Constituency
411. Tenkasi
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-TENKASI
INC 69.2%won by 42.4%NCO 26.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.1% to 42.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.0% to 65.4%.
- Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,73,825
Turnout
65.4%
Valid votes
4,40,655
Margin
1,86,876
42.41%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1ARUNACHALAM M.Indian National Congress · INC3,05,06969.2%
- 2RAJAGOPALAN S.NCO · NCO1,18,19326.8%
- 3MARUTHAN K.Independent · IND13,1243.0%
- 4SHENTHIVELU K.Independent · IND4,2691.0%
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–NCO swing
- +25.3%
- INC share
- 55.5% → 69.2%
- NCO share
- 38.3% → 26.8%
- Turnout
- 70.4% → 65.4%