1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election

Election on 5–21 February 1967 October 2014 Lok Sabha election 1967 Indian general election in Madras May 2020 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary no 76.57% ( 5.92%) 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election 1962 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election 1971 (TN) 5–21 February 1967 All 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly CN Annadurai.jpg 100 100 120 0 02 C. N. Annadurai Did Not ContestHe was contested and won for MP for South Chennai, later resigned it to become MLCShankarlal C. Bhatt Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Tamil Nadu https://books.google.com/books?id=wyCoMKZmRBoC&pg=PA525 2006 Gyan Publishing House 978-81-7835-381-4 525 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 137 87The Madras Legislative Assembly, 1962-67, A Review http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/3rd_1962/Review%203_62-67.pdf assembly.tn.gov.in https://web.archive.org/web/20210606082028/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/3rd_1962/Review%203_62-67.pdf 6 June 2021 24 August 1967 dead 6,230,552 40.69% 13.59% M Bhaktavatsalam 2008 stamp of India.jpg 100 100 120 0 02 M. Bhaktavatsalam Indian National Congress Sriperumbudur(lost) 51 84 6,293,378 41.10% 5.04% 51 84 62,93,378 41.10% 179 121 80,51,433 52.59% Alliance seats Alliance seat change Alliance popular vote Alliance percentage Chief Minister M. Bakthavatsalam Indian National Congress C. N. Annadurai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 118 The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress. Background The Congress party began to show weakness in the years after the 1962 election. In the summer of 1962, DMK conducted demonstrations against rising prices. These demonstrations turned violent throughout the state leading to the arrest of 6500 DMK volunteers, 14 members of the assembly and four members of the Lok Sabha, including Annadurai. K. Kamaraj voluntarily resigned the Chief Ministership in 1963, despite being popular, to assume the presidency of the All India Congress Committee and was replaced by M. Bakthavatsalam. Kamaraj had hoped to serve as role model to other senior Congress leaders to pave way for youngsters and strengthen the party's popularity. Robert L. Hardgrave Jr. (Temple Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Government and Asian Studies from the University of Texas) wrote in an article published in the journal Pacific Affairs, that M. Bhaktavatsalam did not have the personal charisma or political acumen of Kamaraj. Persistent rumours of corruption tarnished the image of the Government. In October 1964, the food crisis brought the popularity of the Congress Government to an all-time low. Robert L. Jr. Hardgrave The DMK and the Politics of Tamil Nationalism Pacific Affairs 37 4 410 Pacific Affairs, University of British Columbia Winter 1964–1965 10.2307/2755132 2755132 Issues Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu The major issues at play in the election were the official language issue, the rise in essential commodity prices and the shortage of rice. The central Government led by the Indian National Congress had implemented an act replacing English with Hindi as an official language of India while retaining a possible "associate" status to English. The switchover came into effect on 26 January 1965. In protest to the vague wording of the act, fearing a possible elimination of English and imposition of Hindi, DMK had launched an agitation opposing the switchover and that agitation turned violent. The 1967 election was held in the aftermath of this violence. The acute rice shortage prevailing in the state became an election issue with the DMK promising to supply three padis (approx. 4.5 kg) of rice for 1 Rupee in its election manifesto. The competitive politics of rice 9 April 2009 http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/09/stories/2009040956141300.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090412142610/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/09/stories/2009040956141300.htm dead 12 April 2009 The Hindu 16 November 2009 The politics of rice The Hindu Business Line 12 May 2006 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/05/12/stories/2006051204201900.htm 16 November 2009 17 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517043754/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/05/12/stories/2006051204201900.htm live The DMK capitalised on the rice shortage as well as widespread discontent with the Bhaktavatsalam administration. Slogans like Kamarajar Annachi kadalaiparuppu vilai ennachu (Elder Brother (Annachi is a title historically been used to refer to a person of Kamaraj's caste) Kamaraj, what happened to the price of chana dal?), Bhaktavatsalam annachi, arisi vilai ennachu (lit. Brother Bhatavatsalam, what happened to the price of rice?) were used effectively by the DMK to stir public anger against the Congress. This election was noted for popular actor, DMK candidate and future Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) being shot in the throat by actor M.R. Radha mere weeks before the polls. He survived the shooting, but the incident created a huge popularity wave for MGR. This eventually helped to increase the popularity of not only MGR, but also the DMK in the election, and is attributed as one of the reasons for the victory of the DMK.Velayutham, Selvaraj Tamil cinema: the cultural politics of India's other film industry Routledge New York 2001 116 0-415-39680-8 https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC 24 September 2016 31 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731095725/https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC live According to journalist Tharasu Shyam, a college student at the time recalled that during the 1967 Assembly elections, the then-ruling Congress party distributed ₹10 to voters as part of its electoral practices.17 December 2017 The six-decade-old problem of cash-for-vote https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/Dec/17/the-six-decade-old-problem-of-cash-for-vote-1729412.html 17 December 2017 newindianexpress en-IN Coalitions There were two major political coalitions running in the elections. The Indian National Congress contested alone, while the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) under Periyar E. V. Ramasamy supported and campaigned for the incumbent Congress against his protege Annadurai. Periyar Movement periyar.org http://www.periyar.org/html/dk_movement_eng.asp 16 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20070130222128/http://www.periyar.org/html/dk_movement_eng.asp 30 January 2007 deadhttp://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durai.html E.V. Ramaswami Naicker and C.N. Annadurai - Cho Ramaswamy, India Today 16 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081024183112/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durai.html 