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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1977

Dharmapuri

Parliamentary constituency 13 (SC) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#13 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4Candidate lines
Electors6,31,245
Votes polled4,08,446
Turnout64.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRamamurthy K.Indian National Congress2,39,90858.7% of votes
MARGIN1,05,686 votes · 25.9 pp2,39,908 − 1,34,222
Runner-upPonnuswami P. Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)1,34,22232.9% of votes
INC 64.1% of top-two votesINCO 35.9%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Ramamurthy K.INC2,39,908 58.7%
  2. 02 Ponnuswami P.INCO1,34,222 32.9%
  3. 03 Kalianna Gounder P.IND19,034 4.7%
  4. 04 Anganna Chettiar T.V.IND4,999 1.2%

Turnout 64.7%

025507510064.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 67.4%
Male 3.18 lakh50.3% Female 3.14 lakh49.7%

Share of 6,31,245 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males987
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 197767.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 3,98,163Residual 10,283

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    6.1 pp
    Ravikumar. DViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
  2. 2019
    11.3 pp
    Ravikumar DDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2014
    18.1 pp
    Rajendran SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2009
    0.4 pp
    Anandan MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2004
    30.5 pp
    Senthil, Dr. R.Pattali Makkal Katchi
  6. 1999
    3.5 pp
    Elangovan, P.D.Pattali Makkal Katchi
  7. 1998
    15.5 pp
    Pary Mohan K.Pattali Makkal Katchi
  8. 1996
    17.8 pp
    Theertharaman.PTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  9. 1991
    23.0 pp
    Thangka Balu K.V.Indian National Congress
  10. 1989
    16.4 pp
    Sekhar, M. G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1984
    27.4 pp
    M. Thambi DuriaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1980
    17.4 pp
    Arjunan K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1977
    25.9 pp
    Ramamurthy K.Indian National Congress
  14. 1967
    5.6 pp
    M. KamalanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    11.4 pp
    R. Muthu GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 30.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 91.6% of votes; the other 2 candidates 5.9% between them.

    (2,39,908 + 1,34,222) ÷ 4,08,446 = 91.6% · 24,033 ÷ 4,08,446 = 5.9%

  2. Turnout of 64.7% was 2.7 pp below the state's median seat (67.4%).

    64.7 − 67.4 = −2.7

  3. The margin widened from 5.6 pp in 1967 to 25.9 pp.

    25.9 − 5.6 = +20.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: DMK in 1967, INC in 1977.

    1967 DMK · 1977 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines3,98,163
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled4,08,446
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 10,283

Candidate votes miss the published total by 10,283, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1977 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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