GEN · Madras
NILGIRIS
Akkamma Devi (INC) won by 88,121 votes (28.3%).
- Electors
- 4,50,481
- Votes polled
- 3,22,235
- Valid votes
- 3,11,056
- Turnout
- 71.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 28.3% (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%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 5.6%(-22.7%)
- Turnout
- 72.3%(+0.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.5%
Winning margin over time · NILGIRIS
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akkamma DeviWinner | INC | 1,63,420 | 52.5% |
| 2 | M. E. Madhanan | CPI | 75,299 | 24.2% |
| 3 | A. K. Bheeman | SWA | 72,337 | 23.3% |
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