In the 1977 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) contested 19 constituencies and won 2 seats. Across these constituencies, DMK candidates received 3,323,320 votes, accounting for 38.58% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, DMK secured 18.61% vote share.
| DMK Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 19 |
| Seats won | 2 |
| Total votes received | 33,23,320 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 38.58% |
| Overall vote share | 18.61% |
The table below lists DMK candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | Veeraswami N. | 2 | 1,85,954 | 39.96 |
| CHENGALPATTU | Era Sezhiyan | 2 | 2,01,179 | 44.68 |
| CHIDAMBARAM (SC) | Rajangam N. | 2 | 1,69,172 | 37.8 |
| KRISHNAGIRI | Kamalanathan M. | 2 | 1,03,751 | 30.54 |
| MADRAS NORTH | Asai Thambi A.V.P. | 1 | 2,50,852 | 54.26 |
| MADRAS SOUTH | Murasoli Maran | 2 | 2,26,204 | 47.66 |
| NAGAPATTINAM (SC) | Thazhai Karunnanithi M. | 2 | 2,37,609 | 46.05 |
| PALANI | Saminathan K.N. | 2 | 1,30,129 | 26.51 |
| PERAMBALUR (SC) | J.S. Raju | 2 | 1,46,019 | 30.73 |
| PERIYAKULAM | Palanivel Rajan | 2 | 1,23,708 | 26.26 |
| POLLACHI (SC) | Dhandapani C.T. | 2 | 1,35,194 | 33.61 |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | Sathiyandran M.S.K. | 2 | 1,22,482 | 27.83 |
| SALEM | Rajaram K. | 2 | 1,74,534 | 40.32 |
| THANJAVUR | Ganesan L. | 2 | 1,91,316 | 39.83 |
| TINDIVANAM | Krishnamoorthy V. | 2 | 1,83,670 | 42.4 |
| TIRUCHENGODE | Muthusamy M. | 2 | 1,75,558 | 34.44 |
| TIRUNELVELI | Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan K.M. | 2 | 1,21,869 | 27.94 |
| TIRUPPATTUR | Viswanathan C.N. | 1 | 2,57,322 | 60.06 |
| WANDIWASH | Durai Murugan | 2 | 1,86,798 | 40.72 |
State wise DMK performance in Lok Sabha Election 1977 |
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| Tamil Nadu |