24 October 2008 deadhttp://www.kalachuvadu.com/issue-109/page107.asp Ariyapadavendiya Anna, Kalachuvadu Magazine (in Tamil) 17 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100104133146/http://kalachuvadu.com/issue-109/page107.asp 4 January 2010 dead The DMK-led front comprised the Swatantra Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party, Republican Party of India and the Indian Union Muslim League. The Tamil Arasu Kazhagam and the We Tamils party campaigned using the DMK election symbol. Kanchan Chandra Kanchan Chandra Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India Cambridge University Press 276 https://books.google.com/books?id=s9cYoZaNxMcC&pg=PA276 978-0-521-89141-7 2007-02-15 24 September 2016 2 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502035137/https://books.google.com/books?id=s9cYoZaNxMcC&pg=PA276 live This opposition coalition was forged by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) with the sole purpose of defeating the Kamaraj led Congress. Rajaji's personal hostility to Kamaraj and his opposition to the Congress party were the main reasons behind Swatantra's alliance with DMK.Leadership in South Asia B. N. Pandey 1977 434 The Communist Party of India campaigned alone without joining either of the two coalitions.How the Communists Fared Economic and Political Weekly 18 March 1989 4394522 Menon Mukundan C. 24 11 549–550D Jayakanthan Jayakanthan 2006 A Literary Man's Political Experiences Vikas Publishing House New Delhi 978-1-4067-3569-7 195 https://books.google.com/books?id=Lnl_um7uFcsC 24 September 2016 7 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707002917/http://books.google.com/books?id=Lnl_um7uFcsC live The electoral alliance between DMK, Swatantra Party and Muslim League had emerged in the years before the 1964 civic elections throughout Madras state. During the 1964 election campaign Rajagopalachari had said, "The DMK and Muslim League are my children and I am duty bound to nurse them to strength and stature." Campaigning Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics Both Congress and DMK used films and actors for campaigning. Gemini Studios produced a political film for the Congress – Vazhga Nam Thayagam starring Shivaji Ganesan and Nagesh. Sivaji and Padmini worked for the Congress party. Despite its efforts, Congress could not counter the DMK's propaganda, which had a long history of using films for political campaigns since its founding.Tamil cinema: the cultural politics of India's other film industry Selvaraj Velayudham 2008 73 Routledge https://books.google.com/books?id=65Aqrna4o5oC&q=campaign+dmk+1967&pg=PT89 9780415396806 7 November 2020 2 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502035138/https://books.google.com/books?id=65Aqrna4o5oC&q=campaign+dmk+1967&pg=PT89 live DMK's long-term association with the Tamil Film industry was put to good use in the campaign. MGR's films were used to attack Congress policies and to popularise DMK's positions. Similar to the tactics employed in the elections of 1957 and 1962, film songs and dialogues from Kaanji Thalaivan (1963), "Deivathai (1964), "Padakotti (1964)", Aayirathil Oruvan", Enga Veettu Pillai (1965), Anbe Vaa (1966), Naan Aanaiyittal (1966), "Mugarasi (1966)", "Petralthan Pillaya (1966)",Vivasayee (1967) and Arasakattalai (1967) were used for political messaging. Lesser known film stars like Ravichandran and Jaishankar used their films for praising DMK and Annadurai. The DMK put up posters of MGR recuperating in a hospital bed with a neck cast (from his gunshot wounds) all over Tamil Nadu to garner public sympathy and support.http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70703221&format=print The politics of Bioscope - Part 11, Thinnai.com (in Tamil) 18 November 2009 17 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050958/http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70703221&format=print live http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70706072&format=print The politics of Bioscope - Part 20, Thinnai.com (in Tamil) 18 November 2009 17 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717051006/http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70706072&format=print live Election The election was held for a total of 234 constituencies, including 43 Scheduled Caste and 2 Scheduled Tribe reserved constituencies. 778 candidates, including 11 women were in the fray, of whom 231 men and 3 women were elected to the assembly. The election saw a turnout of 76.57 percent of all eligible voters, with 79.19% men and 73.99% women casting their votes. The polling for the assembly election took place along with the polling for the 1967 parliamentary elections. It took place in three phases between 5 and 21 February (5, 18 and 21 February).http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/assemblies-overview.htm DETAILS OF TERMS OF SUCCESSIVE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 11 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090303204611/http://assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/assemblies-overview.htm 3 March 2009 Madras State administration report Madras 1968 https://books.google.com/books?id=1nAdAAAAIAAJ&q=Poll+15th+to+21st+February+1967.+During+this+General+Election 24 September 2016 2 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210502035139/https://books.google.com/books?id=1nAdAAAAIAAJ&q=Poll+15th+to+21st+February+1967.+During+this+General+Election live Seat Allotment DMK Front colspan="8" Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK Front Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam50px C. N. Annadurai 168 174 Naam Tamilar KatchiS. P. Adithanar4 Tamil Arasu Kazhagam orangeM. P. Sivagnanam2Swatantra Party50x50px C. Rajagopalachari27 Communist Party of India (Marxist) yes 50x50px M. R. Venkataraman22 Praja Socialist Party 50x50px 80px 4 Indian Union Muslim Leaguesymbol Scales Symbol was Independent Symbol throughout India, except Punjab in 1967 elections.50px Muhammed Ismail 3 Samyukta Socialist Party 50x50px George Fernandes 3 All India Forward Bloc 50px P. K. Mookiah Thevar 1Independent IndependentK. B. S. Mani A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar2 Total 234 Congress colspan="8" Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Party Flag Symbol Leader SeatsIndian National Congress yes75x75pxK. Kamaraj233Independent Independent1 Total 234 Results DMK and its coalition allies won 179 seats (76.5%). The Indian National Congress won 51 seats (21.8%).http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 20 March 2012 19 April 2009 Four candidates of the Naam Thamizhar Party led by S. P. Adithanar and two candidates of Tamil Arasu Kazhagam led by M. P. Sivagnanam contestedIn India the term "Contest" is used to denote participation in an election. The Representation of People Act of 1951, the legislation which governs elections in India uses the term and so does the Election Commission of India.