GEN · Madras
KARUR
R. Ramanathan Chettiar (INC) won by 39,156 votes (13.7%).
- Electors
- 4,61,862
- Votes polled
- 2,96,273
- Valid votes
- 2,86,846
- Turnout
- 64.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 13.7% (median 12.2%). Back to Madras · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 6.0%(-7.6%)
- Turnout
- 73.6%(+9.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · KARUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Ramanathan ChettiarWinner | INC | 1,39,385 | 48.6% |
| 2 | P. Ponnambala Gounder | SWA | 1,00,229 | 34.9% |
| 3 | R. Karuppiah | CPI | 47,232 | 16.5% |
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