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 Seats1. M. G. Ramachandran 202. Indian National Congress (R) Indira Gandhi153. M. Kalyanasundaram34. K. M. Kader Mohideen1

Janata Alliance No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats1. M. Karunanidhi 192. Indian National Congress (Organization) P. Ramachandran183. Communist Party of India (Marxist) A. Balasubramaniam2

List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate1Madras North K. M. Manoharan A. V. P. Asaithambi2Madras Central K. M. Raja Mohamed P. Ramachandran3Madras South Ramaswamy Venkataraman Murasoli Maran4Sriperumbudur (SC) S. M. Jaganathan T. P. Elumalai5Chengalpattu R. M. Mohanarangam Era Sezhiyan6Arakkonam O. V. Alagesan Arcot N. Veeraswami7Vellore A. K. A. Abdul Samad V. Dhandayuthapani8Tiruppattur C. K. M. Chinnaraje Gounder C. N. Visvanathan9Wandiwash M. Venugopal Gounder Durai Murugan10Tindivanam M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan V. Krishnamoorthy 11Cuddalore G. Bhuvaraghan S. Radhakrishnan 12Chidambaram (SC) A. M. Murugesan N. Rajangam 13Dharmapuri K. Ramamurthy P. Ponnuswami 14Krishnagiri P. V. M. Periasamy M. Kamalanathan 15Rasipuram (SC) Devarajan B. Jothi Venkatachalam16Salem P. M. Kannan K. Rajaram 17Tiruchengode R. Kolanthaivelu M. Muthusamy 18Nilgiris P. S. Ramalingam M. K. Nanja Gowder 19Gobichettipalayam K. S. Ramaswamy N. K. Karuppuswamy 20Coimbatore Parvathi Krishnan S. V. Lakshmanan 21Pollachi (SC) K. A. M. Raju C. T. Dhandapani 22Palani Chidambaram Subramaniam K. N. Saminathan 23Dindigul Maya Thevar A. Balasubramanyam 24Madurai R. V. Swaminathan P. Ramamurthi25Periyakulam S. M. Ramasamy Palanivel Rajan26Karur K. Gopal M. Meenakshisundaram 27Tiruchirappalli M. Kalyanasundaram Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar28Perambalur (SC) A. M. Asokaraj J. S. Raju29Mayiladuthurai Kudanthai N. Ramalingam S. Govindasamy 30Nagapattinam (SC) S. G. Muruguaiyan M. Thazhai Karunnanithi 31Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram L. Ganesan32Pudukkottai V. S. M. Elanchezhian V. Vairava Thevar 33Sivaganga P. Thiagarajan M. R. Ramanathan Chettiar34Ramanathapuram P. M. Anbalagan M. S. K. Sathiyandran 35Sivakasi V. Jayalakshmi G. Ramanujam36Tirunelveli V. M. Arunachalam K. M. Samsuddin 37Tenkasi (SC) M. Arunachalam S. Rajagopalan 38Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalram Devadasan Edwin39Nagercoil M. Moses Kumari Ananthan

Voting and results

AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat ChangeAIADMK+All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,365,07630.04%new party17new partyIndian National Congress3,977,30622.27%9.76%145Communist Party of India822,2334.60%0.83%31Total10,164,61556.91%38.97%3421DMK+Indian National Congress (Organisation)3,156,11617.67%12.76%32Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,323,32018.61%16.64%221Total6,479,43636.28%29.40%519Communist Party of India (Marxist)279,0811.56%0.08%0Republican Party of India3,8090.02%0Independents932,9665.22%3.06%0Total17,859,907100.00%39Valid Votes17,859,90797.85%Invalid Votes392,2752.15%Total Votes18,252,182100.00%Registered Voters/Turnout27,187,41767.13%4.69%

