Constituency
393. Gobichettipalayam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-GOBICHETTIPALAYAM
INC 58.6%won by 24.2%NCO 34.4%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 24.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 58.6% of the vote here (+58.6%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 92.9% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,48,924
Turnout
67.1%
Valid votes
4,35,501
Margin
1,05,458
24.22%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1RAMASWAMY K.S.Indian National Congress · INC2,55,12058.6%
- 2KARUPPUSWAMY N.K.NCO · NCO1,49,66234.4%
- 3SHANMUGHAM M.K.Independent · IND18,2434.2%
- 4NANJAPPA GOUNDER M.Independent · IND12,4762.9%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–NCO swing
- +66.2%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 58.6%
- NCO share
- 42.0% → 34.4%
- Turnout
- 67.0% → 67.1%