 38.7% of the vote here (+38.7%).
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 33.4% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.1% 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
68,265
Margin
3,594
5.26%
Candidates
6 contested · winner AIADMK- 1Y.S.M. YUSUFAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK26,40438.7%
- 2P. PAUL PANDIANJanata Party · JNP22,81033.4%
- 3I. RAYERDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK12,02817.6%
- 4T. MARTINIndian National Congress · INC6,5249.6%
- 5S. SUBBIAH NADARIndependent · IND3360.5%
- 6S.K. JOHN DEVA IRAKKAMIndependent · 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–JNP swing
- +5.3%
- AIADMK share
- 0.0% → 38.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 33.4%
- Turnout
- — → —