1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thirunavukarasu | Tamil United Liberation Front | Sun | 23,384 | 70.18% | |
| A. Thiagarajah | Independent | Umbrella | 5,176 | 15.53% | |
| V. Rattai | Eye | 3,187 | 9.56% | ||
| V. Rajasundaram | Pair of Scales | 837 | 2.51% | ||
| N. Ratnasingam | Elephant | 480 | 1.44% | ||
| V. Tharumalingam | Independent | Flower | 150 | 0.45% | |
| M. Ambalavanar | Ship | 107 | 0.32% | ||
| Valid Votes | 33,321 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 135 | ||||
| Total Polled | 33,456 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 40,684 | ||||
| Turnout | 82.23% | ||||
T. Thirunavukarasu died on 1 August 1982. His replacement Neelan Tiruchelvam was sworn in on 8 March 1983.
Neelan Tiruchelvam and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Tiruchelvam forfeited his seat in Parliament on 22 October 1983.
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