GEN · Madras
METTUR
S. Kandappan (DMK) won by 56,845 votes (16.4%).
- Electors
- 5,44,859
- Votes polled
- 3,58,490
- Valid votes
- 3,46,274
- Turnout
- 65.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 16.4% (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%)
- Margin · 1967
- 16.4%
- Turnout
- 65.8%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.9%
Winning margin over time · METTUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. KandappanWinner | DMK | 1,84,004 | 53.1% |
| 2 | G. Venkatraman | INC | 1,27,159 | 36.7% |
| 3 | G. Samuvel | CPI | 14,635 | 4.2% |
| 4 | K. M. Chandrakesavan | IND | 10,314 | 3.0% |
| 5 | R. Kulandavel | IND | 8,305 | 2.4% |
| 6 | J. Subramaniam | IND | 1,857 | 0.5% |
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