SC · Madras
CHIDAMBARAM
R. Kangagosabai (INC) won by 4,060 votes (1.3%).
- Electors
- 4,57,267
- Votes polled
- 3,27,065
- Valid votes
- 3,15,338
- Turnout
- 71.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 1.3% (median 12.2%). Back to Madras · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 4.4%(+3.1%)
- Turnout
- 76.9%(+5.4%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · CHIDAMBARAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. KangagosabaiWinner | INC | 1,40,731 | 44.6% |
| 2 | R. Thillaivaillalan | DMK | 1,36,671 | 43.3% |
| 3 | D. Govindasami Kachirayar | SWA | 18,021 | 5.7% |
| 4 | A. Subramaniam | IND | 10,249 | 3.3% |
| 5 | A. Rathinam | IND | 9,666 | 3.1% |
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