Constituency
375. Madras North
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-MADRAS-NORTH
DMK 54.3%won by 9.8%ADK 44.5%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.6% to 9.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerAnna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK) finished second with 44.5% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 10.2% to 54.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
8,52,627
Turnout
54.2%
Valid votes
4,62,301
Margin
45,103
9.76%
Candidates
8 contested · winner DMK- 1ASAI THAMBI A.V.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,50,85254.3%
- 2MANOHARAN K.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK2,05,74944.5%
- 3VARADHA DESIKAN O.A.Independent · IND1,9190.4%
- 4JAGADEVIndependent · IND1,0320.2%
- 5MANICKAM R. ALIAS THIRUMARAVANIndependent · IND8760.2%
- 6VENKATAKRISHNAIAH V.Independent · IND6860.1%
- 7MANAKCHAND NAHAR B.Independent · IND5950.1%
- 8VENKATESAN P.Independent · IND5920.1%
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–ADK swing
- −45.3%
- DMK share
- 55.0% → 54.3%
- ADK share
- 0.0% → 44.5%
- Turnout
- 64.5% → 54.2%