Lok Sabha · TN-37

Tenkasi

1977

ARUNACHALAM M.

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

Margin1,86,87642.4%

Winner votes3,05,06969.2%

ReservationSC

INCNCOINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	ARUNACHALAM M. INC	3,05,069	69.2%
2	RAJAGOPALAN S. NCO	1,18,193	26.8%
3	MARUTHAN K. IND	13,124	3.0%
4	SHENTHIVELU K. IND	4,269	1.0%

Turnout65.4%Votes cast4,40,655Electors6,73,825

1980

ARUNACHALAM M.

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

Margin1,08,31624.8%

Winner votes2,72,26062.4%

ReservationSC

INC(I)JNP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	ARUNACHALAM M. INC(I)	2,72,260	62.4%
2	RAJAGOPALAN S. JNP	1,63,944	37.6%

Turnout64.2%Votes cast4,36,204Electors6,79,386

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates4 → 2

Margin range1,08,316 – 1,86,876