Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in October 1977, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote and the most seats, and S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for his second term.
List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMKINC+CPIJPDMK # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Muthialpet G. Palani Raja A. Balasubramanian M. Velayudham K. Murugaian 2 Cassicade Arumughom N. Ponnurangam S. Ansari Duraisamy 3 Raj Bhavan Sadagopan S. Dana Kanthraj Ramajayam D. Durai Subramanian 4 Bussy Susairaj S. Achraff C. M. Masthan N. Narayanan J. 5 Oupalam C. N. Pathasarathy Manjini M. Munisamy D. Sitha Vedanayagam 6 Orleampeth Manimaram Marimuthu N. Ranganathan S. Ramalingam D. Bavani 7 Nellithope P. Vengatesan Saraswathy Subbayya R. Kannan D. Ariraman 8 Modeliarpeth A. Radharishanan V. Sababady Kothandraman Jeyaselan Padmanabhan S. Muthu 9 Ariankuppam M. Pandurangan G. Dharmalingam A. Bakthavachalam P. Subbarayan 10 Embalom (SC) Sivaloganathan K. Murugesan G. Ayyanar N. K. Thangarasu G. 11 Nettapakkam Veerappan M. R. Srvaprakasam S. Subbaraya Goundar R. Ramabadra Reddiar D. 12 Kuruvinatham N. Vengadasamy S. Jegadeesan K. R. Subramani Padayachi V. Dhamodaran 13 Bahour (SC) A. Thulukkanam R. Thangavelu Clemanso P. Uthiravelu P. Ariakrishnan 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) Maniyam M. Munian K. Pichaikaran G. Kalvarayan M. 15 Mannadipeth Ramachandran D. Rajaram P. Rajaram Reddiar N. Selvarasu S. 16 Ossudu (SC) Thangavelu M. Nagarathinam V. Sivaparakasam R. Veerammal Vanamayil M. 17 Villenour Pazhaninathan S. Devadass N. Varadarassu P. Shanmugam M. A. 18 Ozhukarai G. Venugopal N. Gurusamy P. Devaraj B. D. S. G. Perumal Raja 19 Thattanchavady N. Jayaraman V. Narayanasamy V. Pethaperumal M. C. Thanagavelan 20 Reddiarpalayam P. K. Lognathan Velu V. Subbiah R. Venkatachala Koundar C. S. Jayalatchumi 21 Lawspet N. Varadhan M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar S. Ramalingam P. Deivanayagam 22 Cotchery T. Subbiah N. G. Rajan E. Rethinacadivelu R. Nalamagarajan 23 Karaikal M. Y. Md. Ali Marraicar M. Govindarasu S. Ameerudeen R. Rajayyan 24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy A. Mariakulandai S. Savarirajan N. Ramasamy 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee Somasundaram G. Jayabalan V. M. C. Varadhapillai V. M. C. Srivakumar 26 Tirunallar A. Soundarangan P. Shanmugam S. Aragasamy N. V. Ramalingam 27 Neduncadu (SC) P. Selvaraj R. Kuppusamy A. Munisamy M. Packirisamy 28 Mahe Raman P. K. 29 Palloor V. N. Purushothaman 30 Yanam Abdul Khadar Jeelani Md. Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu
Results
Elected members Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Muthialpet G. Palani Raja 4,170 42.69 M. Velayudham 2,713 27.771,45714.92 2 Cassicade Ansari Duraisamy 3,551 47.01 N. Arumughom 2,661 35.2389011.78 3 Raj Bhavan D. Ramajayam 1,411 35.31 Dana Kanthraj 1,397 34.96140.35 4 Bussy S. Susairaj 1,289 31.87 C. M. Achraff 1,162 28.731273.14 5 Oupalam C. N. Pathasarathy 2,551 36.69 D. Munisamy 2,304 33.142473.55 6 Orleampeth N. Manimaram Marimuthu 3,779 44.54 S. Ramalingam 1,800 21.221,97923.32 7 Nellithope R. Kannan 2,757 38.20 P. Vengatesan 2,137 29.616208.59 8 Modeliarpeth V. Sababady Kothandraman 3,947 41.68 A. Radharishanan 2,243 23.691,70417.99 9 Ariankuppam P. Subbarayan 3,345 34.86 G. Dharmalingam 2,583 26.927627.94 10 Embalom (SC) K. Sivaloganathan 2,442 36.55 G. Murugesan 2,200 32.922423.63 11 Nettapakkam S. Srvaprakasam 3,122 41.73 R. Subbaraya Goundar 2,915 38.972072.76 12 Kuruvinatham N. Vengadasamy 3,359 39.87 K. R. Subramani Padayachi 2,939 34.894204.98 13 Bahour (SC) P. Uthiravelu 3,399 45.56 A. Thulukkanam 2,346 31.441,05314.12 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) M. Maniyam 3,226 44.42 G. Pichaikaran 1,413 19.451,81324.97 15 Mannadipeth D. Ramachandran 3,824 44.53 N. Rajaram Reddiar 2,096 24.411,72820.12 16 Ossudu (SC) M. Thangavelu 2,902 41.96 V. Nagarathinam 1,640 23.711,26218.25 17 Villenour S. Pazhaninathan 2,891 35.00 P. Varadarassu 2,728 33.031631.97 18 Ozhukarai G. Perumal Raja 2,477 31.68 G. Venugopal 2,216 28.342613.34 19 Thattanchavady V. Pethaperumal 4,669 54.46 V. Narayanasamy 2,005 23.392,66431.07 20 Reddiarpalayam V. Subbiah 2,775 35.35 R. Venkatachala Koundar 2,688 34.24871.11 21 Lawspet N. Varadhan 4,477 47.73 M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar 2,530 26.971,94720.76 22 Cotchery T. Subbiah 3,041 37.84 G. Panjavarnam 1,674 20.831,36717.01 23 Karaikal North K. Kandhi 3,995 42.84 S. Ameerudeen 2,040 21.871,95520.97 24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy 3,424 47.36 S. Savarirajan 2,698 37.3272610.04 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. Varadhapillai 3,314 36.71 V. M. C. Srivakumar 3,134 34.711802.00 26 Tirunallar N. V. Ramalingam 2,654 34.06 A. Soundarangan 2,376 30.492783.57 27 Neduncadu (SC) P. Selvaraj 2,789 39.15 R. Kuppusamy 2,688 37.731011.42 28 Mahe K. V. Raghavan 2,847 48.58 P. K. Raman 2,835 48.38120.20 29 Palloor T. K. Chandrasekran 2,853 54.21 V. N. Purushothaman 2,297 43.6455610.57 30 Yanam Kamisetty Naidu 2,047 48.07 Abdul Khader Jeelani Md. 1,981 46.52661.55
See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1977 elections in India
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