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/faq/Contesting.asp FAQs - Contesting for Elections Election Commission of India 18 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005144743/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/faq/Contesting.asp 5 October 2010 under DMK's "Rising Sun" Symbol. The Indian Union Muslim League candidates contested as independents.Coalition governments in India: problems and prospects Karunakaran Kotta P. 1975 Indian Institute of Advanced Study 233 https://books.google.com/books?id=6RbXAAAAMAAJ https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3325-tamil-nadu-1967 Tamil Nadu 1967 File:India Madras Legislative Assembly 1967.svgAlliancesPartyPopular VoteVote %Seats contestedSeats wonChangeUnited Front N. S. Siddhartan Voting Pattern in the Fourth General Election. I: D M K Success in Madras Economic and Political Weekly 2 24 1083–88 17 June 1967 4358065 Seats: 179Seat Change: 121Popular Vote: 8,051,433 Popular Vote %: 52.59% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,230,552 40.69% 174 137 87Swatantra Party 811,232 5.30% 27 20 12Communist Party of India (Marxist) 623,114 4.07% 22 11 11Praja Socialist Party 136,188 0.89% 4 4 4Indian Union Muslim League 95,494 0.62% 3 3 3Samyukta Socialist Party 84,188 0.55% 3 2 2 DMK Backed Independents 70,665 0.46% 2 2 2Indian National CongressSeats: 51 Seat Change: 84Popular Vote: 6,293,378Popular Vote %: 41.10%Indian National Congress 6,293,378 41.10% 232 51 84OthersSeats: 4 Seat Change: 4Independent (politician) Independents 591,214 3.86% 246 1 4Communist Party of India 275,932 1.80% 32 2 Forward Bloc 44,714 0.29% 1 1 Republican Party of India 31,286 0.20% 13 0 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 22,745 0.15% 24 0 Total 11 Political Parties15,310,702100% —234 28 Results by district +DistrictSeatsDMK+INC+OTHChengalpattu151410Madras121200North Arcot221750South Arcot211560Dharmapuri9360Salem171610Coimbatore252230Nilgiris3210Tiruchirapalli221660Thanjavur231481Madurai221831Ramanathapuram171601Tirunelveli191351Kanyakumari7160Total234179514 By Region +Alliance-wise ResultsRegionTotal SeatsDMK-led AllianceIndian National CongressNorthern Madras7058 70 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam darkgray 112 70 Indian National Congress darkgray 1Western Madras5443 54 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam darkgray 111 54 Indian National Congress darkgray 1Southern Madras6548 65 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam darkgray 114 65 Indian National Congress darkgray 1Central Madras4530 45 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam darkgray 114 45 Indian National Congress darkgray 1 By constituency **Muslim League Candidates contesting as independents1967 India, a reference annual Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 437 https://books.google.com/books?id=RU7VAAAAMAAJ 24 September 2016 7 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707002642/http://books.google.com/books?id=RU7VAAAAMAAJ live *DMK backed IndependentsMarguerite Ross Barnett 1975 Electoral politics in the Indian states: party systems and cleavages Manohar Book Service 86 https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkeAAAAMAAJ 24 September 2016 18 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170218173256/https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkeAAAAMAAJ live Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyDistrictAssembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin #k Name Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%Madras1WashermanpetM. VedachalamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,57150.7M. Mayandi NadarIndian National Congress27,32940.087,2422HarbourH. BaigIndependent politician29,36051.69K. S. G. Haja ShareefIndian National Congress25,51044.913,8503Basin BridgeM. R. KannanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,10953.81K. RamdasIndian National Congress30,75741.269,3524Park TownH. V. HandeSwatantra Party29,14451.57T. N. AnandanayakiIndian National Congress26,46546.832,6795PeramburSathyavani MuthuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,36454.19D. SulochanaIndian National Congress33,67745.216,6876PurasawalkamV. S. GovindarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,27258.04DamodaranIndian National Congress29,04640.8512,2267EgmoreA. V. P. AsaithambiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,13354.2J. VencatachellumIndian National Congress29,18743.786,9468Thousand LightsK. A. MathiazhaganDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,51860.27M. SivarajIndian National Congress25,37038.6914,1489TriplicaneV. R. NedunchezhiyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,72159.41M. S. SammandappaIndian National Congress26,02739.9312,69410MylaporeArangannalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,49857.02V. R. RadhakrishnanIndian National Congress28,27042.989,22811Thiyagaraya NagarM. P. SivagnanamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,66257.36K. M. SubramaniamIndependent politician27,66942.149,99312SaidapetM. KarunanidhiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam53,40160.96S. G. VinayagamurthiIndian National Congress32,91937.5820,482Chengalpattu13GummidipoondiK. VezhavendanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,88752.57KamalambujammalIndian National Congress31,52746.194,36014PonneriP. NagalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,74656.61T. P. ElumalaiIndian National Congress27,75141.629,99515Thiruvottiyur A. P. ArasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam51,43761.23V. VenkateswaraluIndian National Congress32,56438.7718,87316St Thomas MountM. G. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam54,10666.67T. L. RaghupathyIndian National Congress26,43232.5727,67417ThiruporurM. AdhiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,04760.03N. M. ManivaramaIndian National Congress22,63134.7916,41618ChengalpattuC. G. ViswanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,42862.77T. NaickerIndian National Congress19,87928.7323,54919MaduranthakamKothandamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,38259.2G. ReddyIndian National Congress25,20038.8713,18220AcharapakkamP. S. EllappanSwatantra Party38,22362.11P. SaradambalIndian National Congress23,32237.8914,90121UthiramerurK. M. RajagopalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam47,68964.01O. S. ReddiarIndian National Congress26,81435.9920,87522KancheepuramN. KrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam45,26656.78V. C. S. NayagarIndian National Congress33,71642.311,55023KunnathurM. GopalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam47,77268.88P. AppavooIndian National Congress20,56329.6527,20924SriperumbudurD. RajarathinamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,65554.13M. BhaktavatsalamIndian National Congress32,72942.538,92625KadambathurC. V. M. AnnamalaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,49966.68C. C. NaiduIndian