GEN · Tamil Nadu
Mettuppalayam
S. Palanisamy (ADK) won by 5,312 votes (6.6%).
- Electors
- 1,35,224
- Votes polled
- 81,757
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 60.5%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 state median: 6.6% (median 7.8%). Back to Tamil Nadu 1977 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. PalanisamyWinner | ADK | 26,029 | 32.4% |
| 2 | T.T.S. Thippaiah | JNP | 20,717 | 25.8% |
| 3 | M.K. Kembaia Gowder | INC | 19,604 | 24.4% |
| 4 | O. Arumugasamy | DMK | 11,757 | 14.6% |
| 5 | V. Subramani | IND | 1,121 | 1.4% |
| 6 | G.N. Shanmugam | IND | 817 | 1.0% |
| 7 | M. Nagappan | IND | 284 | 0.4% |
| 8 | R. Mallikarjunan | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
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