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Constituency

405. Thanjavur

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-THANJAVUR

ADK 60.2%won by 20.3%DMK 39.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Anna Dravidar Kazhagam (ADK), which now leads by 20.3%.

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 60.2% of the vote here (+60.2%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 93.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.8% to 75.9%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
6,33,005
Turnout
75.9%
Valid votes
4,80,375
Margin
97,743
20.35%

Candidates

2 contested · winner ADK
  1. 1SOMASUNDARAM S.D.Anna Dravidar Kazhagam · ADK2,89,05960.2%
  2. 2GANESAN L.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,91,31639.8%

Since 1971

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
DMK
Winner now
ADKflipped
ADKDMK swing
+77.7%
ADK share
0.0% 60.2%
DMK share
57.3% 39.8%
Turnout
78.7% 75.9%