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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1977

30 seats · 16 changed party since 1974

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Party standings

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1977 · 6 parties won seats

Derived
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 14 seatsJanata Party — 7 seatsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 3 seatsIndependent — 3 seatsIndian National Congress — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India — 1 seat1630of 30 seats
  • AIADMK14
  • JNP7
  • DMK3
  • IND3
  • INC2
  • CPI1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1447%69,87331.0%27
JNPJanata Party723%59,70526.5%28
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam310%30,44113.5%26
INDIndependent310%13,8726.1%20
INCIndian National Congress27%39,34317.4%22
CPICommunist Party of India13%12,4645.5%8

Constituency map

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1977 · winner by seat

30 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 16

1977 · selected
Majority 16
AIADMK14JNP7DMK3IND3INC2CPI1
1974 · previous
Majority 16

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1974 → 1977

1974 1977· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
27.8
31.0
0.0
26.5
21.9
13.5
5.7
6.1
15.9
17.4
8.5
5.5
18.9
0.0
AIADMKJNPDMKINDINCCPINCO

Seat change

1977 seats minus 1974 seats

seats lostseats gained
AIADMK
12 → 14
+2
JNP
0 → 7
+7
DMK
2 → 3
+1
IND
1 → 3
+2
INC
7 → 2
−5
CPI
2 → 1
−1
NCO
5 → 0
−5
CPM
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1974 → 1977

share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 26.5%
+26.5%
AIADMK
27.8% → 31.0%
+3.1%
INC
15.9% → 17.4%
+1.5%
IND
5.7% → 6.1%
+0.4%
CPM
1.3% → 0.0%
−1.3%
CPI
8.5% → 5.5%
−2.9%
DMK
21.9% → 13.5%
−8.4%
NCO
18.9% → 0.0%
−18.9%

Biggest AIADMK–JNP swings

Seats where the AIADMK-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1974 → 1977. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (AIADMK share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward AIADMK; to the left, toward JNP.

toward JNPtoward AIADMK
Neravy-Grand Aldee
−70.2%
Nettapakkam
−56.1%
Karaikal
−50.0%
Yanam
−49.5%
Cassicade
−45.4%
Oupalam
−43.3%
Kuruvinatham
−39.5%
Raj Bhavan
−39.3%
Thattanchavady
−38.7%
Karaikal South
−36.8%
Villenour
−32.3%
Bussy
−32.3%

Closest races · 1977

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1977

30 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1974