Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 SC
Murugesan A. of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 109,234 votes (23.80%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 663,634 registered electors and 459,817 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 69.30%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Murugesan A. of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Chidambaram constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 109,234 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 663,634 registered electors, 459,817 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 69.30%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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