Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results in 1977

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election in 1977 Party Wise

Paty Name	Seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADK)	130
Communist Party of India(CPI)	5
Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPM)	12
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)	48
All India Forward Bloc (FBL)	1
Indian National Congrass (INC)	27
Independent (IND)	1
Janta Party (JNP)	10
Total	234

List of Successful Candidates in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election in 1977

A. C. NO.	Assembly Constituency Name	Category	Winner Candidates Name	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner-up Candidates Name	Gender	Party	vote
1	Royapuram	GEN	P. Ponnurangam	M	DMK	24217	M. Raji	M	ADK	22626
2	Harbour	GEN	A. Selvarajan	M	DMK	23845	M.M. Peer Mohammed	M	IND	17862
3	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	GEN	Isari Velan	M	ADK	28416	R.D. Seethapathy	M	DMK	26928
4	Park Town	GEN	T.S. Nallathambi	M	DMK	22433	N.G. Bhuvaneshwari	F	JNP	19207
5	Perambur	(SC)	S. Balan	M	DMK	34134	T. Raja	M	ADK	20666
6	Purasawalkam	GEN	K. Anbazhagan	M	DMK	41073	T. S. Govindaswamy	M	JNP	22004
7	Egmore	(SC)	S.Manimudi	M	DMK	26746	K. Deivasigamani	M	ADK	19414
8	Anna Nagar	GEN	M. Karunanidhi	M	DMK	43076	G. Krishnamurthy	M	ADK	26638
9	Theagaraya Nagar	GEN	R.E. Chandran Jayapal	M	DMK	23346	K. Krishnamoorthy	M	ADK	22316
10	Thousand Lights	GEN	S.J. Sadiq Pasha	M	DMK	26599	Syed Khaleefa Thullah	M	IND	21741
11	Chepauk	GEN	A. Rahaman Khan	M	DMK	24425	V. Rajkumar	M	ADK	17796
12	Triplicane	GEN	M. Aranganathan	M	DMK	23154	Noorjahan Razack	F	ADK	21027
13	Mylapore	GEN	T.K. Kapali	M	DMK	26044	Lakshmi Krishnamurthi	F	JNP	21138
14	Saidapet	GEN	D. Purushothaman	M	DMK	27160	N. Kannan	M	ADK	21882
15	Gummidipoondi	GEN	S. Munirathinam	M	ADK	32309	G. Kamalambujammal	F	JNP	21042
16	Ponneri	(SC)	S.M. Dorairaj	M	ADK	31796	G. Vetriveeran	M	DMK	20524
17	Thiruvottiyur	GEN	P. Sigamony	M	ADK	26458	M.V. Narayanaswamy	M	DMK	23995
18	Villivakkam	GEN	K. Suppu	M	DMK	37327	R. Sarweshwar Rao	M	ADK	29429
19	Alandur	GEN	Abdul Razack	M	ADK	30961	Abiraham M.	M	DMK	27112
20	Tambaram	GEN	Munu Adhi	M	ADK	32394	Pammal N. Nallathambi	M	DMK	31968
21	Tirupporur	(SC)	G. Chokkalingam	M	DMK	24932	T. Radha	M	ADK	22831
