1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
6 October 1977
30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered307,208
Turnout76.21%
  Majority party Minority party
 
JP
Leader S. Ramassamy
Party AIADMK JP
Seats before 12 New
Seats won 14 7
Seat change Increase2 New
Popular vote 30.16% 25.77%
CM before election

President's Rule

 Elected CM

S. Ramassamy
AIADMK

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

List of Candidates

Constituency AIADMK INC+CPI JP DMK
# Name PartyCandidate PartyCandidate PartyCandidate PartyCandidate
1 Muthialpet ADMK G. Palani Raja INC A. Balasubramanian JP M. Velayudham DMK K. Murugaian
2 Cassicade ADMK Arumughom N. INC Ponnurangam S. JP Ansari Duraisamy
3 Raj Bhavan ADMK Sadagopan S. INC Dana Kanthraj JP Ramajayam D. DMK Durai Subramanian
4 Bussy ADMK Susairaj S. INC Achraff C. M. JP Masthan N. DMK Narayanan J.
5 Oupalam ADMK C. N. Pathasarathy CPI Manjini M. JP Munisamy D. DMK Sitha Vedanayagam
6 Orleampeth ADMK Manimaram Marimuthu CPI N. Ranganathan JP S. Ramalingam DMK D. Bavani
7 Nellithope ADMK P. Vengatesan CPI Saraswathy Subbayya JP R. Kannan DMK D. Ariraman
8 Modeliarpeth ADMK A. Radharishanan INC V. Sababady Kothandraman JP Jeyaselan Padmanabhan DMK S. Muthu
9 Ariankuppam ADMK M. Pandurangan INC G. Dharmalingam JP A. Bakthavachalam DMK P. Subbarayan
10 Embalom (SC) ADMK Sivaloganathan K. INC Murugesan G. JP Ayyanar N. K. DMK Thangarasu G.
11 Nettapakkam ADMK Veerappan M. R. INC Srvaprakasam S. JP Subbaraya Goundar R. DMK Ramabadra Reddiar D.
12 Kuruvinatham ADMK N. Vengadasamy INC S. Jegadeesan JP K. R. Subramani Padayachi DMK V. Dhamodaran
13 Bahour (SC) ADMK A. Thulukkanam CPI R. Thangavelu Clemanso JP P. Uthiravelu DMK P. Ariakrishnan
14 Thirubuvanai (SC) ADMK Maniyam M. INC Munian K. JP Pichaikaran G. DMK Kalvarayan M.
15 Mannadipeth ADMK Ramachandran D. INC Rajaram P. JP Rajaram Reddiar N. DMK Selvarasu S.
16 Ossudu (SC) ADMK Thangavelu M. INC Nagarathinam V. JP Sivaparakasam R. DMK Veerammal Vanamayil M.
17 Villenour ADMK Pazhaninathan S. INC Devadass N. JP Varadarassu P. DMK Shanmugam M. A.
18 Ozhukarai ADMK G. Venugopal CPI N. Gurusamy JP P. Devaraj B. D. S. DMK G. Perumal Raja
19 Thattanchavady ADMK N. Jayaraman CPI V. Narayanasamy JP V. Pethaperumal DMK M. C. Thanagavelan
20 Reddiarpalayam ADMK P. K. Lognathan Velu CPI V. Subbiah JP R. Venkatachala Koundar DMK C. S. Jayalatchumi
21 Lawspet ADMK N. Varadhan INC M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar JP S. Ramalingam DMK P. Deivanayagam
22 Cotchery ADMK T. Subbiah CPI N. G. Rajan JP E. Rethinacadivelu DMK R. Nalamagarajan
23 Karaikal ADMK M. Y. Md. Ali Marraicar INC M. Govindarasu JP S. Ameerudeen DMK R. Rajayyan
24 Karaikal South ADMK S. Ramassamy INC A. Mariakulandai JP S. Savarirajan DMK N. Ramasamy
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee ADMK Somasundaram INC G. Jayabalan JP V. M. C. Varadhapillai DMK V. M. C. Srivakumar
26 Tirunallar ADMK A. Soundarangan INC P. Shanmugam JP S. Aragasamy DMK N. V. Ramalingam
27 Neduncadu (SC) ADMK P. Selvaraj INC R. Kuppusamy JP A. Munisamy DMK M. Packirisamy
28 Mahe INC Raman P. K.
29 Palloor INC V. N. Purushothaman
30 Yanam INC Abdul Khadar Jeelani Md. JP Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam69,87330.1614Increase2
Janata Party59,70525.777New
Indian National Congress39,34316.982Decrease5
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,44113.143Increase1
Communist Party of India18,4687.971Decrease1
Independents13,8725.993Increase2
Total231,702100.00300
Valid votes231,70298.97
Invalid/blank votes2,4071.03
Total votes234,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout307,20876.21
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members

Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin %
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Muthialpet G. Palani Raja ADMK 4,170 42.69 M. Velayudham JP 2,713 27.77 1,457 14.92
2 Cassicade Ansari Duraisamy JP 3,551 47.01 N. Arumughom ADMK 2,661 35.23 890 11.78
3 Raj Bhavan D. Ramajayam JP 1,411 35.31 Dana Kanthraj INC 1,397 34.96 14 0.35
4 Bussy S. Susairaj ADMK 1,289 31.87 C. M. Achraff INC 1,162 28.73 127 3.14
5 Oupalam C. N. Pathasarathy ADMK 2,551 36.69 D. Munisamy JP 2,304 33.14 247 3.55
6 Orleampeth N. Manimaram Marimuthu ADMK 3,779 44.54 S. Ramalingam JP 1,800 21.22 1,979 23.32
7 Nellithope R. Kannan JP 2,757 38.20 P. Vengatesan ADMK 2,137 29.61 620 8.59
8 Modeliarpeth V. Sababady Kothandraman INC 3,947 41.68 A. Radharishanan ADMK 2,243 23.69 1,704 17.99
9 Ariankuppam P. Subbarayan DMK 3,345 34.86 G. Dharmalingam INC 2,583 26.92 762 7.94
10 Embalom (SC) K. Sivaloganathan ADMK 2,442 36.55 G. Murugesan INC 2,200 32.92 242 3.63
11 Nettapakkam S. Srvaprakasam INC 3,122 41.73 R. Subbaraya Goundar JP 2,915 38.97 207 2.76
12 Kuruvinatham N. Vengadasamy ADMK 3,359 39.87 K. R. Subramani Padayachi JP 2,939 34.89 420 4.98
13 Bahour (SC) P. Uthiravelu JP 3,399 45.56 A. Thulukkanam ADMK 2,346 31.44 1,053 14.12
14 Thirubuvanai (SC) M. Maniyam ADMK 3,226 44.42 G. Pichaikaran JP 1,413 19.45 1,813 24.97
15 Mannadipeth D. Ramachandran ADMK 3,824 44.53 N. Rajaram Reddiar JP 2,096 24.41 1,728 20.12
16 Ossudu (SC) M. Thangavelu ADMK 2,902 41.96 V. Nagarathinam INC 1,640 23.71 1,262 18.25
17 Villenour S. Pazhaninathan ADMK 2,891 35.00 P. Varadarassu JP 2,728 33.03 163 1.97
18 Ozhukarai G. Perumal Raja DMK 2,477 31.68 G. Venugopal ADMK 2,216 28.34 261 3.34
19 Thattanchavady V. Pethaperumal JP 4,669 54.46 V. Narayanasamy CPI 2,005 23.39 2,664 31.07
20 Reddiarpalayam V. Subbiah CPI 2,775 35.35 R. Venkatachala Koundar JP 2,688 34.24 87 1.11
21 Lawspet N. Varadhan ADMK 4,477 47.73 M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar INC 2,530 26.97 1,947 20.76
22 Cotchery T. Subbiah ADMK 3,041 37.84 G. Panjavarnam IND 1,674 20.83 1,367 17.01
23 Karaikal K. Kandhi IND 3,995 42.84 S. Ameerudeen JP 2,040 21.87 1,955 20.97
24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy ADMK 3,424 47.36 S. Savarirajan JP 2,698 37.32 726 10.04
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. Varadhapillai JP 3,314 36.71 V. M. C. Srivakumar DMK 3,134 34.71 180 2.00
26 Tirunallar N. V. Ramalingam DMK 2,654 34.06 A. Soundarangan ADMK 2,376 30.49 278 3.57
27 Neduncadu (SC) P. Selvaraj ADMK 2,789 39.15 R. Kuppusamy INC 2,688 37.73 101 1.42
28 Mahe K. V. Raghavan IND 2,847 48.58 P. K. Raman INC 2,835 48.38 12 0.20
29 Palloor T. K. Chandrasekran IND 2,853 54.21 V. N. Purushothaman INC 2,297 43.64 556 10.57
30 Yanam Kamisetty Naidu JP 2,047 48.07 Abdul Khader Jeelani Md. INC 1,981 46.52 66 1.55

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 4th election: 1977 ... Ramaswamy returned as chief minister for a period of 13 months.
  2. ↑ "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away". Times of India. PTI. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2022. He was also the Chief Minister in the AIADMK government in 1977, which lasted in office for a little over one year.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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