Constituency
382. Tiruppattur
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-TIRUPPATTUR
DMK 60.1%won by 23.0%ADK 37.0%
What changed here
DerivedDravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.3% to 23.0%.
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 37.0% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.5% to 65.3%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,56,520
Turnout
65.3%
Valid votes
4,28,433
Margin
98,666
23.03%
Candidates
8 contested · winner DMK- 1VISWANATHAN C.N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,57,32260.1%
- 2CHINNARAJE GOUNDER C.K.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK1,58,65637.0%
- 3RAJI NAIDU N.Independent · IND3,6460.9%
- 4RAJAN D.Independent · IND3,5530.8%
- 5RAMASWAMY M.Independent · IND2,8130.7%
- 6RAMASAMY G.Independent · IND9330.2%
- 7JAYARAMAN T.Independent · IND8820.2%
- 8RAGHAVAN D.Independent · IND6280.1%
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
- −34.6%
- DMK share
- 57.6% → 60.1%
- ADK share
- 0.0% → 37.0%
- Turnout
- 69.8% → 65.3%