GEN · Madras
TIRUPPATTUR
R. Muthu Gounder (DMK) won by 33,635 votes (11.4%).
- Electors
- 4,53,447
- Votes polled
- 3,06,141
- Valid votes
- 2,94,524
- Turnout
- 67.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 11.4% (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
- 8.4%(-3.0%)
- Turnout
- 74.9%(+7.4%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · TIRUPPATTUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Muthu GounderWinner | DMK | 1,51,938 | 51.6% |
| 2 | Duraiswami Goundan | INC | 1,18,303 | 40.2% |
| 3 | Siva Prakasam | WT | 11,372 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Abdul Kareem | IND | 8,457 | 2.9% |
| 5 | V. M. Chinnaswami | IND | 4,454 | 1.5% |
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