22	Chengalpattu	GEN	Jagadeesan Anoor	M	ADK	29306	V. Rudrakotti	M	DMK	25436
23	Maduranthakam	GEN	C. Arumugam	M	DMK	26977	S.D. Ugam Chand	M	INC	19645
24	Acharapakkam	(SC)	Ethraj	M	ADK	26756	N. Muthuvel	M	DMK	23959
25	Uthiramerur	GEN	S. Pakkur Subramanyan	M	ADK	34877	K.M. Erajagopal	M	DMK	22294
26	Kancheepuram	GEN	K. Balaji	M	ADK	31327	V. Sambandan	M	DMK	29380
27	Sriperumbudur	(SC)	N. Krishnan	M	ADK	29038	T.S. Lakshmanan	M	DMK	20901
28	Poonamallee	GEN	D. Irajarathanam	M	DMK	26552	Era Kulasekaran	M	ADK	21659
29	Tiruvallur	GEN	S. Pattabiraman	M	ADK	30670	Munirathinam Naidu	M	JNP	22368
30	Tiruttani	GEN	R. Shanmugham	M	ADK	29070	A.B. Ramachandran	M	DMK	18754
31	Pallipet	GEN	Enkambara Reddy	M	INC	23480	K.M. Balaraman	M	ADK	19194
32	Arakkonam	(SC)	V.K. Raju	M	ADK	24630	A. Kannayiram	M	DMK	17041
33	Sholinghur	GEN	S.J. Ramaswamy	M	ADK	25997	K. Murthi	M	DMK	20348
34	Ranipet	GEN	Duraimurugan	M	DMK	31940	Wahab K.A.	M	IND	16643
35	Arcot	GEN	K.J. Uyyakondan	M	ADK	27193	N.R. Ethirajulu	M	JNP	16614
36	Katpadi	GEN	M.A. Jayavelu	M	ADK	26873	Sambasivam	M	DMK	22183
37	Gudiyatham	GEN	V.K. Kothandaraman	M	CPM	20590	Soundararajulu Naidu	M	JNP	18046
38	Pernambut	(SC)	I. Tamilarsan	M	ADK	24536	P. Rajagopal	M	JNP	20873
39	Vaniyambadi	GEN	M. Abdul Latheef	M	IND	26620	R.Sampanghi	M	DMK	17886
40	Natrampalli	GEN	T. Ambazhagan	M	ADK	31015	M. Marappan	M	DMK	14960
41	Tiruppattur	GEN	B.Sundaram	M	DMK	19855	K. Jayaraman	M	ADK	18857
42	Chengam	(SC)	T. Swamikannu	M	ADK	22789	N. Poosanar	M	DMK	11877
43	Thandarambattu	GEN	D. Venugopal	M	DMK	28605	A. Ramalingam	M	ADK	21661
44	Tiruvannamalai	GEN	P.U. Shanmugam	M	DMK	27148	D. Pattuswamy	M	INC	25786
45	Kalasapakkam	GEN	P.S. Thiruvengadam	M	DMK	26841	S. Sundaresa Udayar	M	ADK	25298
46	Polur	GEN	K.J. Subramanian	M	ADK	24631	S. Murugaiyan	M	DMK	21902
47	Anaicut	GEN	R. Margabandhu	M	ADK	32731	P.M. Vasudeva Reddiar	M	JNP	14146
48	Vellore	GEN	A.K. Ranganathan	M	ADK	26590	A.K. Lalalajpathy	M	JNP	25758
49	Arni	GEN	V. Arjunan	M	ADK	33925	E. Selyarasu	M	DMK	24703
50	Cheyyar	GEN	Pulavar Govindan	M	DMK	33338	K. Shanmughasundaram	M	ADK	21419
51	Vandavasi	(SC)	P. Munuswamy	M	ADK	28306	C. Kanniappan	M	DMK	26476
52	Peranamallur	GEN	P. Chandran	M	ADK	27860	P. Ettappan	M	DMK	19822
53	Melmalayanur	GEN	P. Thangavelu Gounder	M	ADK	27673	S. Vijayaraghavan	M	DMK	14110
54	Gingee	GEN	N. Ramachandran	M	DMK	26971	G. Krishnaswamy	M	ADK	23381
