Official results for the 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. ADMK won the most seats with 130 out of 234.
Total seats: 234. Majority mark: 117.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| ADMK | 130 | 30.4% |
| DMK | 48 | 24.9% |
| INC | 27 | 17.5% |
| CPM | 12 | 2.8% |
| JP | 10 | 16.7% |
| CPI | 5 | 2.9% |
| AIFB | 1 | 0.3% |
| IND | 1 | 4.5% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANDUR | D. RAJARATHANAM | DMK | 6.7% |
| ALANGUDI | GOVINDARAJAN.DURAI | ADMK | 2.7% |
| ALANGULAM | Y.S.M. YUSUF | ADMK | 5.3% |
| AMBASAMUDRAM | R. AMIRTHARAJ | ADMK | 1.6% |
| AMBATTUR | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 19.1% |
| AMBUR | A. K. RANGANATHAN | ADMK | 0.9% |
| ANAIKATTU | SHANMUGAM, P.U. | DMK | 1.6% |
| ANDIPATTI | SUBRAMANIAN, O. | INC | 3.2% |
| ANNA NAGAR | CHOKKALINGAM, G. | DMK | 3.8% |
| ANTHIYUR | C. ARANGANAYAGAM | ADMK | 9.8% |
| ARAKKONAM | I. TAMILARSAN | ADMK | 5.6% |
| ARANI | RAMALINGAM, E. | DMK | 8.7% |
| ARANTHANGI | NATARAJAN, S. | DMK | 12.2% |
| ARAVAKURICHI | R. CHANDRASEKHARAN | ADMK | 1.0% |
| ARCOT | T. SWAMIKANNU | ADMK | 22.2% |
| ARIYALUR | VELLAISAMY, A. | ADMK | 25.4% |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | K. RAMASAMY | JP | 2.3% |
| ATHOOR | N. PALANIVEL | CPM | 5.6% |
| ATTUR | P.K.C. MUTHUSWAMY | JP | 8.2% |
| AVADI | ANBAZHAGAN K | DMK | 20.9% |
| AVANASHI | R. AYYACHAMY | ADMK | 4.5% |
| BARGUR | P. CHANDRAN | ADMK | 11.7% |
| BHAVANI | R. VENKEDUSAMY ALIAS VENKEDU | CPM | 1.9% |
| BHAVANISAGAR | A. NATARASAN | DMK | 3.3% |
| BHUVANAGIRI | PERIYASAMY, R. | INC | 6.7% |
| BODINAYAKANUR | K. UGRAPANDIAN | ADMK | 5.3% |
| CHENGALPATTU | V.K. RAJU | ADMK | 10.3% |
| CHENGAM | GOVINDARAJAN C. | CPM | 6.8% |
| CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI | ABDUL RAZACK | ADMK | 4.7% |
| CHEYYAR | KALIYAMOORTHY, DURAI | DMK | 4.5% |
| CHEYYUR | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 20.9% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | P. KOTHANDARAMA ALIAS MUSIRI PUTTHAN | ADMK | 15.9% |
| COIMBATORE | SUBBALAKSHMI | ADMK | 26.9% |
| COIMBATORE | Muthusamy S | ADMK | 19.9% |
| COLACHAL | A. SWAMIDHAS | JP | 17.0% |
| COONOOR | R.S. THANGAVELU | ADMK | 7.7% |
| CUDDALORE | SRINIVASA REDDIAR, P. E. | INC | 9.5% |
| CUMBUM | T. RAMASWAMY | ADMK | 24.9% |
| DHARAPURAM | PALANISAMY, S. | ADMK | 6.6% |
| DHARMAPURI | RAGOTHAMAN, G. | ADMK | 19.3% |
| DINDIGUL | V.R. JAYARAMAN | ADMK | 21.6% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | RAHMANKHAN A. | DMK | 10.4% |
| EDAPPADI | SIVAPERUMAN, M | ADMK | 20.3% |
| EGMORE | S.M. DORAIRAJ | ADMK | 15.1% |
| ERODE | PONNAIYAN.C | ADMK | 27.7% |
| ERODE | DHANAPAL, P. | ADMK | 34.2% |
| GANDHARVAKOTTAI | M. AMBIGAPATHY | CPI | 8.2% |
| GANGAVALLI | B.M. KRISHNAN | ADMK | 6.4% |
| GINGEE | PERIYASAMY M. | ADMK | 17.4% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | RAMANI, K. | CPM | 3.0% |
| GUDALUR | O.P. SOMASUNDARAM | ADMK | 21.9% |
| GUDIYATTAM | SUBRAMANIAN, K. J | ADMK | 4.2% |
| GUMMIDIPOONDI | P. PUNNURANGAM | DMK | 2.2% |
| HARBOUR | SUPPU K. | DMK | 8.7% |
| HARUR | V. THULUKKANAM | DMK | 10.7% |
| HOSUR | T.R. ERAJARAM REDDY | INC | 2.9% |
| JAYANKONDAM | S.M. VASAN | ADMK | 2.6% |