National Congress21,74133.3221,75826Thiruvallur S. M. DorairajDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,68766.06V. S. ArunachalamIndian National Congress19,03030.921,65727Tiruttani K. VinayakamIndian National Congress27,12340.34V. K. KuppuswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,33737.681,786North Arcot28ArakkonamS. J. Ramaswamy MudaliDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,47852.78B. NaiduIndian National Congress30,87042.357,60829SholingurAranganathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,22551.67A. M. Ponnuranga MudaliarIndian National Congress28,20141.377,02430RanipetA. G. SahibIndependent politician30,01145.14S. K. SheriffIndian National Congress28,95343.551,05831ArcotArcot N. VeeraswamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,51460.13A. G. R. NaickerIndian National Congress23,18437.1614,33032KatpadiG. NatarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,95253.06P. S. R. NaiduIndian National Congress25,03240.37,92033GudiyathamV. K. KothandaramanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)38,82561.21B. R. NaiduIndian National Congress21,90134.5316,92434PernambattuP. JayaramanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,86854.75T. ManavalanIndian National Congress19,95737.858,91135NatrampalliT. C. T. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,21552.18R. C. S. GounderIndian National Congress26,77647.822,43936Tirupattur (Vellore)C. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,58949.8ShunmugamIndian National Congress30,51246.622,07737VaniyambadiRajamannarIndian National Congress26,94650.77VadivelDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,30847.691,63838AmburM. PanneerselvamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam31,55456.35P. RajagopalIndian National Congress20,94737.4110,60739KaniyambadiL. BalaramanIndian National Congress29,51249.62T. ThiruvengadamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,10047.241,41240VelloreM. P. SarathyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,86358.96J. MudaliarIndian National Congress25,44937.6414,41441AraniA. C. NarasimhanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,03860.74T. B. J. ChettiarIndian National Congress17,32027.6620,71842CheyyarK. GovindanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,06854.86K. M. KanganIndian National Congress17,39525.7419,67343VandavasiMuthulingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,62661.25A. AdineelamIndian National Congress21,30033.7817,32644PernamallurV. D. A. MudalyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,41346.25P. RamachandranIndian National Congress20,22531.89,18845PolurS. KuppamalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,29256.92S. M. AnnamalaiIndian National Congress20,22434.5813,06846ChengamP. S. SanthanamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,82856.84A. ArumughamIndian National Congress18,77335.7711,05547ThandarambattuK. S. KandarIndian National Congress29,52450.31R. DharmalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,18548.031,33948KalasapakkamS. MurugaiyanIndian National Congress32,69751.37M. SundarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam20,55432.312,14349TiruvannamalaiD. VijayarajIndian National Congress38,15349.39P. U. ShanmugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,96845.263,185South Arcot50MelmalayanurR. R. MunusamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,11550.68K. G. GounderIndian National Congress17,29526.4715,82051GingeeV. MunusamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,51755.59G. RajaramIndian National Congress27,90539.2611,61252TindivanamK. RamamoorthyIndian National Congress34,10651.59A. ThangaveluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,00848.412,09853VanurBalakrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,02350.06VelayudhamIndian National Congress29,95349.947054KandamangalamM. RamanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,61755.83M. S. SaraswathiIndian National Congress28,18044.177,43755VillupuramM. ShanmugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,60553.73V. P. S. GounderIndian National Congress31,67445.265,93156NellikuppamC. GovindarajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)28,09047.24A. LakshminarayananIndian National Congress23,11738.884,97357CuddaloreEre. ElamvazhuthiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,09355.09P. R. Seenivasa PadayachiIndian National Congress27,84543.717,24858PanrutiS. RamachandaranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,74560.82S. V. Vadivelu PadayachiIndian National Congress28,17939.1815,56659KurinjipadiN. RajangamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,47854.5M. JayaramanIndian National Congress18,22638.997,25260BhuvanagiriA. GovindarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,79556.28D. RamachandranIndian National Congress28,23440.9610,56161KattumannarkoilS. SivasubramanianIndian National Congress30,52148.34C. GovindarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,38748.1313462ChidambaramR. Kanagasabai PillaiIndian National Congress34,91149.18P. PonchockalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,35646.991,55563VriddhachalamG. BoovaraghanIndian National Congress42,23054.77M. SelvarajDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,36343.278,86764MangaloreA. KrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,53856.67P. VedamanickamIndian National Congress21,66935.5612,86965UlundurpetM. Kandaswamy PadayachiIndian National Congress26,79647.23V. S. PadayachiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,23644.481,56066TirukkoyilurE. M. SubramaniamIndian National Congress34,25951.25A. S. KumarasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,58648.751,67367MugaiyurA. GovindasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,59856.42N. K GanapathyIndian National Congress25,55538.3512,04368RishivandiyamM. AnandanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,49149.6L. AnandanIndian National Congress26,1734931869SankarapuramS. P. PachaiyappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,29254.75D. MuthusamiIndian National Congress22,77444.075,51870KallakurichiD. K. NaiduDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,17556.38V. T. ElayapillaiIndian National Congress28,64241.2210,533Dharmapuri71HosurB. VenkataswamiSwatantra Party21,53052.69K. A. PillaiIndian National Congress19,32947.312,20172UddanapalleK. S. KothandramiahSwatantra Party29,39165.75D. C. VijendriahIndian National Congress15,31334.2514,07873KrishnagiriP. M. M. GounderIndian National Congress24,22047.31C. ManniappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam24,03546.9518574KaveripatnamP. NaiduIndian National Congress32,95352.74P. V. SeeramuluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,53247.263,42175UttangaraiT. T. GounderIndian National Congress31,79149.06K. R. KrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,75145.912,04076HarurN. TheerthagiriIndian