55	Tindivanam	GEN	T.R. Erajaram Reddy	M	INC	18990	R. Radhakrishnan	M	JNP	17150
56	Vanur	(SC)	M. Paramasivam	M	DMK	21557	A. Boopalan	M	ADK	19584
57	Kandamangalam	(SC)	M. Kannan	M	ADK	25403	S. Alagavelu	M	DMK	23349
58	Villupuram	GEN	P.Krishnan	M	ADK	27882	K.P. Palaniappan	M	DMK	25183
59	Mugaiyur	GEN	G. Rangothaman	M	ADK	31531	M. Shanmugam	M	DMK	18248
60	Thirunavalur	GEN	L. Arumugam	M	ADK	24087	V. Subramanian	M	DMK	19132
61	Ulundurpet	(SC)	V. Thulukkanam	M	DMK	26788	Sathiawani Muthu	F	ADK	19211
62	Nellikuppam	GEN	C. Govindarajan	M	CPM	23077	V. Krishnamoorthy	M	DMK	18260
63	Cuddalore	GEN	K. Abdul Latheef	M	ADK	24107	R. Govindarajan	M	DMK	22280
64	Panruti	GEN	S. Ramachandran	M	ADK	43330	K. Nandagopalakrishnan	M	JNP	27673
65	Kurinjipadi	GEN	M. Selvaraj	M	DMK	19523	S. Natarrajan	M	CPM	16997
66	Bhuvanagiri	GEN	V. Raghuraman	M	DMK	21638	T.M.D. Mahalingam	M	JNP	17350
67	Kattumannarkoil	(SC)	E. Ramalingam	M	DMK	26038	R. Rajan	M	ADK	19991
68	Chidambaram	GEN	Kaliyamoorthy Durai	M	DMK	22917	Muthugovindarajan	M	ADK	19586
69	Vridhachalam	GEN	C. Ramanathan	M	ADK	30178	K. Ramalingam	M	DMK	18071
70	Mangalore	(SC)	M. Periyasamy	M	ADK	30616	V. Ponnuswamy	M	DMK	17361
71	Rishivandiyam	GEN	M. Sundaram	M	INC	25530	M. Deivigam	M	ADK	21478
72	Chinnasalem	GEN	M. Subramanian	M	ADK	24304	S.P. Pachayappan	M	DMK	21081
73	Sankarapuram	GEN	Durai Muthusamy	M	INC	21593	M. Mohammed Haneef	M	ADK	18885
74	Hosur	GEN	N. Ramchandra Reddy	M	INC	30818	K.S. Kothandaramiah	M	JNP	13653
75	Thalli	GEN	D.R. Rajaram Naidu	M	INC	18559	B. Venkataswamy	M	JNP	13388
76	Kaveripattinam	GEN	K. Samarasam	M	ADK	25770	E. Pattabi Naidu	M	JNP	19312
77	Krishnagiri	GEN	K.R. Chinarassu	M	ADK	17178	T. M. Thiruppathy	M	JNP	12466
78	Bargur	GEN	H.G. Arumugam	M	ADK	28812	V.C. Thimmarayan	M	DMK	15420
79	Harur	(SC)	M. Annamalai	M	CPM	20042	K. Surattaiyan	M	JNP	12470
80	Morappur	GEN	N. Kuppusamy	M	ADK	22886	R.P. Murugan	M	DMK	21270
81	Palacode	GEN	B.M. Krishnan	M	ADK	21959	K.T. Govindan	M	JNP	17701
82	Dharmapuri	GEN	P.K.C. Muthuswamy	M	JNP	26742	D.S. Shanmugam	M	ADK	21556
83	Pennagaram	GEN	K. Appunu Gounder	M	JNP	17591	Krishnan	M	ADK	16932
84	Mettur	GEN	K.P. Nachimuthu Gounder	M	ADK	30762	P. Natesan	M	INC	13976
85	Taramangalam	GEN	R. Narayanan	M	INC	23882	S. Semmalai	M	ADK	23863
86	Omalur	GEN	M. Sivaperumal	M	ADK	26342	M. Govindan	M	JNP	13824
