Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 GEN
Somasundaram S.D. of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 97,743 votes (19.90%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 633,005 registered electors and 490,266 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 77.50%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Somasundaram S.D. of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Thanjavur constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 97,743 votes.
Out of 633,005 registered electors, 490,266 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 77.50%. 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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