Constituency
390. Salem
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-SALEM
ADK 58.7%won by 18.4%DMK 40.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK), which now leads by 18.4%.
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 58.7% of the vote here (+58.7%).
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.4% to 63.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,77,947
Turnout
63.9%
Valid votes
4,32,869
Margin
79,604
18.39%
Candidates
6 contested · winner ADK- 1KANNAN P.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK2,54,13858.7%
- 2RAJARAM K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,74,53440.3%
- 3RAMALINGAM B.T.Independent · IND1,2960.3%
- 4ADHINARAYANAN N.Independent · IND1,1030.3%
- 5PONNUSAMY T.Independent · IND1,0590.2%
- 6ASAITHAMBI K.Independent · IND7390.2%
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
- +74.3%
- ADK share
- 0.0% → 58.7%
- DMK share
- 55.9% → 40.3%
- Turnout
- 69.2% → 63.9%