National Congress27,56548.09N. ArumugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam27,01747.1454877DharmapuriM. S. GounterDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,25853.02D. N. VadivelIndian National Congress29,56743.236,69178PalacodeK. MurugesanIndian National Congress29,18650.05M. B. MunusamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,09644.753,09079PennagaramP. K. C. MuthusamyIndian National Congress27,91349.2N. ManickamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,57046.841,343Salem80MetturM. SurendranPraja Socialist Party30,63548.78K. K. GounderIndian National Congress24,59739.176,03881TaramangalamGovindanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,22257.8M. S. KrishnanIndian National Congress24,25942.28,96382OmalurC. PalaniDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,12156.17C. GovindanIndian National Congress17,87635.7110,24583Salem IK. JayaramanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam46,77657.92P. ThiagarajanIndian National Congress32,71040.5114,06684Salem I IE. R. KrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,78158A. R. GounderIndian National Congress27,28540.8111,49685YercaudV. ChinnasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,12456.25PonnuduraiIndian National Congress19,53743.755,58786PanamarathupattiKaripatti T. PonnumalaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,59753.7C. SepperumalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,87041.77,72787VeerapandiVeerapandy S. ArumugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,68166.11N. S. SundararajanIndian National Congress21,87633.8920,80588EdappadiA. ArumugamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,93554.7K. S. S. GounderIndian National Congress30,59345.36,34289SankariR. NallamuthuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,11261.7A. RajendranIndian National Congress17,17435.1912,93890TiruchengoduT. A. RajaveluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,47964.73T. P. NatesanIndian National Congress22,13133.7220,34891KapilamalaiC. V. VelappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,02652.25R. S. GounderIndian National Congress32,73341.698,29392NamakkalM. MuthuswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,51054.37V. R. K. GounderIndian National Congress31,65143.557,85993SendamangalamA. S. GounderIndian National Congress31,30850.62S. T. DoraiswamyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)30,53749.3877194RasipuramP. PeriasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,40252.53K. M. GounderIndian National Congress30,87342.237,52995AtturK. N. SivaperumalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,45657.22M. P. SubramanyamIndian National Congress30,25242.7810,20496TalavasalMoo. MarimuthuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,28955.39A. DoraisamyIndian National Congress24,44840.688,841Nilgiris97GudalurC. NanjamIndian National Congress20,67549.24BommanSwatantra Party20,04747.7462898UdhagamandalamK. BojanSwatantra Party37,52568.03T. K. GowderIndian National Congress17,63631.9719,88999CoonoorB. GowderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam31,85558.74M. K. N. GowderIndian National Congress22,38041.269,475Coimbatore100MettupalayamT. T. S. ThippiahIndian National Congress29,70945.42ThooyamaniDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,73640.872,973101AvanashiR. K. GounderSwatantra Party31,92754.36K. M. GounderIndian National Congress26,80845.645,119102ThondamuthurR. ManickavachakamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,26159.14V. E. NaiduIndian National Congress26,84237.5615,419103SinganallurP. VelusamyPraja Socialist Party38,37854.93V. K. L. GounderIndian National Congress25,11535.9513,263104PerurN. MarudachalamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)43,74061.49R. RayappanIndian National Congress26,54837.3217,192105Coimbatore (West)J, GovindarajuluDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,05963.85S. R. P. P. ChettiarIndian National Congress23,25136.1517,808106Coimbatore (East)M. BhupathyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)33,12250.81G. R. DamodaranIndian National Congress27,47742.155,645107KinathukadavuM. KannappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,64564.63S. GounderIndian National Congress20,69132.919,954108PollachiA. P. Shanmugasundara GoundarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,48058.65E. GounderIndian National Congress25,68840.211,792109ValparaiE. RamaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,94566.24N. NachimuthuIndian National Congress20,86833.7620,077110UdumalaipettaiS. J. Sadiq PashaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,79658.17K. RamasamiIndian National Congress25,77837.6814,018111DharapuramPalaniammalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,43365P. VelusamyIndian National Congress21,80033.3920,633112VellakoilK. N. S. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam46,00962.44D. P. GounderIndian National Congress26,57836.0719,431113KangayamA. S. GounderIndian National Congress24,80036.41VelusamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam24,65436.19146114PongalurP. N. P. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,37161.75P. S. RangaswamyIndian National Congress22,41436.0715,957115PalladamK. N. Kumarasamy GounderPraja Socialist Party31,97746.99R. SengaliappanIndian National Congress24,42135.897,556116TiruppurS. DuraisamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,51850.05K. N. P. GounderIndian National Congress21,37330.1214,145117ModakkurichiK. R. NallasivamSamyukta Socialist Party45,30361.23C. KulandiammalIndian National Congress25,44434.3919,859118PerunduraiS. BalasubramanianSamyukta Socialist Party33,16447.41N. N. S. NandradiarIndian National Congress30,03042.933,134119ErodeM. ChinnaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam45,47159.14P. ArjunanIndian National Congress25,80833.5719,663120BhavaniA. M. RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,35365.16P. K. MudaliarIndian National Congress21,99933.0721,354121AnthiyurE. M. NatarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,87755.99GurumurthiIndian National Congress27,40944.017,468122GobichettipalayamK. M. R. GounderSwatantra Party31,97452.61M. GounderIndian National Congress27,40345.094,571123SatyamangalamP. G. KaruthirumanIndian National Congress25,48449.22S. M. MarappanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)24,27846.891,206124BhavanisagarRamarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,98051.76M. VelusamyIndian National Congress22,18742.574,793Madurai125OddanchatramN. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,81755.55A. P. PalaniappanIndian National Congress30,95343.188,864126PalaniKrishnamoorthyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam47,67165.8BalakrishnanIndian National Congress24,78034.222,891127PeriyakulamM. MethaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,02354.85R. S. SubramaniamIndian National Congress29,64845.156,375128BodinayakkanurS. SrinivasanIndian National Congress34,67149.83P. V. DurairajCommunist Party of India (Marxist)33,90548.73766129CumbumRajangamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,44059.66N. S. K. S. PandiarajIndian National Congress28,02540.3413,415130TheniP. T. R. Palanivel RajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,11158.73M. MalaichamiIndian National Congress29,59741.2712,514131AndipattiS. ParamasivamSwatantra Party35,35154.86A. ThiruvenkidasamyIndian National Congress29,09145.146,260132SedapattiV. T. ThevarSwatantra Party41,16763.84T. A. NadarIndian National Congress21,55333.4219,614133TirumangalamN. S. V. ChitthanIndian National Congress20,31933.58M. P. RajanSwatantra Party17,06228.23,257134UsilampattiP.K. Mookiah ThevarAll India Forward Bloc44,71472.11A. M. N. ThevarIndian National Congress16,22526.1728,489135NilakottaiA. MuniyandiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,60157.71V. K. L. GounderIndian National Congress25,11535.9512,486136SholavandanP. S. ManiyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam45,22160.19R. S. ServaiIndian National Congress28,72838.2416,493137ThiruparankundramS. AgnirajuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam49,16963.94S. SonaimuthuIndian National Congress26,79234.8422,377138Madurai WestN. SankaraiahCommunist Party of India (Marxist)46,88259.42M. ChelliahIndian National Congress23,01229.1723,870139Madurai CentralC. GovindarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,56662.86V. SankaranIndian National Congress22,78736.216,779140Madurai EastK. P. JanakiammalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)32,17350.32A. G. SubburamanIndian National Congress23,92937.438,244141Melur (South)O. P. RamanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam50,91363.41P. KakkanIndian National Congress29,37636.5921,537142Melur (North)P. MalaichamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,89556.15M. Andi AmbalamIndian National Congress30,37643.858,519143VadamaduraiP. T. NaickerIndian National Congress30,50749.11V. S. LakshmananDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,65146.131,856144DindigulA. BalasubramanayamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)42,38158.93O. C. PillaiIndian National Congress29,53741.0712,844145AthoorV. S. S. Mani ChettiyarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,87950.7R. R. ReddiarIndian National Congress36,12448.361,755146VedasandurN. VaradarajCommunist Party of India (Marxist)30,06348.16S. N. RaoIndian National Congress29,37247.05691Tiruchirapalli147AravakurichiS. K. GounderSwatantra Party46,61467.46V. P. GounderIndian National Congress22,48232.5424,132148KarurT. M. NallaswamyIndian National Congress33,55244.95S. NallaswamyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)28,67738.424,875149ThottiyamVadivelDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,70153.94T. VeerappanIndian National Congress29,67040.3110,031150MusiriP. S. MuthuselvanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,61551.48K. V. K. ReddiarIndian National Congress27,75043.84,865151UppiliapuramT. P. AlagamuthuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam43,45356.29A. V. MudaliarIndian National Congress31,41640.6912,037152PerambalurJ. S. RajuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,65751.03M. AyyakannuIndian National Congress28,86443.764,793153VarahurR. NarayananDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,84649.64M. V. PerumalIndian National Congress20,53331.0312,313154AndimadamK. N. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,25348.25N. ManickamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,57046.845,683155JayankondamK. A. A. K. MoorthyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,75152.57S. RamasamiIndian National Congress28,79143.565,960156AriyalurR. KaruppiamIndian National Congress26,44037.37G. SepperumalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,01735.361,423157LalgudiD. NatarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,35250.63D. R. UdaiyarIndian National Congress34,71247.052,640158SrirangamS. RamalingamIndian National Congress34,47450.48P. PonchockalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,35646.991,118159Tiruchirappalli IM. S. ManiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,50452.07A. S. G. L. PiliaiIndian National Congress31,19947.083,305160Tiruchirappalli IiR. NagasundaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,04846.08M. K. M. A. SalamIndian National Congress18,84233.337,206161ThiruverumburV. SwaminathanIndian National Congress33,51350.15K. KamakshiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,88443.224,629162KulithalaiM. KandaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,12049.68P. E. S. ReddiarIndian National Congress32,30544.433,815163KrishnarayapuramP. SoundarapandiyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,44448.72T. V. SannasiIndian National Congress25,90344.372,541164KadavurKaruraigiri MuthiahIndian National Congress35,10254.94Anbil P. DharmalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,78845.066,314165ViralimalaiS. S. ThethuvandarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,28849.63P. P. GounderIndian National Congress26,35443.193,934166ThirumayamPonnambalamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam44,51162.79V. RamiahIndian National Congress24,29034.2620,221167AlangudiK. V. SubbiahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam32,98450.64T. A. S. ThangaveluIndian National Congress32,14849.36836168PudukkottaiR. V. ThondaimanIndian National Congress45,34262.07ThiagarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,25534.5720,087Thanjavur169ThiruvaiyaruG. M. SethurarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,69351.94K. B. PalaniIndian National Congress34,16547.083,528170ThanjavurA. Y. S. Parisutha NadarIndian National Congress33,22853.36S. NatarajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam28,71746.124,511171PapanasamR. S. MooppanarIndian National Congress41,32356.57A. M. SaliIndependent politician31,07742.5410,246172ValangimanN. SomasundaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,43653.1R. SubramaniamIndian National Congress30,41846.94,018173KumbakonamN. KasiramanIndian National Congress37,27650.63K. S. ManiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,08349.011,193174AduthuraiA. MarimuthuIndian National Congress36,53748.52M. G. ManiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam31,96542.454,572175SirkazhiK. B. S. ManiIndependent politician34,31658.23R. ThangaveluIndian National Congress21,50236.4812,814176SembanarkoilS. GanesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,45365.29S. RamalingamIndian National Congress21,50634.7118,947177MayiladuthuraiN. KittappaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,72151.21M.R.KrishnappaIndian National