87	Yercaud	(ST)	R. Kaliappan	M	ADK	20219	V. Chinnaswamy	M	DMK	13444
88	Salem-I	GEN	S.V. Varadarajan	M	ADK	34708	S.S. Mahadeva Mudaliar	M	JNP	26046
89	Salem-II	GEN	M. Arumugam	M	JNP	22636	K.A. Thangavelu	M	DMK	20523
90	Veerapandi	GEN	P. Venga Gounder	M	ADK	31920	M. Muthuswamy	M	DMK	18144
91	Panamarathupatti	GEN	N. Subbbarayan	M	ADK	27676	S.C. Kanjamalai	M	DMK	14478
92	Attur	GEN	C. Palanimuthu	M	INC	19040	P. Kandasamy	M	ADK	18693
93	Talavasal	(SC)	S.M. Raju	M	ADK	24681	K. Kaliyaperumal	M	INC	19004
94	Rasipuram	GEN	P. Duraisamy	M	ADK	33762	K.C. Periasamy	M	DMK	19374
95	Sendamangalam	(ST)	V. Chinnasamy	M	ADK	28731	Vadama Gounder	M	INC	13881
96	Namakkal	(SC)	R. Arunachalam	M	ADK	31952	K. Veluchamy	M	DMK	17215
97	Kapilamalai	GEN	K.Sengodan	M	ADK	30194	S. Paramasivam	M	JNP	18798
98	Tiruchengode	GEN	C. Ponnaiyan	M	ADK	44501	V. Kumaraswamy	M	JNP	17764
99	Sankari	(SC)	P. Dhanapal	M	ADK	32780	M. Paramanandam	M	DMK	11751
100	Edappadi	GEN	I. Ganesan	M	ADK	31063	T. Natarajan	M	INC	24256
101	Mettupalayam	GEN	S. Palanisamy	M	ADK	26029	T.T.S. Thippaiah	M	JNP	20717
102	Avanashi	(SC)	S.N. Palaniswamy	M	INC	22550	R. Annanambi	M	ADK	20803
103	Thondamuthur	GEN	K. Maruthachalam	M	ADK	31690	R. Manickavachagam	M	DMK	24195
104	Singanallur	GEN	R. Venkedusamy Alias Venkedu	M	CPM	25820	R. Sengaliappan	M	JNP	24024
105	Coimbatore West	GEN	C. Aranganaragam	M	ADK	27742	B.S. Mohamed Ali	M	DMK	20393
106	Coimbatore East	GEN	K. Ramani	M	CPM	20803	K. Aranganathan	M	DMK	18784
107	Perur	GEN	A. Natarajan	M	DMK	29158	M. Nanjappan	M	CPM	26328
108	Kinathukadavu	GEN	K.V. Kandasamy	M	ADK	25909	M. Kannappan	M	DMK	20589
109	Pollachi	GEN	O.P. Somasundaram	M	ADK	34896	S. Raju	M	DMK	17952
110	Valparai	(SC)	R.S. Thangavelu	M	ADK	20926	A.T. Karuppiah	M	CPI	16241
111	Udumalpet	GEN	P. Kolandaivelu	M	ADK	28737	U.K.P. Natarajan	M	JNP	24619
112	Dharapuram	(SC)	R. Ayyachamy	M	ADK	18884	A.K. Shivalingam	M	INC	16202
113	Vellakoil	GEN	D. Ramaswamy	M	INC	30996	M. Palanisamy	M	DMK	20676
114	Pongalur	GEN	K. Nachimuthu	M	ADK	20324	S.R. Balasubramaniam	M	INC	18769
115	Palladam	GEN	P.G. Kittu	M	ADK	27172	K.N. Kumarasamy	M	INC	20175
116	Tiruppur	GEN	R. Manimaran	M	ADK	38984	A. Ganapathy	M	CPI	24569
117	Kangayam	GEN	R.K.S. Dhandapani	M	ADK	31665	M. Sivasabapathy	M	DMK	18498
118	Modakurichi	GEN	Subbalakshmi	F	ADK	38072	A. Ganeshamurthy	M	DMK	15200
