1971 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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39 (of 518) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 23,064,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 16,565,949 (71.82%)  4.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seat Allotment
Progressive Front
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. Karunanidhi | 24 | |
| 2. | Indian National Congress (R) |
Indira Gandhi | 9 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India |  |
Shripad Amrit Dange | 4 | |
| 4. | All India Forward Bloc |  |
P. K. Mookiah Thevar | 1 | |
| 5. | Indian Union Muslim League |  |
Muhammed Ismail |
1 | |
Democratic Front
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress (Organization) |
K. Kamaraj | 29 | ||
| 2. | Swatantra Party |  |
C. Rajagopalachari | 9 | |
| 3. | Samyukta Socialist Party |  |
George Fernandes | 1 | |
Voting and results
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,622,758 | 35.25% | 0.53%
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23 | 2
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| Indian National Congress (Requistionist) | 1,995,567 | 12.51% | 29.18%
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9 |  6
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| Communist Party of India | 866,399 | 5.43% | 3.74%
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4 | 4
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| All India Forward Bloc | 208,431 | 1.31% | 1 | |||||
| Independents | 175,940 | 1.10% | 0.07%
|
1 | 
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| Total | 8,869,095 | 55.60% | 24.73%
|
38 | 9
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| Democratic Front | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 4,853,534 | 30.43% | new party | 1 | new party | ||
| Swatantra Party | 1,479,693 | 9.28% | 0.12%
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0 | 6
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| Samyukta Socialist Party | 141,605 | 0.89% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
| Total | 6,474,832 | 40.60% | 31.44%
|
1 | 5
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 260,833 | 1.64% | 5.21%
|
0 | 4
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| Independents | 344,452 | 2.16% | 1.00%
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0 |
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| Total | 15,949,212 | 100.00% |
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39 |
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| Valid Votes | 15,949,212 | 96.28% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 616,437 | 3.72% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 16,565,649 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reigstered Voters/Turnout | 23,064,983 | 71.82% | 4.74%
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List of Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madras North
|
Krishnan Manoharan
|
DMK | 51,594 | S. G. Vinayaga Moorthy | NCO |
Madras South
|
Murasoli Maran | DMK | 20,341 | Narasimhan | SWA |
Sriperumbudur (SC)
|
T. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 100,046 | P. Kakkan | NCO |
Chengalpattu
|
C. Chitti Babu
|
DMK | 118,756 | P. M. Muthukumarappa | NCO |
| Tiruttani | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar
|
INC | 84,105 | P. Ramachandran | NCO |
Vellore (SC)
|
R. P. Ulaganambi | DMK | 85,321 | T. Manavalan | NCO |
Tiruppattur
|
C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder | DMK | 55,063 | N. Parthasarathy | SWA |
Vandavasi
|
G. Viswanathan | DMK | 87,955 | A. Krishnaswamy | NCO |
Tindivanam
|
M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan | INC | 61,475 | M. P. Radhakrishnan | SWA |
Cuddalore
|
S. Radhakrishnan
|
INC | 36,487 | R. Muthukumaran | NCO |
Chidambaram (SC)
|
V. Mayavan | DMK | 22,398 | L. Elaya Perumal | NCO |
Kallakurichi
|
M. Deiveekan | DMK | 21,976 | K. Veerasamy | NCO |
Krishnagiri
|
T. Thirthagiri Gounder | INC | 34,920 | T. M. Thirupathy | SWA |
Salem
|
E. R. Krishnan | DMK | 54,796 | M. P. Subramanyam | NCO |
| Mettur | G. Bhuvarahan
|
INC | 66,140 | K. Ramamurthy
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NCO |
Tiruchengode
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M. Muthusami | DMK | 60,047 | T. M. Kaliannan
|
NCO |
Nilgiris
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J. Matha Gowder | DMK | 61,094 | Akkamma Devi | NCO |
Coimbatore
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K. Baladhandayutham | CPI | 77,053 | Ramaswamy
|
NCO |
Pollachi
|
Narayanan | DMK | 126,206 | K. R. Nallasivam | SSP |
| Dharapuram (SC) | C. T. Dhandapani | DMK | 116,186 | K. Paramalai | NCO |
Gobichettipalayam
|
P. A. Saminathan | DMK | 60,492 | E. V. K. Sampath | NCO |
Periyakulam
|
S. M. Muhammed Sheriff | IND/IUML | 41,925 | H. Ajmal Khan | SWA |
Dindigul
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M. Rajangam | DMK | 97,635 | M. Cheemachamy | SWA |
Madurai
|
R. V. Swaminathan | INC | 72,359 | S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar | NCO |
Karur
|
K. Gopal | INC | 73,293 | V. Ramanathan | NCO |
Tiruchirappalli
|
M. Kalyanasundaram | CPI | 20,550 | S. P. Thangavelu | NCO |
Perambalur (SC)
|
A. Durairaju
|
DMK | 61,569 | M. Ayyakannu
|
NCO |
Pudukkottai
|
K. Veeriah | DMK | 48,395 | R. Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman | NCO |
Kumbakonam
|
Era Sezhiyan | DMK | 38,753 | C. R. Ramasamy | NCO |
Mayuram
|
K. Subravelu | DMK | 66,373 | K. Rajangam | NCO |
Nagapattinam
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M. Kathamuthu | CPI | 87,727 | V. Sabasivam | NCO |
Thanjavur
|
S. D. Somasundaram | DMK | 100,008 | R. Krishnasamy Gopalar | NCO |
Sivaganga
|
Tha. Kiruttinan | DMK | 100,008 | Kannappa Valliappan | NCO |
Ramanathapuram
|
P. K. Mookiah Thevar | FBL | 69,155 | S. Balakrishnan | NCO |
Sivakasi
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V. Jeyalakshmi | INC | 85,662 | R. Gopalakrishnan | SWA |
Tirunelveli
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S. A. Muruganantham | CPI | 59,937 | S. Palaniswaminathan | SWA |
Tenkasi (SC)
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A. M. Chellachami | INC | 68,910 | R. S. Arumugam | NCO |
Tiruchendur
|
M. S. Sivasamy | DMK | 26 | M. Mathias | SWA |
Nagercoil
|
K. Kamaraj | NCO | 100,553 | M. C. Balan | DMK |
See also
Bibliography
- Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha
- DMK on the Defensive Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 6, No. 3/5, Annual Number (Jan., 1971), pp. 189–190 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly
Footnotes
- ISBN 9781452903873.