1977 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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39 (of 542) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 27,187,417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 18,252,182 (67.13%)  4.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1977 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ and Blue = 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[edit]
Congress Front[edit]
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. G. Ramachandran | 20 | |
| 2. | Indian National Congress |  |
Indira Gandhi | 15 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of India |  |
Tha. Pandian | 3 | |
| 4. | Indian Union Muslim League |  |
1 | ||
Janata Alliance[edit]
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. Karunanidhi | 19 | |
| 2. | Indian National Congress | P. Ramachandran | 18 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India | _election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg){kind=small} |
G. Ramakrishnan | 2 | |
Voting and results[edit]
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
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| 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%
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14 | 5
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| Communist Party of India | 822,233 | 4.60% | 0.83%
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3 | 1
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| Total | 10,164,615 | 56.91% | 38.97%
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34 | 21
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| DMK+ | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 3,156,116 | 17.67% | 12.76%
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3 | 2
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| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,323,320 | 18.61% | 16.64%
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2 | 21
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| Total | 6,479,436 | 36.28% | 29.40%
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5 | 19
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 279,081 | 1.56% | 0.08%
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| Republican Party of India | 3,809 | 0.02% | 0 | |||||
| Independents | 932,966 | 5.22% | 3.06%
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| Total | 17,859,907 | 100.00% |
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39 |
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| Valid Votes | 17,859,907 | 97.85% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 392,275 | 2.15% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 18,252,182 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reigstered Voters/Turnout | 27,187,417 | 67.13% | 4.69%
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List of Elected MPs[edit]
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu[edit]
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)[edit]
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aravinda Bala Pajanor | AIADMK | Pondicherry | |
| Satyavani Muthu | AIADMK | Rajya Sabha |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "India - Date of Elections: March 16 to 20, 1977" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2022.