119	Perundurai	GEN	A. Ponnusamy	M	ADK	30574	N.K. Palanisamy	M	CPI	24532
120	Erode	GEN	S. Muthusamy	M	ADK	37968	M. Subramanian	M	DMK	20389
121	Bhavani	GEN	M.R. Soundarrajan	M	ADK	22989	G. Gurumoorthy	M	JNP	19013
122	Andhiyur	(SC)	F. Guruswamy	M	ADK	23950	A. Palani	M	JNP	11423
123	Gobichettipalayam	GEN	N.K.K. Ramasamy	M	ADK	25660	N.R. Thiruvankadam	M	INC	19248
124	Bhavanisagar	GEN	V.K. Chinnasawamy	M	ADK	23078	Sampoornam Swaminothan	F	DMK	21631
125	Sathyamangalam	GEN	K.A. Sengottaian	M	ADK	21145	C.R. Rajappa	M	INC	19639
126	Coonoor	(SC)	K. Rangasamy	M	DMK	22649	C. Periasamy	M	ADK	13150
127	Ootacamund	GEN	B. Gopalan	M	ADK	18134	K. Karuppasamy	M	DMK	18005
128	Gudalur	GEN	K. Hutchi	M	DMK	15323	C.I. Allapitchai	M	IND	14963
129	Palani	(SC)	N. Palanivel	M	CPM	23810	S.R.P. Mani	M	INC	19966
130	Oddanchatram	GEN	A.P. Palaniappan	M	INC	27000	K. Kuppuswamy	M	ADK	22419
131	Periyakulam	GEN	K. Pannai Sethuram	M	ADK	31271	R. Ramaiah	M	INC	16948
132	Theni	GEN	V.R. Jayaraman	M	ADK	35152	S. Veluchamy	M	DMK	18579
133	Bodinayakkanur	GEN	P. Ramadass	M	ADK	29022	K.S.M. Ramachandran	M	INC	20030
134	Cumbum	GEN	R. Chandrasekharan	M	ADK	34902	N. Natarajan	M	DMK	34080
135	Andipatti	GEN	K. Kandasamy	M	ADK	24311	N.V. Gurusamy	M	JNP	16269
136	Sedapatti	GEN	R. Muthiah	M	ADK	28040	A.R.P. Alagarsamy	M	INC	17018
137	Thirumangalam	GEN	P.T. Saraswathy	F	ADK	29493	N.S.V. Chithan	M	INC	27720
138	Usilampatti	GEN	P.K. Mookaih Thaver	M	FBL	35361	N.S. Ponniah	M	INC	11422
139	Nilakkottai	(SC)	A. Baluchamy	M	ADK	28296	M. Muthuperiasamy	M	INC	9799
140	Sholavandan	GEN	V. Balaguruva Reddiar	M	ADK	29968	A. Chandrasekaran	M	INC	23455
141	Tirupparankundram	GEN	K. Kalimuthu	M	ADK	33850	V. Palani Andi Ambalam	M	INC	15760
142	Madurai West	GEN	T.P.M. Periyaswamy	M	ADK	32342	Pon. Muthuramalingam	M	DMK	16211
143	Madurai Central	GEN	N. Lokshminarayanan	M	ADK	29399	A. Rathinam	M	INC	16420
144	Madurai East	GEN	N. Sankariah	M	CPM	24263	A.G. Subbraman	M	INC	22278
145	Samayanallur	(SC)	S. Selvaraj	M	ADK	34019	C. Karuthanan	M	INC	19658
146	Melur	GEN	A.M. Paramasivan	M	ADK	33111	K.V. Veernanamablam	M	INC	32955
147	Natham	GEN	M. Andi Ambalam	M	INC	29055	R. Murugan	M	ADK	21093
148	Dindigul	GEN	N. Varadharajan	M	CPM	33614	V.S. Lakshmanan	M	DMK	13732
149	Athoor	GEN	A. Vellaisamy	M	ADK	31590	A.M.T. Nachiappan	M	DMK	13938
150	Vedasandur	GEN	S.M. Vasan	M	ADK	26995	S. Nanjunda Row	M	INC	25141
