Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in October 1977, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote and the most seats, and S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for his second term.
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 307,208 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 76.21% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,873 | 30.16 | 14 | 2 | |
Janata Party | 59,705 | 25.77 | 7 | New | |
Indian National Congress | 39,343 | 16.98 | 2 | 5 | |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 30,441 | 13.14 | 3 | 1 | |
Communist Party of India | 18,468 | 7.97 | 1 | 1 | |
Independents | 13,872 | 5.99 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 231,702 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 231,702 | 98.97 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,407 | 1.03 | |||
Total votes | 234,109 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 307,208 | 76.21 | |||
Source: ECI |
Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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#k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
1 | Muthialpet | 68.46% | G. Palani Raja | AIADMK | 4,170 | 42.69% | M. Velayudham | JP | 2,713 | 27.77% | 1,457 | ||
2 | Cassicade | 65.77% | Ansari P. Duraisamy | JP | 3,551 | 47.01% | N. Arumughom | AIADMK | 2,661 | 35.23% | 890 | ||
3 | Raj Bhavan | 57.23% | D. Ramajayam | JP | 1,411 | 35.31% | Dana Kanthraj | INC | 1,397 | 34.96% | 14 | ||
4 | Bussy | 62.76% | S. Susairaj | AIADMK | 1,289 | 31.87% | C. M. Achraff | INC | 1,162 | 28.73% | 127 | ||
5 | Oupalam | 70.58% | C. N. Parthasarathy | AIADMK | 2,551 | 36.69% | D. Munisamy | JP | 2,304 | 33.14% | 247 | ||
6 | Orleampeth | 66.31% | N. Manimaram Marimuthu | AIADMK | 3,779 | 44.54% | S. Ramalingam | JP | 1,800 | 21.22% | 1,979 | ||
7 | Nellithope | 66.38% | R. Kannan | JP | 2,757 | 38.20% | P. Vengatesan | AIADMK | 2,137 | 29.61% | 620 | ||
8 | Mudaliarpet | 75.75% | V. Sababady Kothandraman | INC | 3,947 | 41.68% | A. Radharishanan | AIADMK | 2,243 | 23.69% | 1,704 | ||
9 | Ariankuppam | 78.15% | P. Subbarayan | DMK | 3,345 | 34.86% | G. Dharmalingam | INC | 2,583 | 26.92% | 762 | ||
10 | Embalam | 77.37% | K. Sivaloganathan | AIADMK | 2,442 | 36.55% | G. Murugesan | INC | 2,200 | 32.92% | 242 | ||
11 | Nettapakkam | 85.00% | S. Srvaprakasam | INC | 3,122 | 41.73% | R. Subbaraya Goundar | JP | 2,915 | 38.97% | 207 | ||
12 | Kuruvinatham | 82.42% | N. Vengadasamy | AIADMK | 3,359 | 39.87% | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | JP | 2,939 | 34.89% | 420 | ||
13 | Bahour | 81.03% | P. Uthiravelu | JP | 3,399 | 45.56% | A. Thulukkanam | AIADMK | 2,346 | 31.44% | 1,053 | ||
14 | Thirubuvanai | 74.43% | M. Maniyam | AIADMK | 3,226 | 44.42% | G. Pichaikaran | JP | 1,413 | 19.45% | 1,813 | ||
15 | Mannadipet | 85.84% | D. Ramachandran | AIADMK | 3,824 | 44.53% | N. Rajaram Reddiar | JP | 2,096 | 24.41% | 1,728 | ||
16 | Ossudu | 73.39% | M. Thangavelu | AIADMK | 2,902 | 41.96% | V. Nagarathinam | INC | 1,640 | 23.71% | 1,262 | ||
17 | Villianur | 79.82% | S. Pazhaninathan | AIADMK | 2,891 | 35.00% | P. Varadarassu | JP | 2,728 | 33.03% | 163 | ||
18 | Ozhukarai | 80.95% | G. Perumal Raja | DMK | 2,477 | 31.68% | G. Venugopal | AIADMK | 2,216 | 28.34% | 261 | ||
19 | Thattanchavady | 71.30% | V. Pethaperumal | JP | 4,669 | 54.46% | V. Narayanasamy | CPI | 2,005 | 23.39% | 2,664 | ||
20 | Reddiarpalayam | 67.22% | V. Subbiah | CPI | 2,775 | 35.35% | R. Vengatachala Gounder | JP | 2,688 | 34.24% | 87 | ||
21 | Lawspet | 74.89% | N. Varadhan | AIADMK | 4,477 | 47.73% | M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar | INC | 2,530 | 26.97% | 1,947 | ||
22 | Cotchery | 79.65% | T. Subbaiya | AIADMK | 3,041 | 37.84% | G. Panjavarnam | Independent | 1,674 | 20.83% | 1,367 | ||
23 | Karaikal North | 63.21% | K. Kandhi | Independent | 3,995 | 42.84% | S. Ameerudeen | JP | 2,040 | 21.87% | 1,955 | ||
24 | Karaikal South | 71.90% | S. Ramassamy | AIADMK | 3,424 | 47.36% | S. Savarirajan | JP | 2,698 | 37.32% | 726 | ||
25 | Neravy T R Pattinam | 78.57% | V. M. C. Varada Pillai | JP | 3,314 | 36.71% | V. M. C. Sivakumar | DMK | 3,134 | 34.71% | 180 | ||
26 | Thirunallar | 79.58% | N. V. Ramalingam | DMK | 2,654 | 34.06% | A. Soundarengan | AIADMK | 2,376 | 30.49% | 278 | ||
27 | Nedungadu | 77.00% | P. Selvaraj | AIADMK | 2,789 | 39.15% | R. Kuppusamy | INC | 2,688 | 37.73% | 101 | ||
28 | Mahe | 80.46% | K. V. Raghavan | Independent | 2,847 | 48.58% | P. K. Raman | INC | 2,835 | 48.38% | 12 | ||
29 | Palloor | 80.73% | T. K. Chandrashekaran | Independent | 2,853 | 54.21% | Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman | INC | 2,297 | 43.64% | 556 | ||
30 | Yanam | 85.54% | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | JP | 2,047 | 48.07% | Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed | INC | 1,981 | 46.52% | 66 |
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