1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
6 October 1977
30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered307,208
Turnout76.21%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader S. Ramassamy
Party AIADMK JP
Seats before 12 New
Seats won 14 7
Seat change Increase2 New
Popular vote 30.16% 25.77%
CM before election

President's Rule

 Elected CM

S. Ramassamy
AIADMK

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam69,87330.1614+2
Janata Party59,70525.777New
Indian National Congress39,34316.982–5
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,44113.143+1
Communist Party of India18,4687.971–1
Independents13,8725.993+2
Total231,702100.00300
Valid votes231,70298.97
Invalid/blank votes2,4071.03
Total votes234,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout307,20876.21
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)		 Member Party
MuthialpetNoneG. Palani Raja All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CassicadeNoneAnsari Duraisamy Janata Party
Raj BhavanNoneRamajayam D. Janata Party
BussyNoneSusairaj S. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OupalamNoneC. N. Pathasarathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OrleampethNoneN. Manimaram Marimuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
NellithopeNoneR. Kannan Janata Party
ModeliarpethNoneV. Sababady Kothandraman Indian National Congress
AriankuppamNoneP. Subbarayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
EmbalomSCSivaloganathan K. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
NettapakkamNoneSrvaprakasam S. Indian National Congress
KuruvinathamNoneN. Vengadasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
BahourSCP. Uthiravelu Janata Party
ThirubuvanaiSCManiyam M. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MannadipethNoneRamachandran D. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OssuduSCThangavelu M. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
VillenourNonePazhaninathan S. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OzhukaraiNoneG. Perumal Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ThattanchavadyNoneV. Pethaperumal Janata Party
ReddiarpalayamNoneV. Subbiah Communist Party of India
LawspetNoneN. Varadhan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CotcheryNoneT. Subbiah All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
KaraikalNoneK. Kandhi Independent
Karaikal SouthNoneS. Ramassamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Neravy-grand AldeeNoneV.m.c. Varadhapillai Janata Party
TirunallarNoneN.v. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
NeduncaduSCP. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MaheNoneRaghavan K.v. Independent
PalloorNoneChandrasekran T.k. Independent
YanamNoneKamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Janata Party

See also

References
  1. "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 4th election: 1977 ... Ramaswamy returned as chief minister for a period of 13 months.
  2. "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away". Times of India. PTI. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 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.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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