Lok Sabha · TN-26

Karur

1977

GOPAL K.

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

Margin1,45,52028.7%

Winner votes3,15,25962.3%

ReservationGEN

INCNCOINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	GOPAL K. INC	3,15,259	62.3%
2	MEENAKSHISUNDARAM M. NCO	1,69,739	33.5%
3	SANDHANAM M. IND	19,618	3.9%
4	RAMASAMY REDDIAR O.P. IND	1,780	0.3%

Turnout69.1%Votes cast5,06,396Electors7,32,872

1980

DORAI SEBASTIAN S.A.

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

Margin74,13414.6%

Winner votes2,81,14955.5%

ReservationGEN

INC(I)ADKJNP(S)INDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DORAI SEBASTIAN S.A. INC(I)	2,81,149	55.5%
2	KANAGARAJ K. ADK	2,07,015	40.9%
3	ELAMARAN P.M. JNP(S)	11,215	2.2%
4	APPARAVO M. IND	5,250	1.0%
5	MARIMUTHU V. IND	2,159	0.4%

Turnout66.4%Votes cast5,06,788Electors7,62,973

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates4 → 5

Margin range74,134 – 1,45,520