The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election defeating its rival
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R), the AIADMK founder and a leading
Tamil film actor, was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between the AIADMK, DMK, the
Indian National Congress (INC) and the
Janata Party. Earlier on 17 October 1972, M.G.R had founded the AIADMK following his expulsion from the DMK after differences arose between him and DMK leader
M. Karunanidhi. On 31 January 1976, Karunanidhi's government was dismissed by the central government of Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi citing corruption charges against Karunanidhi and
President's rule was imposed on the state. Karunanidhi had been at odds with Indira Gandhi over his opposition to
Emergency and allied with
Janata Party founded by
Jayaprakash Narayan. Meanwhile, M.G.R had developed a close relationship with
Indira Gandhi and supported the Emergency. M.G.R remained as Chief Minister until his death in 1987, winning the next two elections held in
1980 and
1984.
Summary of the 1977 June Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India[11]
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the
Indian state of
West Bengal on 14 June 1977.[14] The polls took place after the ousting of
Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre. The
Left Front won a landslide victory, much to the surprise of the left parties themselves. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader
Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet.