Lok Sabha · TN-15

Rasipuram

1977

DEVARAJAN B.

INCAIADMK-led alliance (AIADMK + INC(R) + CPI + IUML), Tamil Nadu 1977 Lok Sabha

Margin1,33,43830.2%

Winner votes2,75,21262.3%

ReservationSC

INCNCOIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DEVARAJAN B. INC	2,75,212	62.3%
2	JOTHIVENKATACHALLUM NCO	1,41,774	32.1%
3	VAJRAVEL M. IND	24,793	5.6%

Turnout61.7%Votes cast4,41,779Electors7,16,448

1980

DEVARAJAN B.

INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha

Margin59,87213.8%

Winner votes2,36,11254.6%

ReservationSC

INC(I)ADKINDINC(U)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DEVARAJAN B. INC(I)	2,36,112	54.6%
2	ANBALAGAN S. ADK	1,76,240	40.7%
3	KAMARAJ M. IND	6,106	1.4%
4	KANDASWAMY K. INC(U)	5,018	1.2%
5	KANDASWAMY S. IND	4,903	1.1%
6	RANGASAMY P. IND	2,589	0.6%
7	NATESAN K. IND	1,620	0.4%

Turnout58.9%Votes cast4,32,588Electors7,34,978

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates3 → 7

Margin range59,872 – 1,33,438