Congress30,37946.143,342178KuttalamG. B. MohanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)31,54853.99M. SivakadakshamIndian National Congress24,81242.476,736179KudavasalC. KrishnamoorthiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,88054.96M. D. T. PillaiIndian National Congress28,58545.046,295180NannilamP. JayarajIndian National Congress26,05346.36T. P. RamachandranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)19,57134.836,482181ThiruvarurP.S. DhanushokodyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)30,51048.04Vedaiyan. VIndian National Congress27,95644.022,554182NagapattinamK. R. GnanasambandanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)36,59656.4R. R. V. NaiduIndian National Congress26,46240.7810,134183VedaranyamP. V. ThevarIndian National Congress25,94238.71M. MeenakshisundaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,67838.32264184ThiruthuraipoondiN. DharumalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam23,72838.04K. C. ManaliCommunist Party of India22,22635.631,502185KotturA. K. SubbaihCommunist Party of India28,15642.47C. M. AmbikapathyIndian National Congress22,62734.135,529186MannargudiT. S. Swaminatha OdayarIndian National Congress32,48150.1S. NarayanaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam31,55848.67923187OrathanaduL. GanesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam45,23260.82M. D. PillaiIndian National Congress29,13939.1816,093188GandharvakottaiR. R. DuraiIndian National Congress34,66552.68D. G. KalingararDravida Munnetra Kazhagam30,43446.254,231189PattukkottaiA. R. MarimuthuPraja Socialist Party35,19854.6N. RamasamyIndian National Congress28,05643.527,142190PeravuraniM. KrishnamurthyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,50545.4A. V. ServaiIndian National Congress26,38733.749,118191AranthangiA. ThurairasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam42,94353.11K. B. DervaikararIndian National Congress36,52245.176,421Ramanathapuram192Tiruppattur (Sivaganga)S. MadhavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,17058.73V. S. S. ChettiarIndian National Congress26,53238.7913,638193KaraikudiS. MeiyappanSwatantra Party38,31058.73C. V. C. V. V. ChettiarIndian National Congress21,99233.7116,318194TiruvadanaiK. AmbalamSwatantra Party37,55652.21M. ArunachalamIndian National Congress33,58746.693,969195IlayangudiV. MalaikannanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,46157.44S. RamachandranIndian National Congress29,97842.5610,483196RamanathapuramT. ThangappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam35,88056.82S. R. SethupathyIndian National Congress27,27043.188,610197KadaladiM. AlangaramDravida Munnetra Kazhagam38,68161.5K. ParamalaiIndian National Congress20,55632.6818,125198MudukulathurR. R. ThevarSwatantra Party33,79053.17S. A. ServaiIndian National Congress22,50035.411,290199ParamakudiT. K. SiraimeetanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam40,42856.67R. ThavasiIndian National Congress25,96236.3914,466200SivagangaS. SethuramanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,60459.22R. V. SwaminathanIndian National Congress28,65440.7812,950201ManamaduraiK. CheemaichamySwatantra Party30,75244.42C. B. RenaIndian National Congress30,29943.77453202KariapattiA. R. PerumalSwatantra Party28,48445.09P. M. BaskaranIndian National Congress27,36643.321,118203AruppukottaiS. S. BharathiSwatantra Party34,15354.68T. K. SundarmIndian National Congress25,01240.049,141204VirudhunagarP. SeenivasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,42149.9K. KamarajIndian National Congress32,13647.981,285205SatturS. Ramaswamy NaiduSwatantra Party45,22364.11R. Krishnasamy NaiduIndian National Congress25,31335.8919,910206SivakasiS. Alagu ThevarSwatantra Party38,41655.73R. R. ThevarIndian National Congress26,91839.0511,498207SrivilliputhurK. A. A. GurusamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,73253.34S. P. DharmarajIndian National Congress27,79140.368,941208RajapalayamA. A. S. RajaIndependent politician38,93653.29P. A. A. RajaIndian National Congress25,67535.1413,261Tirunelveli209VilathikulamM. RathinasabapathyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam23,90537.47M. P. S. ReddiarIndependent politician20,35031.93,555210KovilpattiS. AlagarsamyCommunist Party of India33,31155.02V. O. C. A. PillaiIndian National Congress22,88537.810,426211OttapidaramM. MuthiahSwatantra Party25,93745.45S. DhanushkodiIndian National Congress20,81436.475,123212SankarankoilP. DurairajDravida Munnetra Kazhagam37,17362.79P. UrkavalanIndian National Congress19,21132.4517,962213VasudevanallurA. VelladuraiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,86550.24M. P. SwamyIndian National Congress26,88539.896,980214KadayanallurA. R. Subbiah MudaliarIndependent politician36,34949.89S. M. A. MajidIndian National Congress35,90349.28446215TenkasiI. A. Chidambaram PillaiIndian National Congress34,56149.86K. M. K. SamsudinDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,81848.79743216AlangulamAladi ArunaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam33,50951.26A. B. BalaganIndian National Congress30,93847.322,571217AmbasamudramG. G. S. DikshidarIndian National Congress30,68246.35A. NallasivanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)28,16942.552,513218CheranmahadeviD. S. AdhimoolamSwatantra Party36,20653.78S. ChellapandianIndian National Congress29,83144.316,375219GangaikondanA. KaruppiahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam34,79759.59M. ChellappaIndian National Congress21,57636.9513,221220TirunelveliA. L. SubramanianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,58961.74M. S. M. PillaiIndian National Congress25,36437.6516,225221MelapalayamM. M. P. MohammedIndependent politician36,12355.04S. R. ReddiarIndian National Congress27,99942.668,124222SrivaikuntamS. P. AdithanarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,82862.57R. NadarIndian National Congress22,76734.0619,061223ThoothukkudiM. S. SivasamiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam41,85160.61S. P. NadarIndian National Congress27,19339.3914,658224TiruchendurE. FernandoDravida Munnetra Kazhagam39,61956.06S. NadarIndian National Congress28,97140.9910,648225SattangulamMartinIndian National Congress31,14352.51AdithanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam26,84645.274,297226NanguneriN. DuraipandianIndian National Congress33,26953.34T. G. NadarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam29,09746.664,172227RadhapuramN. SoundarapandianIndian National Congress31,58850.44V. KarthesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam31,04049.56548Kanyakumari228KanniyakumariB. M. PillaiIndian National Congress37,99856.89S. M. PillaiSwatantra Party28,26042.319,738229NagercoilM. C. BalanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,50255.05T. NadarIndian National Congress29,81044.956,692230ColachelA. Chidambaranatha NadarIndian National Congress29,32548.37S. RetnarajSwatantra Party27,87945.991,446231PadmanabhapuramV. GeorgeIndian National