GEN · Madras
KRISHNAGIRI
M. Kamalanathan (DMK) won by 18,294 votes (5.6%).
- Electors
- 5,03,298
- Votes polled
- 3,36,999
- Valid votes
- 3,25,111
- Turnout
- 67.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 5.6% (median 11.7%). Back to Madras · 1967 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 | M. KamalanathanWinner | DMK | 1,65,079 | 50.8% |
| 2 | T. S. Pattabiraman | INC | 1,46,785 | 45.1% |
| 3 | S. A. Pandit | IND | 13,247 | 4.1% |
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