| JOLARPET | V. ARJUNAN | ADMK | 11.3% |
| KADAYANALLUR | EASWARMOORTHY ALIAS SORANAM | CPM | 2.7% |
| KALASAPAKKAM | M. SELVARAJ | DMK | 3.7% |
| KALLAKURICHI | KUPPUSAMY, N. | ADMK | 2.4% |
| KANCHEEPURAM | V.K. KOTHANDARAMAN | CPM | 3.6% |
| KANGAYAM | PALANISWAMY, S.N. | INC | 2.5% |
| KANNIYAKUMARI | M. VINCENT | ADMK | 0.3% |
| KARAIKUDI | ELANGOVAN, G. | DMK | 6.9% |
| KARUR | K. KANDASAMY | ADMK | 11.4% |
| KATPADI | ANBAZHAGAN T | ADMK | 23.0% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | K.N. SHANMUGAM | ADMK | 1.7% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | R.K.S. DHANDAPANI | ADMK | 17.5% |
| KILLIYOOR | VIJAYARAGHAVAN P. | JP | 60.0% |
| KILPENNATHUR | RAMACHANDRAN.S | ADMK | 21.4% |
| KILVAITHINANKUPPAM | THIRUVENGADAM P.S. | DMK | 2.0% |
| KILVELUR | KARUNAMURTHI, V. | ADMK | 14.8% |
| KINATHUKADAVU | F. GURUSWAMY | ADMK | 22.2% |
| KOLATHUR | KAPALI, T.K | DMK | 6.4% |
| KOVILPATTI | G.R. EDMUND | ADMK | 10.6% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | P. THANGAVELU GOUNDER | ADMK | 19.1% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | R. MUTHIAH | ADMK | 17.1% |
| KULITHALAI | P.T. SARASWATHY | ADMK | 2.7% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | K.SENGODAN | ADMK | 13.8% |
| KUMBAKONAM | KITTAPPA, N. | DMK | 11.3% |
| KUNNAM | N. VARADARAJAN | CPM | 26.7% |
| KURINJIPADI | KATHAMUTHU, K. P. | ADMK | 1.2% |
| LALGUDI | N. LOKSHMINARAYANAN | ADMK | 17.6% |
| MADATHUKULAM | RANGASAMY, K | DMK | 17.8% |
| MADAVARAM | R.E. CHANDRAN JAYAPAL | DMK | 1.4% |
| MADURAI CENTRAL | THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU | ADMK | 11.6% |
| MADURAI EAST | SUNDARARAJ, N. | INC | 0.1% |
| MADURAI NORTH | R. RAJKUMAR VIJAYA RAGHUNATHA TONDAMAN | INC | 20.0% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | PUSHPARAJU T. | INC | 10.9% |
| MADURAI WEST | SHANMUGAM KOOTHAKUDI, S. | CPI | 0.4% |
| MADURANTAKAM | K.J. UYYAKONDAN | ADMK | 15.3% |
| MADURAVOYAL | S.MANIMUDI | DMK | 10.6% |
| MAILAM | SUNDARAM, M | INC | 6.1% |
| MANACHANALLUR | SANKARIAH, N. | CPM | 2.7% |
| MANAMADURAI | ERADHA, S.R. | ADMK | 3.7% |
| MANAPPARAI | P.K. MOOKAIH THAVER | AIFB | 41.9% |
| MANNARGUDI | SOUNDARARAJAN K.ALIAS | ADMK | 11.3% |
| MAYILADUTHURAI | N. PERUMAL | ADMK | 17.6% |
| MELUR | S.RAMALINGAM | DMK | 2.3% |
| METTUPPALAYAM | KOLANDAIVELU, P. | ADMK | 4.9% |
| METTUR | NARAYANAN, R. | INC | 0.0% |
| MODAKKURICHI | GANESAN I | ADMK | 8.4% |
| MUDHUKULATHUR | S.ALAGARSAMY | CPI | 0.6% |
| MUSIRI | SELVARAJ, S. | ADMK | 18.8% |
| MYLAPORE | S. PAKKUR SUBRAMANYAN | ADMK | 16.3% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | T. SUBRAMANIAN | ADMK | 22.7% |
| NAGERCOIL | R. ATHISWAMI | JP | 1.7% |
| NAMAKKAL | DURAISAMY, P. | ADMK | 18.6% |
| NANGUNERI | N. DHANASEKARAN | ADMK | 1.5% |
| NANNILAM | SUBRAVELU, K. | DMK | 6.2% |
| NATHAM | K. PANNAI SETHURAM | ADMK | 20.8% |
| NEYVELI | P. SOUNDARAPANDIAN | ADMK | 0.9% |
| NILAKKOTTAI | A.P. PALANIAPPAN | INC | 6.3% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | HUTCHI, K. | DMK | 0.6% |
| OMALUR | K.P. NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER | ADMK | 23.8% |
