Constituency
383. Wandiwash
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-WANDIWASH
ADK 58.4%won by 17.7%DMK 40.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK), which now leads by 17.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- ADK vote shareADK went from 0.0% to 58.4% of the vote here (+58.4%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 99.1% of the vote between them, up from 93.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 7.3% to 66.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,85,987
Turnout
66.9%
Valid votes
4,58,738
Margin
81,132
17.69%
Candidates
3 contested · winner ADK- 1VENUGOPAL GOUNDERAnna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK2,67,93058.4%
- 2DURAI MURUGANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,86,79840.7%
- 3JAGADEVA GOUNDER N.Independent · IND4,0100.9%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- ADKflipped
- ADK–DMK swing
- +75.2%
- ADK share
- 0.0% → 58.4%
- DMK share
- 57.5% → 40.7%
- Turnout
- 74.2% → 66.9%