151	Aravakurichi	GEN	S. Sadasivam	M	INC	32581	P. Ramasamy	M	DMK	21547
152	Karur	GEN	K. Vadivel	M	ADK	33856	S. Nallasamy	M	DMK	22264
153	Krishnarayapuram	(SC)	P. Soundarapandian	M	ADK	22561	P.M. Tnangavelraj	M	INC	21967
154	Marungapuri	GEN	K. Karunaigiri Muthiah	M	INC	27093	A.P. Raju	M	DMK	16894
155	Kulithalai	GEN	P.E. Srinivasa Reddiar	M	INC	27043	S. Rasu	M	ADK	19396
156	Thottiyam	GEN	K.P. Kathamuthu	M	ADK	25638	K.M. Shanmugasundaram	M	INC	24648
157	Uppiliapuram	(ST)	R. Periasamy	M	INC	31642	M. Atchayagopal	M	ADK	25936
158	Musiri	GEN	P. Kothandarama Alias Musiri Putthan	M	ADK	34569	V.S. Periasamy	M	DMK	20567
159	Lalgudi	GEN	K.N. Shanmugam	M	ADK	33322	R. Gangadhran	M	DMK	31789
160	Perambalur	(SC)	S.V. Ramasamy	M	ADK	37400	K.S. Velusamy	M	DMK	16459
161	Varahur	(SC)	N. Perumal	M	ADK	36023	K. Kanagasabai	M	DMK	23919
162	Ariyalur	GEN	T. Arumugam	M	DMK	31380	Karuppiah Alias Asokan	M	ADK	30125
163	Andimadam	GEN	T. Subramanian	M	ADK	36885	S. Sivasubramaniam	M	DMK	22056
164	Jayankondam	GEN	V. Karunamurthy	M	ADK	35540	K.C. Ganesan	M	DMK	23828
165	Srirangam	GEN	R. Soundararajan	M	ADK	26200	M. Dharamalingam	M	DMK	21135
166	Tiruchirapalli-I	GEN	C. Manickam	M	ADK	21908	A.V. Krishnamurthy	M	DMK	19597
167	Tiruchirapalli-II	GEN	K. Soundararajan	M	ADK	25405	M.S. Venkatachalam	M	DMK	17523
168	Thiruverumbur	GEN	K.S. Murugesan	M	DMK	24594	V. Swaminathan	M	INC	23742
169	Sirkali	(SC)	K. Subravelu	M	DMK	34281	K. Balasubramaniam	M	ADK	29405
170	Poompuhar	GEN	S. Ganesan	M	DMK	34105	G. Bharathi Mohan	M	CPM	24508
171	Mayuram	GEN	N. Kittappa	M	DMK	29829	M.M.S. Abdul Hassan	M	INC	21237
172	Kuttalam	GEN	R. Rajamaniam	M	DMK	30819	G. Veeraiyan	M	CPM	22556
173	Nannilam	(SC)	M. Manimaran	M	DMK	33636	P. Jayaraj	M	INC	24527
174	Tiruvarur	(SC)	M. Karunanithi Thazhai	M	DMK	38528	P.S. Dhanushokody	M	CPM	24274
175	Nagapattinam	GEN	R. Umanath	M	CPM	31519	A. Ambalavanan	M	DMK	30809
176	Vedaranyam	GEN	M. Meenashisundaram	M	DMK	29601	S. Devarajan	M	INC	28009
177	Tiruthuraipundi	(SC)	P. Uthirapathy	M	CPI	43208	N. Kuppusamy	M	DMK	24934
178	Mannargudi	GEN	M. Ambigapathy	M	CPI	34298	K. Balakrishnan	M	DMK	26881
179	Pattukkottai	GEN	A.R. Marimuthu	M	INC	25993	V.R.K. Palaniapan	M	ADK	25082
180	Peravurani	GEN	M.R. Govindan	M	ADK	32625	M. Masilamani	M	CPI	24675
181	Orathanadu	GEN	T.M. Thailappan	M	DMK	31866	N. Sivagananam	M	INC	26156
