TAMIL NADU · 1977
Seats39
Electors2.72 Cr
Votes polled1.83 Cr
Median turnout67.4%
Other years: 2024201920142009200419991998199619911989198419801971
Party standings
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17
of 39 seats · 43.6%
3 short of a majority
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17
Indian National Congress
14
Communist Party Of India
3
Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
3
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
2
Every seat
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Margin | Margin % | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madras NorthSC | Asai Thambi A.V.P. | DMK | 470,323 | 45,103 | 9.6 | 55.2 |
| 2 | Madras Central | Ramachandran P. | INCO | 465,600 | 73,411 | 15.8 | 54.1 |
| 3 | Madras South | Venkataraman R. | INC | 480,835 | 14,829 | 3.1 | 58.7 |
| 4 | Sriperumbudur | Jaganathan S. | AIADM | 462,475 | 45,932 | 9.9 | 66.5 |
| 5 | Chengalpattu | Mohanarangam R. | AIADM | 461,557 | 35,639 | 7.7 | 73.2 |
| 6 | ArakkonamSC | Alagesan O.V. | INC | 477,910 | 57,864 | 12.1 | 71.6 |
| 7 | Vellore | Dhandayuthapani V. | INCO | 459,693 | 3,161 | 0.7 | 69.7 |
| 8 | Tiruppattur | Viswanathan C.N. | DMK | 440,042 | 98,666 | 22.4 | 67.0 |
| 9 | Wandiwash | Venugopal Gounder | AIADM | 470,355 | 81,132 | 17.2 | 68.6 |
| 10 | Tindivanam | Lakshminarayanan M.R. | INC | 446,012 | 49,485 | 11.1 | 68.7 |
| 11 | Cuddalore | Bhuvarahan G. | INC | 429,893 | 89,057 | 20.7 | 66.7 |
| 12 | Chidambaram | Murugesan A. | AIADM | 459,817 | 109,234 | 23.8 | 69.3 |
| 13 | DharmapuriSC | Ramamurthy K. | INC | 408,446 | 105,686 | 25.9 | 64.7 |
| 14 | Krishnagiri | Periasamy P.V. | AIADM | 349,648 | 119,228 | 34.1 | 60.0 |
| 15 | Rasipuram | Devarajan B. | INC | 453,058 | 133,438 | 29.5 | 63.2 |
| 16 | Salem | Kannan P. | AIADM | 440,410 | 79,604 | 18.1 | 65.0 |
| 17 | Tiruchengode | Kolanthaivelu R. | AIADM | 522,305 | 128,180 | 24.5 | 63.2 |
| 18 | Nilgiris | Ramalingam P.S. | AIADM | 444,544 | 59,346 | 13.3 | 63.9 |
| 19 | GobichettipalayamSC | Ramaswamy K.S. | INC | 449,419 | 105,458 | 23.5 | 69.3 |
| 20 | Coimbatore | Parvathi Krishnan | CPI | 523,180 | 21,178 | 4.0 | 70.4 |
| 21 | Pollachi | Raju K.A. | AIADM | 413,749 | 124,194 | 30.0 | 61.7 |
| 22 | Palani | Subramaniam C. | INC | 503,041 | 221,768 | 44.1 | 68.2 |
| 23 | Dindigul | Maya Thevar K. | AIADM | 483,612 | 169,224 | 35.0 | 67.1 |
| 24 | Madurai | Swaminathan R.V. | INC | 489,074 | 134,345 | 27.5 | 64.3 |
| 25 | Periyakulam | Ramasamy S. | AIADM | 480,718 | 204,392 | 42.5 | 69.3 |
| 26 | Karur | Gopal K. | INC | 517,913 | 145,520 | 28.1 | 70.7 |
| 27 | TiruchirappalliSC | M. Kalyanasundaram | CPI | 491,281 | 76,045 | 15.5 | 68.9 |
| 28 | Perambalur | Asokaraj A. | AIADM | 485,974 | 180,027 | 37.0 | 72.3 |
| 29 | MayiladuturaiSC | Kudanthai Ramalingam N. | INC | 496,486 | 74,265 | 15.0 | 76.6 |
| 30 | Nagapattinam | Murugaiyan S.G. | CPI | 523,928 | 40,810 | 7.8 | 79.0 |
| 31 | Thanjavur | Somasundaram S.D. | AIADM | 490,266 | 97,743 | 19.9 | 77.5 |
| 32 | Pudukkottai | Elanchezhian V.S. | AIADM | 532,811 | 223,615 | 42.0 | 76.1 |
| 33 | Sivaganga | P.Thiagarajan | AIADM | 485,942 | 211,533 | 43.5 | 68.4 |
| 34 | Ramanathapuram | Anbalagan P. | AIADM | 449,095 | 175,130 | 39.0 | 64.7 |
| 35 | Sivakasi | V. Jayalakshmi | INC | 509,445 | 114,848 | 22.5 | 70.5 |
| 36 | Tirunelveli | Arunachalam V. | AIADM | 444,250 | 182,693 | 41.1 | 66.0 |
| 37 | TenkasiSC | Arunachalam M. | INC | 451,061 | 186,876 | 41.4 | 66.9 |
| 38 | Tiruchendur | Kosalaram K.T. | INC | 452,540 | 120,190 | 26.6 | 63.5 |
| 39 | Nagercoil | Kumari Ananthan | INCO | 435,474 | 74,236 | 17.0 | 67.4 |