1977 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

For State Assembly election, see 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977
16–20 March 1977[1]
39 (of 542) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered27,187,417
Turnout18,252,182 (67.13%) 4.69%
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance Congress Front Janata alliance
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 34 5
Seat change 21 19
Popular vote 10,164,615 6,479,436
Percentage 56.91% 36.28%
Swing 38.97% 29.40%
1977 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = INC+ and Blue = JP+
Prime Minister before election

Indira Gandhi
INC(R)

Prime Minister after election

Morarji Desai
JP

The 1977 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a big victory for Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and its allies All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India winning 34 seats, while Janata Party and its allies Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress (Organisation) won only 5 seats. The Janata Party ended up winning this election. After the election, the AIADMK ended up supporting the Janata Party under Morarji Desai. In 1979, AIADMK continued to support Janata Party, by supporting Charan Singh, which resulted in the appointment of two AIADMK cabinet members.

Seat Allotment

AIADMK-led Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran 20
2. Indian National Congress (R) Indira Gandhi 15
3. Communist Party of India M. Kalyanasundaram 3
4. Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen 1

Janata Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 19
2. Indian National Congress (Organization) P. Ramachandran 18
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) A. Balasubramaniam 2

List of Candidates

Constituency
AIADMK+ DMK+
1 Madras North AIADMK K. M. Manoharan DMK A. V. P. Asaithambi
2 Madras Central AIADMK K. M. Raja Mohamed INC(O) P. Ramachandran
3 Madras South INC(R) Ramaswamy Venkataraman DMK Murasoli Maran
4 Sriperumbudur (SC) AIADMK S. M. Jaganathan INC(O) T. P. Elumalai
5 Chengalpattu AIADMK R. M. Mohanarangam DMK Era Sezhiyan
6 Arakkonam INC(R) O. V. Alagesan DMK Arcot N. Veeraswami
7 Vellore Ind. Abdul Samad INC(O) V. Dhandayuthapani
8 Tiruppattur AIADMK C. K. M. Chinnaraje Gounder DMK C. N. Visvanathan
9 Wandiwash AIADMK M. Venugopal Gounder DMK Durai Murugan
10 Tindivanam INC(R) M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan DMK V. Krishnamoorthy
11 Cuddalore INC(R) G. Bhuvaraghan INC(O) S. Radhakrishnan
12 Chidambaram (SC) AIADMK Murugesan A. M. DMK Rajangam N.
13 Dharmapuri INC(R) Ramamurthy K. INC(O) Ponnuswami P.
14 Krishnagiri AIADMK Periasamy P. V. M. DMK Kamalanathan M.
15 Rasipuram (SC) INC(R) Devarajan B. INC(O) Jothi Venkatachalam
16 Salem AIADMK Kannan P. M. DMK Rajaram K.
17 Tiruchengode AIADMK R. Kolanthaivelu DMK Muthusamy M.
18 Nilgiris AIADMK P. S. Ramalingam INC(O) Nanja Gowder M. K.
19 Gobichettipalayam INC(R) K. S. Ramaswamy INC(O) Karuppuswamy N. K.
20 Coimbatore CPI Parvathi Krishnan INC(O) Lakshmanan S. V.
21 Pollachi (SC) AIADMK Raju K. A. M. DMK Dhandapani C. T.
22 Palani INC(R) Chidambaram Subramaniam DMK Saminathan K. N.
23 Dindigul AIADMK Maya Thevar CPI(M) A. Balasubramanyam
24 Madurai INC(R) R. V. Swaminathan CPI(M) P. Ramamurthi
25 Periyakulam AIADMK Ramasamy S. M. DMK Palanivel Rajan
26 Karur INC(R) Gopal K. INC(O) Meenakshisundaram M.
27 Tiruchirappalli CPI M. Kalyanasundaram INC(O) Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar
28 Perambalur (SC) AIADMK Asokaraj A. M. DMK J. S. Raju
29 Mayiladuturai INC(R) Kudanthai N. Ramalingam INC(O) Govindasamy S.
30 Nagapattinam (SC) CPI Muruguaiyan S. G. DMK Thazhai Karunnanithi M.
31 Thanjavur AIADMK S. D. Somasundaram DMK L. Ganesan
32 Pudukkottai AIADMK V. S. M. Elanchezhian INC(O) V. Vairava Thevar
33 Sivaganga AIADMK P. Thiagarajan M. INC(O) R. Ramanathan Chettiar
34 Ramanathapuram AIADMK P. M. Anbalagan DMK M. S. K. Sathiyandran
35 Sivakasi INC(R) V. Jayalakshmi INC(O) G. Ramanujam
36 Tirunelveli AIADMK V. M. Arunachalam DMK Samsuddin alias Kathiravan K. M.
37 Tenkasi (SC) INC(R) M. Arunachalam INC(O) S. Rajagopalan
38 Tiruchendur INC(R) K. T. Kosalram INC(O) Devadasan Edwin
39 Nagercoil INC(R) M. Moses INC(O) Kumari Ananthan

