In the 1977 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 15 constituencies and won 14 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 3,977,306 votes, accounting for 58.11% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, INC secured 22.27% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 15 |
| Seats won | 14 |
| Total votes received | 39,77,306 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 58.11% |
| Overall vote share | 22.27% |
The table below lists INC 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 | Alagesan O.V. | 1 | 2,43,818 | 52.4 |
| CUDDALORE | Bhuvarahan G. | 1 | 2,31,128 | 55.75 |
| DHARMAPURI | Ramamurthy K. | 1 | 2,39,908 | 60.25 |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | Ramaswamy K.S. | 1 | 2,55,120 | 58.58 |
| KARUR | Gopal K. | 1 | 3,15,259 | 62.26 |
| MADRAS SOUTH | Venkataraman R. | 1 | 2,41,033 | 50.79 |
| MADURAI | Swaminathan R.V. | 1 | 2,99,309 | 62.13 |
| MAYILADUTURAI | Kudanthai Ramalingam N. | 1 | 2,72,202 | 55.94 |
| NAGERCOIL | M.Moses | 2 | 1,70,290 | 39.53 |
| PALANI | Subramaniam C. | 1 | 3,51,897 | 71.7 |
| RASIPURAM (SC) | Devarajan B. | 1 | 2,75,212 | 62.3 |
| SIVAKASI | V. Jayalakshmi | 1 | 2,71,568 | 54.53 |
| TENKASI (SC) | Arunachalam M. | 1 | 3,05,069 | 69.23 |
| TINDIVANAM | Lakshminarayanan M.R. | 1 | 2,33,155 | 53.82 |
| TIRUCHENDUR | Kosalaram K.T. | 1 | 2,72,338 | 61.08 |