GEN · Madras
PERIYAKULAM
Malaichamy Thevar (INC) won by 2,899 votes (1.0%).
- Electors
- 4,44,152
- Votes polled
- 3,11,023
- Valid votes
- 3,03,116
- Turnout
- 70.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 1.0% (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
- 6.8%(+5.9%)
- Turnout
- 77.3%(+7.3%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 83.9%
Winning margin over time · PERIYAKULAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaichamy ThevarWinner | INC | 1,46,829 | 48.4% |
| 2 | Muthaih | IND | 1,43,930 | 47.5% |
| 3 | Ponnusamy | IND | 12,357 | 4.1% |
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