Voting and results

Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change
AIADMK+ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,365,076 30.04% new party 17 new party
Indian National Congress 3,977,306 22.27% 9.76% 14 5
Communist Party of India 822,233 4.60% 0.83% 3 1
Total 10,164,615 56.91% 38.97% 34 21
DMK+ Indian National Congress (Organisation) 3,156,116 17.67% 12.76% 3 2
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,323,320 18.61% 16.64% 2 21
Total 6,479,436 36.28% 29.40% 5 19
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 279,081 1.56% 0.08% 0
Republican Party of India 3,809 0.02% 0
Independents 932,966 5.22% 3.06% 0
Total 17,859,907 100.00% 39
Valid Votes 17,859,907 97.85%
Invalid Votes 392,275 2.15%
Total Votes 18,252,182 100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout 27,187,417 67.13% 4.69%

List of Elected MPs

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Madras North A. V. P. Asai Thambi DMK 250,852 54.26 K. Manoharan AIADMK 205,749 44.51 45,103 9.75
2 Madras Central P. Ramachandran INC(O) 259,437 56.52 K. Raja Mohamed AIADMK 186,026 40.52 73,411 16.00
3 Madras South R. Venkataraman INC(R) 241,033 50.79 Murasoli Maran DMK 226,204 47.66 14,829 3.13
4 Sriperumbudur (SC) S. Jaganathan AIADMK 239,632 53.09 T. P. Elumalai INC(O) 193,700 42.91 45,932 10.18
5 Chengalpattu R. Mohanarangam AIADMK 236,818 52.59 Era Sezhiyan DMK 201,179 44.68 35,639 7.91
6 Arakkonam O. V. Alagesan INC(R) 243,818 52.40 N. Veeraswami DMK 185,954 39.96 57,864 12.44
7 Vellore V. Dhandayuthapani INC(O) 220,994 49.22 Abdul Samad IND 217,833 48.51 3,161 0.71
8 Tiruppattur C. N. Viswanathan DMK 257,322 60.06 C. K. Chinnaraje Gounder AIADMK 158,656 37.03 98,666 23.03
9 Wandiwash Venugopal Gounder AIADMK 267,930 58.41 Durai Murugan DMK 186,798 40.72 81,132 17.69
10 Tindivanam M. R. Lakshminarayanan INC(R) 233,155 53.82 V. Krishnamoorthy DMK 183,670 42.40 49,485 11.42
11 Cuddalore G. Bhuvarahan INC(R) 231,128 55.75 S. Radhakrishnan INC(O) 142,071 34.27 89,057 21.48
12 Chidambaram (SC) A. Murugesan AIADMK 278,406 62.20 N. Rajangam DMK 169,172 37.80 109,234 24.40
13 Dharmapuri K. Ramamurthy INC(R) 239,908 60.25 P. Ponnuswami INC(O) 134,222 33.71 105,686 26.54
14 Krishnagiri P. V. Periasamy AIADMK 222,979 65.64 M. Kamalanathan DMK 103,751 30.54 119,228 35.10
15 Rasipuram (SC) B. Devarajan INC(R) 275,212 62.30 Jothivenkatachallum INC(O) 141,774 32.09 133,438 30.21
16 Salem P. Kannan AIADMK 254,138 58.71 K. Rajaram DMK 174,534 40.32 79,604 18.39
17 Tiruchengode R. Kolanthaivelu AIADMK 303,738 59.58 M. Muthusamy DMK 175,558 34.44 128,180 25.14
18 Nilgiris P. S. Ramalingam AIADMK 241,777 55.85 M. K. Nanja Gowder INC(O) 182,431 42.14 59,346 13.71
19 Gobichettipalayam K. S. Ramaswamy INC(R) 255,120 58.58 N. K. Karuppuswamy INC(O) 149,662 34.37 105,458 24.21
