GEN · Tamil Nadu
Kanniyakumari
C. Krishnan (ADK) won by 7,212 votes (10.3%).
- Electors
- 1,04,698
- Votes polled
- 70,082
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 66.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 state median: 10.3% (median 7.8%). Back to Tamil Nadu 1977 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. KrishnanWinner | ADK | 23,222 | 33.3% |
| 2 | T.C. Subramania Pillay | JNP | 16,010 | 23.0% |
| 3 | M. Subramanian | DMK | 14,854 | 21.3% |
| 4 | K. Muthuaruppa Pillai | INC | 7,507 | 10.8% |
| 5 | S. Shanmugam | IND | 6,712 | 9.6% |
| 6 | T. Chinnakam Nadar | IND | 930 | 1.3% |
| 7 | R. Subramania Pillai | IND | 468 | 0.7% |
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