Constituency
386. Chidambaram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-CHIDAMBARAM
ADK 62.2%won by 24.4%DMK 37.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK), which now leads by 24.4%.
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 62.2% of the vote here (+62.2%).
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.2% to 67.4%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,63,634
Turnout
67.4%
Valid votes
4,47,578
Margin
1,09,234
24.41%
Candidates
2 contested · winner ADK- 1MURUGESAN A.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK2,78,40662.2%
- 2RAJANGAM N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,69,17237.8%
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
- +75.5%
- ADK share
- 0.0% → 62.2%
- DMK share
- 51.1% → 37.8%
- Turnout
- 71.7% → 67.4%