1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

Indian union territory election June 2022 June 2022 1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1974 6 October 1977 1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1980 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 76.21% 100px All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg 110 100 80 07 0 S. Ramassamy 14 12 30.16% 2 Janata Party JP 7 New 25.77% New CM President's Rule All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy 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.https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/26/explained-puducherry-the-territory-of-coalitions-and-presidents-rule.html Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule The Week (Indian magazine) 26 March 2021 4th election: 1977 ... Ramaswamy returned as chief minister for a period of 13 months. 4 September 2022https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1977.PDF Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1977 4 September 2022 13 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813194801/https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1977.PDF dead 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/former-puducherry-chief-minister-ramassamy-passes-away/articleshow/58679164.cms Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away 15 May 2017 Times of India PTI 4 September 2022 He was also the Chief Minister in the AIADMK government in 1977, which lasted in office for a little over one year. List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMKINC+CPIJPDMK # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Muthialpet All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK G. Palani Raja Indian National Congress A. Balasubramanian Janata Party M. Velayudham Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. Murugaian 2 Cassicade All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Arumughom N. Indian National Congress Ponnurangam S. Janata Party Ansari Duraisamy 3 Raj Bhavan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Sadagopan S. Indian National Congress Dana Kanthraj Janata Party Ramajayam D. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Durai Subramanian 4 Bussy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Susairaj S. Indian National Congress Achraff C. M. Janata Party Masthan N. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Narayanan J. 5 Oupalam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK C. N. Pathasarathy Communist Party of India Manjini M. Janata Party Munisamy D. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Sitha Vedanayagam 6 Orleampeth All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Manimaram Marimuthu Communist Party of India N. Ranganathan Janata Party S. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam D. Bavani 7 Nellithope All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK P. Vengatesan Communist Party of India Saraswathy Subbayya Janata Party R. Kannan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam D. Ariraman 8 Modeliarpeth All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Radharishanan Indian National Congress V. Sababady Kothandraman Janata Party Jeyaselan Padmanabhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Muthu 9 Ariankuppam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. Pandurangan Indian National Congress G. Dharmalingam Janata Party A. Bakthavachalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P. Subbarayan 10 Embalom (SC) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Sivaloganathan K. Indian National Congress Murugesan G. Janata Party Ayyanar N. K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Thangarasu G. 11 Nettapakkam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Veerappan M. R. Indian National Congress Srvaprakasam S. Janata Party Subbaraya Goundar R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Ramabadra Reddiar D. 12 Kuruvinatham All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK N. Vengadasamy Indian National Congress S. Jegadeesan Janata Party K. R. Subramani Padayachi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam V. Dhamodaran 13 Bahour (SC) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Thulukkanam Communist Party of India R. Thangavelu Clemanso Janata Party P. Uthiravelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P. Ariakrishnan 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Maniyam M. Indian National Congress Munian K. Janata Party Pichaikaran G. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Kalvarayan M. 15 Mannadipeth All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Ramachandran D. Indian National Congress Rajaram P. Janata Party Rajaram Reddiar N. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Selvarasu S. 16 Ossudu (SC) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Thangavelu M. Indian National Congress Nagarathinam V. Janata Party Sivaparakasam R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Veerammal Vanamayil M. 17 Villenour All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Pazhaninathan S. Indian National Congress Devadass N. Janata Party Varadarassu P. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Shanmugam M. A. 18 Ozhukarai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK G. Venugopal Communist Party of India N. Gurusamy Janata Party P. Devaraj B. D. S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam G. Perumal Raja 19 Thattanchavady All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK N. Jayaraman Communist Party of India V. Narayanasamy Janata Party V. Pethaperumal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. C. Thanagavelan 20 Reddiarpalayam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK P. K. Lognathan Velu Communist Party of India V. Subbiah Janata Party R. Venkatachala Koundar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C. S. Jayalatchumi 21 Lawspet All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK N. Varadhan Indian National Congress M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar Janata Party S. