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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1971

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
2.31Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.66Cr
71.8% of electors
Median turnout
71.6%
Median of 39 seats
DMK lead
+3
Above majority · 23 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 23, INC 9, CPI 4, IND 1, INCO 1, FB 1. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 23, INC 9, CPI 4, IND 1, INCO 1, FB 1. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39DMK 23 · +3 above majority
DMK 2359.0% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
INC 923.1% Indian National Congress
CPI 410.3% Communist Party of India
IND 12.6% Independents
INCO 12.6% Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
FB 12.6% Forward Bloc

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
DMK 35.3%23 seats · 59.0%
NCO 30.4%Seats unmatched
INC 12.5%9 seats · 23.1%
SWA 9.3%0 seats
CPI 5.4%4 seats · 10.3%
Others 7.1%Seat count not derivable

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat
  • INCO1 seat
  • FB1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. DMK converted 35.3% of votes into 59.0% of seats, a seat premium of 23.7 pp.

    23 ÷ 39 = 59.0% · 59.0 − 35.3 = +23.7

  2. SWA polled 9.3% of votes, the 4th-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 39 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 9.3 = −9.3

  3. Tiruchendur was decided by 26 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Pollachi had the widest margin, 1,26,206.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; DMK won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 39 · DMK 1

  5. In SC-reserved seats DMK won 6 of 7 (85.7%), against 59.0% of all seats.

    6 ÷ 7 = 85.7% · 23 ÷ 39 = 59.0%

  6. Turnout ran from 59.2% in Mettur to 81.4% in Thanjavur; the median seat polled 71.6%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510071.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 12.6% of seats
60–70 1128.2% of seats
70–80 2461.5% of seats
≥ 80% 37.7% of seats
  • LowestMettur59.2%
  • HighestThanjavur81.4%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1971, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
333 Madras North K. Manoharan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,57,154 51,594 11.3 66.1
334 Madras South Murasoli Naran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,99,274 20,341 4.1 67.3
335 SriperumbudurSC T. S. Latchumanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,14,879 1,00,046 19.4 70.5
336 Chingleput C. Chittibabu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,33,934 1,18,756 27.4 74.7
337 Tiruttani O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar Indian National Congress 4,20,590 84,105 20.0 74.4
338 VelloreSC R. P. Ulaganambi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,00,538 85,321 21.3 71.6
339 Tiruppattur C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,75,354 55,063 14.7 72.7
340 Wandiwash G. Viswanathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,11,640 87,955 21.4 76.3
341 Tindivanam M .R. Lakshminarayanan Indian National Congress 4,12,411 61,475 14.9 71.8
342 Cuddalore S. Radhakrishnan Indian National Congress 4,42,672 36,487 8.2 74.9
343 ChidambaramSC V. Mayavan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,10,311 22,398 5.5 74.0
344 Kallakurichi M. Devekan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,04,015 21,976 5.4 72.4
345 Krishnagiri T. Thirthagiri Gounder Indian National Congress 3,56,423 34,920 9.8 64.9
346 Salem E. R. Krishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,22,782 54,796 13.0 70.9
347 Mettur G. Bhuvarahan Indian National Congress 3,51,437 66,140 18.8 59.2
348 Tiruchengode M. Muthusami Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,37,815 60,047 13.7 68.7
349 Nilgiris J. Matha Gowder Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,85,628 61,094 15.8 69.6
350 Coimbatore K. Balathandayutham Communist Party of India 4,26,188 77,053 18.1 67.5
351 PollachiWIDEST Narayanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,31,388 1,26,206 29.3 71.4
352 DharapuramSC C. T. Dhandapani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,16,568 1,16,186 27.9 68.7
353 Gobichettipalayam P. A. Saminathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,89,907 60,492 15.5 68.9
354 Periakulam S. M. Mohammed Sheriff Independent 4,18,710 41,925 10.0 71.0
355 Dindigul M. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,39,408 97,635 22.2 71.0
356 Madurai R. V. Swaminathan Indian National Congress 4,68,822 72,359 15.4 71.3
357 Karur Gopal Indian National Congress 4,22,396 73,293 17.4 71.2
358 Tiruchirappalli M. Kalyanasundaram Communist Party of India 4,57,136 20,550 4.5 73.6
359 PerambalurSC A. Durairasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,68,629 61,569 13.1 79.3
360 Pudukkottai K. Veeriah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,67,404 48,395 10.4 77.3
361 Kumbakonam Era Sezhiyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,57,883 38,753 8.5 80.0
362 MayuramSC K. Subravelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,99,879 66,373 16.6 79.4
363 Nagapattinam M. Kathamuthu Communist Party of India 4,16,846 87,727 21.0 80.6
364 Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,85,480 1,00,008 20.6 81.4
365 Sivaganga Tha Kiruttinan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,56,191 1,00,088 21.9 74.2
366 Ramanathapuram P. K. Mookkiah Thevar Forward Bloc 3,71,556 69,155 18.6 65.2
367 Sivakasi V. Jeyalakshmi Indian National Congress 4,15,649 85,662 20.6 72.5
368 Tirunelveli S. A, Muruganantham Communist Party of India 4,00,324 59,937 15.0 68.5
369 TenkasiSC A. M. Cnellachami Indian National Congress 4,16,501 68,910 16.5 72.9
370 TiruchendurCLOSEST M. S. Sivasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,25,649 26 0.0 72.2
371 Nagercoil K. Kamaraj Nadar Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 3,76,278 1,00,553 26.7 68.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,26,206 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1971 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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