GEN · Madras
GOBICHETTIPALAYAM
P. A. Saminathan (DMK) won by 48,945 votes (13.1%).
- Electors
- 5,13,981
- Votes polled
- 3,87,769
- Valid votes
- 3,73,870
- Turnout
- 75.4%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 13.1% (median 11.7%). Back to Madras · 1967 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1957
- Margin · 1967
- 13.1%(-8.3%)
- Turnout
- 75.4%(+29.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.9%
Winning margin over time · GOBICHETTIPALAYAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. A. SaminathanWinner | DMK | 2,03,798 | 54.5% |
| 2 | C. Subramaniam | INC | 1,54,853 | 41.4% |
| 3 | A. Muthusamy | IND | 10,911 | 2.9% |
| 4 | V. Venkatachalam | RPI | 4,308 | 1.2% |
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