182	Thiruvonam	GEN	Durai Govindarajan	M	ADK	23779	Pulavar T. Tholappan	M	DMK	21566
183	Thanjavur	GEN	S. Natarajan	M	DMK	33418	R. Saminathan	M	ADK	23662
184	Tiruvaiyaru	GEN	G. Elangovan	M	DMK	28500	P.C. Palaniyandi	M	ADK	23197
185	Papanasam	GEN	R.V. Soundararajan	M	INC	24904	S. Sachidhanandam	M	DMK	23268
186	Valangiman	(SC)	A. Chellappa	M	DMK	24270	P. Srinivasan	M	ADK	20897
187	Kumbakonam	GEN	S.R. Eradha	M	ADK	26432	O. Vadivelu Mazhavarayar	M	INC	23450
188	Thiruvidaimarudur	GEN	S. Ramalingam	M	DMK	26304	K. Govindarajulu	M	INC	24489
189	Thirumayam	GEN	N. Sundararaj	M	INC	20694	P. Ponnambalam	M	ADK	20637
190	Kolathur	(SC)	V. Chinnaiah	M	INC	27071	T. Marimuthu	M	ADK	22853
191	Pudukkottai	GEN	R. Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunathatondaman	M	INC	36406	C. Anbarasan	M	ADK	19352
192	Alangudi	GEN	T. Pushparaju	M	INC	37634	P. Thirumaran	M	ADK	27059
193	Aranthangi	GEN	S. Thirunavukkarasu	M	ADK	35468	P. Appukutty	M	CPI	24528
194	Thiruppattur	GEN	S. Shanmugam Koothagudi	M	CPI	21579	C.T. Rajachidambaram	M	ADK	21238
195	Karaikudi	GEN	P. Kaliyappan	M	ADK	27403	P. Chidambaram	M	INC	27163
196	Tiruvadanai	GEN	Kr. Rm. Kariya Manickam Ambalam	M	INC	32386	S. Anguchamy	M	ADK	28650
197	Ilayangudi	GEN	R. Sivasamy	M	CPI	17677	V. Malaikkannan	M	DMK	16887
198	Sivaganga	GEN	O. Subramanian	M	INC	23495	K.R. Muruganandam	M	ADK	21066
199	Manamadurai	(SC)	V.M. Subramanian	M	ADK	28849	K. Paramalai	M	INC	26794
200	Paramakudi	(SC)	K. Ugrapandian	M	ADK	27303	K. Krishnan	M	INC	23357
201	Ramanathapuram	GEN	T. Ramaswamy	M	ADK	33048	S.K. Ganesan	M	JNP	15520
202	Kadaladi	GEN	R.C. Subramanian	M	ADK	25690	A. Piranavanathan	M	DMK	12299
203	Mudukulathur	GEN	S. Balakrishnan	M	INC	17709	V. Munisamy	M	IND	14844
204	Aruppukkottai	GEN	M.G. Ramachandran	M	ADK	43065	M. Muthuvel Servai	M	JNP	13687
205	Sattur	GEN	K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran	M	ADK	38772	M. Veerasamy	M	INC	21830
206	Virudhunagar	GEN	M. Sundararajan	M	ADK	33077	A.S.A. Arumugam	M	JNP	22820
207	Sivakasi	GEN	K. Ramasamy	M	JNP	24518	Dharwar	M	INC	22746
208	Srivilliputhur	GEN	R. Thamraikani	M	ADK	25990	V. Vaikundam	M	DMK	18974
209	Rajapalayam	(SC)	K. Dhanuskodi	M	ADK	28028	K. Pottupoattan	M	INC	24181
210	Vilathikulam	GEN	R.K. Perumal	M	ADK	25384	K. Subba Reddiar	M	INC	22001
211	Ottapidaram	(SC)	O.S. Veluchami	M	INC	22629	O. Thangaraj	M	ADK	16801
