Constituency
413. Nagercoil
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-NAGERCOIL
NCO 56.8%won by 17.2%INC 39.5%
What changed here
DerivedNCO held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 27.3% to 17.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 39.5% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.3% of the vote between them, up from 89.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,46,525
Turnout
66.6%
Valid votes
4,30,815
Margin
74,236
17.23%
Candidates
7 contested · winner NCO- 1KUMARI ANANTHANNCO · NCO2,44,52656.8%
- 2M.MOSESIndian National Congress · INC1,70,29039.5%
- 3V. EMMANUALIndependent · IND5,8481.4%
- 4POOMEDAI S. LAKSHMANAN PILLAIIndependent · IND5,3281.2%
- 5S. SILUVAI PITCHAIIndependent · IND2,6630.6%
- 6D. STEPHENIndependent · IND1,1140.3%
- 7P. VIVEKANANDHANIndependent · IND1,0460.2%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- NCO
- Winner now
- NCO
- NCO–INC swing
- −41.1%
- NCO share
- 58.4% → 56.8%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 39.5%
- Turnout
- 66.7% → 66.6%