| ORATHANADU | UMANATH, R. | CPM | 0.9% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | KARUPPASAMY PANDIAN.V | ADMK | 2.6% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | JAMES J. | JP | 2.8% |
| PALACODU | KANNAN, M. | ADMK | 3.1% |
| PALANI | GOPALAN, B. | ADMK | 0.2% |
| PALAYAMKOTTAI | K. SATHU SOLVARAJ | ADMK | 5.4% |
| PALLADAM | P.G. KITTU | ADMK | 8.5% |
| PALLAVARAM | SHANMUGAM, R. | ADMK | 15.5% |
| PANRUTI | K. KARUNAIGIRI MUTHIAH | INC | 14.5% |
| PAPANASAM | R. RAJAMANIAM | DMK | 10.7% |
| PAPPIREDDIPATTI | ARUMUGAM L. | ADMK | 7.2% |
| PARAMAKUDI | K. DHANUSKODI | ADMK | 5.2% |
| PARAMATHI-VELUR | V.CHINNASAMY | ADMK | 23.3% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | MEENAKSHISUNDARAM M. | DMK | 1.9% |
| PENNAGARAM | P.KRISHNAN | ADMK | 3.6% |
| PERAMBALUR | M.A.ANDI AMBALAM | INC | 12.3% |
| PERAMBUR | M. ARANGANATHAN | DMK | 3.2% |
| PERAVURANI | P. UTHIRAPATHI | CPI | 19.4% |
| PERIYAKULAM | SUBRAMANIAN V. M. | ADMK | 2.9% |
| PERUNDURAI | K. MARUTHACHALAM | ADMK | 7.9% |
| POLLACHI | N.K.K. RAMASAMY | ADMK | 8.7% |
| POLUR | V. RAGHURAMAN | DMK | 5.6% |
| PONNERI | A. SELVARASAN | DMK | 9.2% |
| POOMPUHAR | ARUMUGAM T. | DMK | 1.6% |
| POONAMALLEE | BALAN, S. | DMK | 16.9% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | M.R. GOVINDAN | ADMK | 9.4% |
| RADHAPURAM | KRISHNAN C. | ADMK | 10.3% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | SUBRAMANIAN, R. C. | ADMK | 19.1% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | O.S. VELUCHAMI | INC | 10.7% |
| RANIPET | SUNDARAM B | DMK | 1.4% |
| RASIPURAM | PALANIMUTHU, C. | INC | 0.5% |
| RISHIVANDIYAM | H.G. ARUMUGAM | ADMK | 22.8% |
| ROYAPURAM | P. SIGAMONY | ADMK | 2.9% |
| SAIDAPET | ARUMUGAM, C. | DMK | 9.8% |
| SALEM | P. VENGA GOUNDER | ADMK | 19.4% |
| SALEM | M. ARUMUGAM | JP | 2.9% |
| SALEM | S.V. VARADARAJAN | ADMK | 9.5% |
| SANKARANKOVIL | K. MANOHARAN | ADMK | 21.1% |
| SANKARAPURAM | ANNAMALAI M. | CPM | 13.1% |
| SANKARI | KALIAPPAN, R | ADMK | 14.2% |
| SATTUR | M.G. RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 38.4% |
| SENTHAMANGALAM | S.M. RAJU | ADMK | 8.4% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | CHINNAIAH V. | INC | 5.7% |
| SHOLINGUR | ABDUL LATHEEF. M. | IND | 14.1% |
| SHOZHINGANALLUR | N. KRISHNAN | ADMK | 12.1% |
| SINGANALLUR | M.R. SOUNDARRAJAN | ADMK | 5.4% |
| SIRKAZHI | S.V. RAMASAMY | ADMK | 31.6% |
| SIVAGANGA | CHELLAPPA, A. | DMK | 5.0% |
| SIVAKASI | K.K.S.S.R.RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 18.9% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | PATTABIRAMAN | ADMK | 12.3% |
| SRIRANGAM | BALUCHAMY, A. | ADMK | 33.5% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | S. MUTHUSAMY KARAYALAR | INC | 16.1% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | BALAKRISHNAN.S | INC | 3.9% |
| SULUR | MANIMARAN, R. | ADMK | 15.2% |
| TAMBARAM | ENKAMBARA REDDY | INC | 6.1% |
| TENKASI | JOHN VINCENT M. | JP | 0.3% |
| THALLI | M. PARAMASIVAM | DMK | 3.1% |
| THANJAVUR | M. KARUNANITHI THAZHAI | DMK | 16.4% |
| THIRU-VI-KA-NAGAR | MUNIRATHINAM, R.S. | ADMK | 14.7% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | KR. RM. KARIYA MANICKAM AMBALAM | INC | 4.2% |
| THIRUMAYAM | THAILAPPAN, T. M. | DMK | 6.4% |