212	Kovilpatti	GEN	S. Alagarsamy	M	CPI	21985	P. Seeniraj	M	ADK	21588
213	Sankaranayanarkoil	GEN	S. Subbiah	M	DMK	21569	C. Ayyadorai	M	ADK	21232
214	Vasudevanallur	(SC)	R. Krishnan	M	CPM	20092	I. Muthuraj	M	CPI	16048
215	Kadayanallur	GEN	M.M.A. Razak	M	ADK	29347	S.K.T. Ramachandran	M	INC	23686
216	Tenkasi	GEN	S. Muthusamy Karayalar	M	INC	30273	J. Abdul Jabbar	M	IND	18489
217	Alangulam	GEN	V. Karuppasamypandian	M	ADK	20183	R. Navaneethakrishnapandian	M	JNP	18342
218	Tirunelveli	GEN	G.R. Edmund	M	ADK	26419	Krishnan Alias Nellai Kannan	M	INC	19125
219	Palayamkottai	GEN	K. Manoharan	M	ADK	29146	N. Shanmugan	M	IND	15192
220	Cheranmahadevi	GEN	Pandian	M	ADK	24256	V. Ratnasabapathi	M	INC	21964
221	Ambasamudram	GEN	Eswaramoorthy Alias Soranam	M	CPM	23356	R. Nallakannu	M	CPI	21569
222	Nanguneri	GEN	M. John Vincent	M	JNP	18668	D. Veliah	M	ADK	18464
223	Radhapuram	GEN	Y.S.M. Yusuf	M	ADK	26404	P. Paul Pandian	M	JNP	22810
224	Sattangulam	GEN	R. Jebamani	M	JNP	18362	Si.Pa. Adittanar	M	IND	17507
225	Tiruchendur	GEN	R. Amirtharaj	M	ADK	20871	Subramaniya Adityan	M	JNP	19736
226	Srivaikuntam	GEN	K. Sathu Solvaraj	M	ADK	20459	S. Muthu	M	DMK	16919
227	Tuticorin	GEN	N. Dhanasekaran	M	ADK	23598	R. Naoroji	F	INC	22379
228	Kanyakumari	GEN	C. Krishnan	M	ADK	23222	T.C. Subramania Pillay	M	JNP	16010
229	Nagercoil	GEN	M. Vincent	M	ADK	26973	P. Muhammed Ismail	M	JNP	26780
230	Colachel	GEN	R. Athiswami	M	JNP	21131	S. Retna Raj	M	DMK	19949
231	Padmanabhapuram	GEN	A. Swamidhas	M	JNP	22910	N.V. Kanniyapan	M	ADK	14757
232	Thiruvattar	GEN	J. James	M	JNP	27812	J. Hemachandran	M	CPM	26192
233	Vilavancode	GEN	D. Gnanasigamony	M	CPM	32628	S. Sathiadas	M	JNP	30695
234	Killiyur	GEN	P. Vijayaraghavan	M	JNP	34237	K. Thankaraj	M	INC	8309

List of Participating Political Parties in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election in 1977

S. No.	Party Type Abbreviation	Party
National Parties
1	CPI	Communist Party Of India
2	CPM	Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
3	INC	Indian National Congress
4	JNP	Janata Party
State Parties
5	AIDMK	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6	DMK	Dravida Munitra Kazhagam
7	FBL	Farward Block
Registered(Unrecognised ) Parties
8	HMS	Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
9	RPI	Republican Party Of India
Independents
10	IND	Independents