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P. Deivanayagam 22 Cotchery All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK T. Subbiah Communist Party of India N. G. Rajan Janata Party E. Rethinacadivelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. Nalamagarajan 23 Karaikal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. Y. Md. Ali Marraicar Indian National Congress M. Govindarasu Janata Party S. Ameerudeen Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. Rajayyan 24 Karaikal South All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK S. Ramassamy Indian National Congress A. Mariakulandai Janata Party S. Savarirajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Ramasamy 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Somasundaram Indian National Congress G. Jayabalan Janata Party V. M. C. Varadhapillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam V. M. C. Srivakumar 26 Tirunallar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Soundarangan Indian National Congress P. Shanmugam Janata Party S. Aragasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. V. Ramalingam 27 Neduncadu (SC) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK P. Selvaraj Indian National Congress R. Kuppusamy Janata Party A. Munisamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Packirisamy 28 Mahe Indian National Congress Raman P. K. 29 Palloor Indian National Congress V. N. Purushothaman 30 Yanam Indian National Congress Abdul Khadar Jeelani Md. Janata Party Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu Results File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 1977.svg All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 69873 14 2 Janata Party 59705 7 New Indian National Congress 39343 2 5 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 30441 3 1 Communist Party of India 18468 1 1 Independents 13872 3 2 0 2407 307208 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3426-puducherry-1977/ Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Election Commission of India 30 July 2022 Elected members Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Muthialpet G. Palani Raja All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 4,170 42.69 M. Velayudham Janata Party 2,713 27.771,45714.92 2 Cassicade Ansari Duraisamy Janata Party 3,551 47.01 N. Arumughom All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,661 35.2389011.78 3 Raj Bhavan D. Ramajayam Janata Party 1,411 35.31 Dana Kanthraj Indian National Congress 1,397 34.96140.35 4 Bussy S. Susairaj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 1,289 31.87 C. M. Achraff Indian National Congress 1,162 28.731273.14 5 Oupalam C. N. Pathasarathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,551 36.69 D. Munisamy Janata Party 2,304 33.142473.55 6 Orleampeth N. Manimaram Marimuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,779 44.54 S. Ramalingam Janata Party 1,800 21.221,97923.32 7 Nellithope R. Kannan Janata Party 2,757 38.20 P. Vengatesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,137 29.616208.59 8 Modeliarpeth V. Sababady Kothandraman Indian National Congress 3,947 41.68 A. Radharishanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,243 23.691,70417.99 9 Ariankuppam P. Subbarayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,345 34.86 G. Dharmalingam Indian National Congress 2,583 26.927627.94 10 Embalom (SC) K. Sivaloganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,442 36.55 G. Murugesan Indian National Congress 2,200 32.922423.63 11 Nettapakkam S. Srvaprakasam Indian National Congress 3,122 41.73 R. Subbaraya Goundar Janata Party 2,915 38.972072.76 12 Kuruvinatham N. Vengadasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,359 39.87 K. R. Subramani Padayachi Janata Party 2,939 34.894204.98 13 Bahour (SC) P. Uthiravelu Janata Party 3,399 45.56 A. Thulukkanam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,346 31.441,05314.12 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) M. Maniyam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,226 44.42 G. Pichaikaran Janata Party 1,413 19.451,81324.97 15 Mannadipeth D. Ramachandran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,824 44.53 N. Rajaram Reddiar Janata Party 2,096 24.411,72820.12 16 Ossudu (SC) M. Thangavelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,902 41.96 V. Nagarathinam Indian National Congress 1,640 23.711,26218.25 17 Villenour S. Pazhaninathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,891 35.00 P. Varadarassu Janata Party 2,728 33.031631.97 18 Ozhukarai G. Perumal Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,477 31.68 G. Venugopal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,216 28.342613.34 19 Thattanchavady V. Pethaperumal Janata Party 4,669 54.46 V. Narayanasamy Communist Party of India 2,005 23.392,66431.07 20 Reddiarpalayam V. Subbiah Communist Party of India 2,775 35.35 R. Venkatachala Koundar Janata Party 2,688 34.24871.11 21 Lawspet N. Varadhan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 4,477 47.73 M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar Indian National Congress 2,530 26.971,94720.76 22 Cotchery T. Subbiah All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,041 37.84 G. Panjavarnam Independent politician IND 1,674 20.831,36717.01 23 Karaikal North K. Kandhi Independent politician IND 3,995 42.84 S. Ameerudeen Janata Party 2,040 21.871,95520.97 24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 3,424 47.36 S. Savarirajan Janata Party 2,698 37.3272610.04 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. Varadhapillai Janata Party 3,314 36.71 V. M. C. Srivakumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,134 34.711802.00 26 Tirunallar N. V. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,654 34.06 A. Soundarangan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,376 30.492783.57 27 Neduncadu (SC) P. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK 2,789 39.15 R. Kuppusamy Indian National Congress 2,688 37.731011.42 28 Mahe K. V. Raghavan Independent politician IND 2,847 48.58 P. K. Raman Indian National Congress 2,835 48.38120.20 29 Palloor T. K. Chandrasekran Independent politician IND 2,853 54.21 V. N. Purushothaman Indian National Congress 2,297 43.6455610.57 30 Yanam Kamisetty Naidu Janata Party 2,047 48.07 Abdul Khader Jeelani Md. Indian National Congress 1,981 46.52661.55 See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1977 elections in India References External links Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ eci.gov.in Election Commission of India 19 May 2022 p Category:State Assembly elections in Puducherry Category:1970s in Pondicherry