Constituency
384. Tindivanam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-TINDIVANAM
INC 53.8%won by 11.4%DMK 42.4%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.2% to 11.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 42.4% — it did not contest here in 1971.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,49,592
Turnout
66.7%
Valid votes
4,33,198
Margin
49,485
11.42%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1LAKSHMINARAYANAN M.R.Indian National Congress · INC2,33,15553.8%
- 2KRISHNAMOORTHY V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,83,67042.4%
- 3KANAGARAJ V.Independent · IND8,6152.0%
- 4WAHAB K.M.A.Independent · IND6,4501.5%
- 5VELAVAN D.Independent · IND1,3080.3%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–DMK swing
- −44.5%
- INC share
- 55.9% → 53.8%
- DMK share
- 0.0% → 42.4%
- Turnout
- 66.0% → 66.7%