GEN · Madras
KRISHNAGIRI
K. Rajaram (DMK) won by 8,601 votes (3.3%).
- Electors
- 4,73,080
- Votes polled
- 2,70,916
- Valid votes
- 2,61,380
- Turnout
- 57.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 3.3% (median 12.2%). Back to Madras · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 5.6%(+2.3%)
- Turnout
- 67.0%(+9.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.9%
Winning margin over time · KRISHNAGIRI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RajaramWinner | DMK | 1,27,508 | 48.8% |
| 2 | C. R. Narasimhan | INC | 1,18,907 | 45.5% |
| 3 | T. D. Balakrishnan | IND | 14,965 | 5.7% |
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