20 Coimbatore Parvathi Krishnan CPI 267,424 52.06 S. V. Lakshmanan INC(O) 246,246 47.94 21,178 4.12
21 Pollachi (SC) K. A. Raju AIADMK 259,388 64.48 C. T. Dhandapani DMK 135,194 33.61 124,194 30.87
22 Palani C. Subramaniam INC(R) 351,897 71.70 K. N. Saminathan DMK 130,129 26.51 221,768 45.19
23 Dindigul K. Maya Thevar AIADMK 283,341 59.60 A. Balasubramanyam CPI(M) 114,117 24.00 169,224 35.60
24 Madurai R. V. Swaminathan INC(R) 299,309 62.13 P. Ramamurthi CPI(M) 164,964 34.24 134,345 27.89
25 Periyakulam S. Ramasamy AIADMK 328,100 69.65 M. Palanivel Rajan DMK 123,708 26.26 204,392 43.39
26 Karur K. Gopal INC(R) 315,259 62.26 M. Meenakshisundaram INC(O) 169,739 33.52 145,520 28.74
27 Tiruchirappalli M. Kalyanasundaram CPI 276,390 57.10 Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar INC(O) 200,345 41.39 76,045 15.71
28 Perambalur (SC) A. Asokaraj AIADMK 326,046 68.62 J. S. Raju DMK 146,019 30.73 180,027 37.89
29 Mayiladuturai N. Kudanthai Ramalingam INC(R) 272,202 55.94 S. Govindasamy INC(O) 197,937 40.68 74,265 15.26
30 Nagapattinam (SC) S. G. Murugaiyan CPI 278,419 53.95 M. Thazhai Karunnanithi DMK 237,609 46.05 40,810 7.90
31 Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram AIADMK 289,059 60.17 L. Ganesan DMK 191,316 39.83 97,743 20.34
32 Pudukkottai V. S. Elanchezhian AIADMK 342,120 65.27 V. Vairava Thevar INC(O) 118,505 22.61 223,615 42.66
33 Sivaganga P. Thiagarajan AIADMK 338,999 71.30 R. Ramanathan Chettiar INC(O) 127,466 26.81 211,533 44.49
34 Ramanathapuram P. Anbalagan AIADMK 297,612 67.62 M. S. K. Sathiyandran DMK 122,482 27.83 175,130 39.79
35 Sivakasi V. Jayalakshmi INC(R) 271,568 54.53 G. Ramanujam INC(O) 156,720 31.47 114,848 23.06
36 Tirunelveli V. Arunachalam AIADMK 304,562 69.82 K. M. Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan DMK 121,869 27.94 182,693 41.88
37 Tenkasi (SC) M. Arunachalam INC(R) 305,069 69.23 S. Rajagopalan INC(O) 118,193 26.82 186,876 42.41
38 Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalaram INC(R) 272,338 61.08 Edwin Devadasan INC(O) 152,148 34.13 120,190 26.95
39 Nagercoil Kumari Ananthan INC(O) 244,526 56.76 M. Moses INC(R) 170,290 39.53 74,236 17.23

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

While there were no members from Tamil Nadu in Morarji Desai's Administration, Charan Singh appointed two AIADMK members to his cabinet, making it the first time a non-Congress Dravidian Party member making it to the council of ministers at the national level.

Cabinet Ministers (Charan Singh Administration)

Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
Aravinda Bala Pajanor AIADMK Pondicherry
Satyavani Muthu AIADMK Rajya Sabha

See also

References

  1. ^ "India - Date of Elections: March 16 to 20, 1977" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2022.

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