Constituency
377. Madras South
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-MADRAS-SOUTH
INC 50.8%won by 3.1%DMK 47.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 3.1%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 50.8% of the vote here (+50.8%).
- TurnoutTurnout fell 7.7% to 58.0%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
8,18,878
Turnout
58.0%
Valid votes
4,74,577
Margin
14,829
3.12%
Candidates
8 contested · winner INC- 1VENKATARAMAN R.Indian National Congress · INC2,41,03350.8%
- 2MURASOLI MARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,26,20447.7%
- 3SRINIVASAN S.Independent · IND2,6760.6%
- 4NATARAJAN K.Independent · IND1,3490.3%
- 5RAGHAVAN D.Independent · IND1,3230.3%
- 6MOHAMMED EHIYAIndependent · IND8470.2%
- 7RAO I.S.Independent · IND7570.2%
- 8THIRUNAGAR RATHNAMIndependent · IND3880.1%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–DMK swing
- +55.2%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 50.8%
- DMK share
- 52.1% → 47.7%
- Turnout
- 65.7% → 58.0%