Congress24,66146.06M. M. AliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)17,73833.136,923232ThiruvattarJ. JamesIndian National Congress29,34554.47D. GnanasingamoniCommunist Party of India (Marxist)21,25339.458,092233VilavancodeR. Ponnappan NadarIndian National Congress27,51156.19P. M. N. PillaiIndependent politician16,18433.0511,327234KilliyoorWilliamIndian National Congress21,42342.4PaniadimaiSwatantra Party15,76731.25,656 Analysis The effective grass roots campaigning by the DMK and the political acumen of Annadurai, defeated the Congress and its leader M. Bhaktavatsalam. The popularity of the United Front was so large that they were able to win an absolute majority in ten out of the 14 districts in the state, while Congress could not accomplish that in a single district. This was largely due to the fact that the United Front was able to capitalize on its growing support in large towns and cities, combined with the decline in Congress support in its traditional Schedule Caste constituencies. Margin of Victory The following table shows the number of seats won by corresponding parties, by the margin of votes. PartyLess than 500500-10001000-30003000-50005000-1000010000-2000020000+Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam31109425617Swatantra Party——51581Indian National Congress552010531Communist Party of India (Marxist)——11441 Notable losses The former Chief Minister and prominent Indian National Congress leader, K. Kamaraj, lost his seat in the Virudhunagar by a margin of 1,285 votes to DMK's student leader, P. Seenivasan. Just days before the election, Kamaraj was injured in an accident and was unable to campaign, leading to his well-known remark that he would "win lying down" (i.e., without campaigning efforts). (ta படுத்துக் கொண்டே ஜெயிப்பேன்).http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70703291&format=print&edition_id=20070329 The politics of Bioscope - Part 12, Thinnai.com (in Tamil) 16 November 2009 17 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050948/http://www.thinnai.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=70703291&format=print&edition_id=20070329 live He lost the election along with the incumbent Chief Minister M. Bakthavatsalam, who lost his seat in Sriperumbudur to D. Rajarathinam from the DMK by 8926 votes. Except for G. Bhuvaraghan (the minister for Information and Publicity), all ministers of the outgoing Bakthavatsalam cabinet were defeated in this election.Kandaswamy. P The political Career of K. Kamaraj Concept Publishing Company 2008 116–18 B00069WY4K https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC 24 September 2016 31 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731095725/https://books.google.com/books?id=bOjT3qffnMkC liveElection rewind (in Tamil)April 2024 medicmedic There was a post-result wall-painting in Virudhunagar by DMK which said "படிக்காத காமராஜரை படித்த இளைஞன் சீனிவாசன் தோற்கடித்தார்!" ( The illiterate Kamaraj was defeated by Graduate Youth Sreenivasan!). The Congress replied with "படிக்காத முதல்வர் காமராஜர் அன்று கட்டிய அரசு கல்விக்கூடங்களில் படித்து பட்டம் வாங்கிய இளைஞன் சீனிவாசன், இப்போது அதே காமராஜரை தோற்கடித்தான்" (The Seenivasan who studied and graduated in Education Institutes built under orders of then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu illiterate Kamaraj, has now defeated the same Kamaraj) When the election results came in, jubilant party workers informed C. N. Annadurai that K. Kamaraj had lost the Virudhunagar seat to the relatively unknown Srinivasan. Anna, reportedly upset by the defeat, remarked that if people were willing to unseat leaders like Kamaraj, they could do the same to his government as well. After being sworn in as Chief Minister, Annadurai visited several figures who had campaigned against the DMK, including Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and M. Bhaktavatsalam.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/its-time-dravidian-parties-buried-the-hatchet-of-hate/articleshow/56989499.cms ‘It’s time Dravidian parties buried the hatchet of hate’ 6 February 2017 timesofindia Government formation The election results were announced on 23 February 1967, with the DMK securing an absolute majority. DMK's General Secretary, C.N. Annadurai, who had been serving as a Member of the Rajya Sabha and was newly elected to the Lok Sabha from Kancheepuram, led the party to increase its vote share to 40.6%, up from 27.1% in the 1962 election. Annadurai and the DMK had not anticipated such a decisive victory; Annadurai had contested to become a Member of Parliament rather than a Member of the Legislative Assembly. With no other consensus candidate for the Chief Minister role, Annadurai resigned from both his Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha seats. He was nominated as Chief Minister of Madras State and formally staked a claim to form the government on 2 March 1967 He was sworn in by Governor Ujjal Singh on 6 March 1967 in Rajaji Hall.October 2021 He was later elected to the Madras Legislative Council on 22 April 1967. Pushpa Iyengar Sugata Srinivasaraju Where The Family Heirs Loom Outlook India http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?240629 16 November 2009 26 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100426051900/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?240629 dead Gopal K. Bharghava Shankarlal C. Bhatt Land and people of Indian states and union territories. 25. Tamil Nadu Kalpaz Publications Delhi 525 https://books.google.com/books?id=wyCoMKZmRBoC&pg=PA525 81-7835-356-3 2005 Annadurai's cabinet The council of ministers in C. N. Annadurai's cabinet (6 March 1967 – 10 February 1969) were all from the DMK and they are listed in the following table.1968 India, a reference annual Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 447 https://books.google.com/books?id=XE7VAAAAMAAJ 24 September 2016 6 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140706224329/http://books.google.com/books?id=XE7VAAAAMAAJ live Minister PortfoliosC.N. AnnaduraiChief Minister, General Administration, Finance, Civil services, Planning, Police, Prohibition, Overseas Indians, Refugees and EvacueesV. R. NedunchezhiyanEducation, Industries, Official Language, Textiles, Yarn, Handlooms, Mines and Minerals, Electricity, Iron and Steel, Companies and Religious EndowmentsM. KarunanidhiPublic Works, Highways, Transport, Ports and Minor IrrigationK. A. MathialaganFood, Revenue and Commercial TaxesA. GovindasamyAgriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forests and ChinchonaS. J. Sadiq PashaPublic HealthSatyavani MuthuHarijan Welfare and InformationM. MuthuswamyLocal Administration, Community Development, Khadi and Village Industries, Bhoodan and Gramdhan, Ex-servicemen S. MadhavanLaw, Co-operation and HousingN. V. Natarajan Labour See also Indian general election in Madras, 1967 Elections in Tamil Nadu Legislature of Tamil Nadu Government of Tamil Nadu References 2 External links expanded Category:State Assembly elections in Madras Madras