List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Madras NorthA. V. P. Asai ThambiDMK250,85254.26K. ManoharanADMK205,74944.5145,1039.752Madras CentralP. RamachandranINC(O)259,43756.52K. Raja MohamedADMK186,02640.5273,41116.003Madras SouthR. VenkataramanINC(R)241,03350.79Murasoli MaranDMK226,20447.6614,8293.134Sriperumbudur (SC)S. JaganathanADMK239,63253.09T. P. ElumalaiINC(O)193,70042.9145,93210.185ChengalpattuR. MohanarangamADMK236,81852.59Era SezhiyanDMK201,17944.6835,6397.916ArakkonamO. V. AlagesanINC(R)243,81852.40N. VeeraswamiDMK185,95439.9657,86412.447VelloreV. DhandayuthapaniINC(O)220,99449.22Abdul SamadIND217,83348.513,1610.718TiruppatturC. N. ViswanathanDMK257,32260.06C. K. Chinnaraje GounderADMK158,65637.0398,66623.039WandiwashVenugopal GounderADMK267,93058.41Durai MuruganDMK186,79840.7281,13217.6910TindivanamM. R. LakshminarayananINC(R)233,15553.82V. KrishnamoorthyDMK183,67042.4049,48511.4211CuddaloreG. BhuvarahanINC(R)231,12855.75S. RadhakrishnanINC(O)142,07134.2789,05721.4812Chidambaram (SC)A. MurugesanADMK278,40662.20N. RajangamDMK169,17237.80109,23424.4013DharmapuriK. RamamurthyINC(R)239,90860.25P. PonnuswamiINC(O)134,22233.71105,68626.5414KrishnagiriP. V. PeriasamyADMK222,97965.64M. KamalanathanDMK103,75130.54119,22835.1015Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanINC(R)275,21262.30JothivenkatachallumINC(O)141,77432.09133,43830.2116SalemP. KannanADMK254,13858.71K. RajaramDMK174,53440.3279,60418.3917TiruchengodeR. KolanthaiveluADMK303,73859.58M. MuthusamyDMK175,55834.44128,18025.1418NilgirisP. S. RamalingamADMK241,77755.85M. K. Nanja GowderINC(O)182,43142.1459,34613.7119GobichettipalayamK. S. RamaswamyINC(R)255,12058.58N. K. KaruppuswamyINC(O)149,66234.37105,45824.2120CoimbatoreParvathi KrishnanCPI267,42452.06S. V. LakshmananINC(O)246,24647.9421,1784.1221Pollachi (SC)K. A. RajuADMK259,38864.48C. T. DhandapaniDMK135,19433.61124,19430.8722PalaniC. SubramaniamINC(R)351,89771.70K. N. SaminathanDMK130,12926.51221,76845.1923DindigulK. Maya ThevarADMK283,34159.60A. BalasubramanyamCPI(M)114,11724.00169,22435.6024MaduraiR. V. SwaminathanINC(R)299,30962.13P. RamamurthiCPI(M)164,96434.24134,34527.8925PeriyakulamS. RamasamyADMK328,10069.65M. Palanivel RajanDMK123,70826.26204,39243.3926KarurK. GopalINC(R)315,25962.26M. MeenakshisundaramINC(O)169,73933.52145,52028.7427TiruchirappalliM. KalyanasundaramCPI276,39057.10Y. Venkateswara DikshidarINC(O)200,34541.3976,04515.7128Perambalur (SC)A. AsokarajADMK326,04668.62J. S. RajuDMK146,01930.73180,02737.8929MayiladuthuraiN. Kudanthai RamalingamINC(R)272,20255.94S. GovindasamyINC(O)197,93740.6874,26515.2630Nagapattinam (SC)S. G. MurugaiyanCPI278,41953.95M. Thazhai KarunnanithiDMK237,60946.0540,8107.9031ThanjavurS. D. SomasundaramADMK289,05960.17L. GanesanDMK191,31639.8397,74320.3432PudukkottaiV. S. ElanchezhianADMK342,12065.27V. Vairava ThevarINC(O)118,50522.61223,61542.6633SivagangaP. ThiagarajanADMK338,99971.30R. Ramanathan ChettiarINC(O)127,46626.81211,53344.4934RamanathapuramP. AnbalaganADMK297,61267.62M. S. K. SathiyandranDMK122,48227.83175,13039.7935SivakasiV. JayalakshmiINC(R)271,56854.53G. RamanujamINC(O)156,72031.47114,84823.0636TirunelveliV. ArunachalamADMK304,56269.82K. M. Samsuddin DMK121,86927.94182,69341.8837Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamINC(R)305,06969.23S. RajagopalanINC(O)118,19326.82186,87642.4138TiruchendurK. T. KosalaramINC(R)272,33861.08Edwin DevadasanINC(O)152,14834.13120,19026.9539NagercoilKumari AnanthanINC(O)244,52656.76M. MosesINC(R)170,29039.5374,23617.23

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 PortfoliosAravinda Bala PajanorAIADMKPondicherrySatyavani MuthuAIADMKRajya Sabha

See also Elections in Tamil Nadu

Notes

References

Bibliography Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha

External links Website of Election Commission of India CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History