| THIRUPARANKUNDRAM | P. KALIYAPPAN | ADMK | 0.3% |
| THIRUPORUR | S.J. RAMASWAMY | ADMK | 8.3% |
| THIRUTHURAIPOONDI | MANICKAM C. | ADMK | 3.5% |
| THIRUVAIYARU | MANIMARAN M | DMK | 11.3% |
| THIRUVALLUR | T.S. NALLATHAMBI | DMK | 4.7% |
| THIRUVARUR | MURUGESAN, K. S. | DMK | 1.1% |
| THIRUVERUMBUR | T.P.M. PERIYASWAMY | ADMK | 21.5% |
| THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR | GANESAN, S. | DMK | 12.7% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | SADIQPASHA, S.J. | DMK | 6.8% |
| THIYAGARAYANAGAR | ETHRAJ | ADMK | 4.5% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | A. PONNUSAMY | ADMK | 7.9% |
| THOOTHUKKUDI | KRISHNAN.R | CPM | 6.7% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | MUNU ADHI | ADMK | 0.5% |
| THURAIYUR | A.M. PARAMASIVAN | ADMK | 0.2% |
| TINDIVANAM | M. SUBRAMANIAN | ADMK | 4.7% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | ABDUL RAZAAK M.M.A. | ADMK | 7.5% |
| TIRUCHENGODU | R.ARUNACHALAM | ADMK | 18.7% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | KALIMUTHU K | ADMK | 22.1% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | V. BALAGURUVA REDDIAR | ADMK | 8.7% |
| TIRUCHULI | R. THAMRAIKANI | ADMK | 8.6% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | K.SAMARASAM | ADMK | 10.0% |
| TIRUNELVELI | JEBAMANI R. | JP | 1.3% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | SOUNDARARAJAN, R. V. | INC | 2.2% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | PULAVAR GOVINDAN | DMK | 15.5% |
| TIRUPPUR | K. NACHIMUTHU | ADMK | 2.5% |
| TIRUPPUR | D. RAMASWAMY | INC | 12.6% |
| TIRUTTANI | ISARI D. VELAN | ADMK | 1.9% |
| TIRUVADANAI | R.K. PERUMAL | ADMK | 5.1% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | ABDUL LATEEF K. | ADMK | 2.4% |
| TITTAKUDI | SADASIVAM, S. | INC | 13.4% |
| UDHAGAMANDALAM | KANDASAMY.K.V. | ADMK | 7.5% |
| UDUMALAIPETTAI | SENGOTTAIYAN K.A | ADMK | 2.5% |
| ULUNDURPETTAI | CHINNARASU, K.R. | ADMK | 9.0% |
| USILAMPATTI | R. SIVASAMY | CPI | 1.1% |
| UTHANGARAI | P. MUNUSWAMY | ADMK | 2.7% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | JAYAVELU, M.A | ADMK | 6.7% |
| VALPARAI | V.K. CHINNASAWAMY | ADMK | 2.0% |
| VANDAVASI | RAMANATHAN, C. | ADMK | 15.9% |
| VANIYAMBADI | MARGABANDU, R. | ADMK | 27.7% |
| VANUR | DURAI MUTHUSAMY | INC | 3.9% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | PANDIAN | ADMK | 3.3% |
| VEDARANYAM | R. SOUDARARAJAN | ADMK | 6.0% |
| VEDASANDUR | P. RAMADASS | ADMK | 12.7% |
| VEERAPANDI | N. SUBBBARAYAN | ADMK | 21.5% |
| VELACHERY | BALAJI, K. | ADMK | 2.2% |
| VELLORE | D. VENUGOPAL | DMK | 9.2% |
| VEPPANAHALLI | RAMACHANDRAN N. | DMK | 4.8% |
| VIKRAVANDI | RAJARAM NAIDU, D.R | INC | 8.5% |
| VILATHIKULAM | S. SUBBIAH | DMK | 0.5% |
| VILAVANCODE | D. GNANASIGAMONY | CPM | 2.9% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | PURUSHOTHAMAN, D. | DMK | 7.1% |
| VILUPPURAM | N. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | INC | 32.4% |
| VIRALIMALAI | MARIMUTHU A. R. | INC | 1.1% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | SUNDARARAJAN, M. | ADMK | 13.8% |
| VIRUGAMPAKKAM | JAGADEESAN ANOOR | ADMK | 5.7% |
| VRIDDHACHALAM | VADIVEL, K. | ADMK | 12.0% |
| YERCAUD | APPUNU GOUNDER, K | JP | 1.2% |