GEN · Madras
RAMANATHAPURAM
M. Sheriff (IND) won by 32,025 votes (8.4%).
- Electors
- 5,26,959
- Votes polled
- 3,95,457
- Valid votes
- 3,81,977
- Turnout
- 75.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 8.4% (median 11.7%). Back to Madras · 1967 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 8.4%(-0.4%)
- Turnout
- 75.0%(+4.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 86.1%
Winning margin over time · RAMANATHAPURAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SheriffWinner | IND | 1,80,392 | 47.2% |
| 2 | S. Balakrishnan | INC | 1,48,367 | 38.8% |
| 3 | T. L. S. Thevar | IND | 39,031 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Lakshmanasubbarajulu | IND | 10,710 | 2.8% |
| 5 | S.S. Karuppasamy | IND | 3,477 | 0.9% |
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