GEN · Tamil Nadu
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Pulavar Govindan (DMK) won by 11,919 votes (15.5%).
- Electors
- 1,09,131
- Votes polled
- 78,148
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 71.6%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 state median: 15.5% (median 7.8%). Back to Tamil Nadu 1977 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulavar GovindanWinner | DMK | 33,338 | 43.3% |
| 2 | K. Shanmughasundaram | ADK | 21,419 | 27.8% |
| 3 | M. Boopalan | JNP | 14,271 | 18.6% |
| 4 | M. Krishnaswamv | INC | 5,992 | 7.8% |
| 5 | C.M. Perumalsami | IND | 1,174 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Narayanan | IND | 502 | 0.7% |
| 7 | P.K. Chandran | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
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