SC · Madras
TENKASI
R. S. Arumugam (INC) won by 5,746 votes (1.4%).
- Electors
- 5,35,903
- Votes polled
- 4,15,332
- Valid votes
- 4,01,617
- Turnout
- 77.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 1.4% (median 11.7%). Back to Madras · 1967 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1957
- Margin · 1967
- 1.4%(-0.5%)
- Turnout
- 77.5%(+21.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.6%
Winning margin over time · TENKASI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. S. ArumugamWinner | INC | 1,66,737 | 41.5% |
| 2 | Velu | SWA | 1,60,991 | 40.1% |
| 3 | P. Muthumanickam | CPI | 37,190 | 9.3% |
| 4 | V. K. Madasamy | IND | 24,537 | 6.1% |
| 5 | P. K. Swamy | PSP | 12,162 | 3.0% |
Showing 5 of 5 rows