GEN · Tamil Nadu
Tenkasi
S. Muthusamy Karayalar (INC) won by 11,784 votes (16.1%).
- Electors
- 1,02,800
- Votes polled
- 74,171
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 72.2%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 state median: 16.1% (median 7.8%). Back to Tamil Nadu 1977 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Muthusamy KarayalarWinner | INC | 30,273 | 41.4% |
| 2 | J. Abdul Jabbar | IND | 18,489 | 25.3% |
| 3 | V. Pandi Valavan | DMK | 12,745 | 17.4% |
| 4 | L. Arumugasamy | JNP | 10,529 | 14.4% |
| 5 | T.K.V. Natarajan | IND | 1,158 | 1.6% |
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