Tamil Nadu · 1971
State seat map, party leadership, and constituency results.
- Seats
- 39
- Turnout
- 71.8%
- Electors
- 2,30,64,983
- Votes polled
- 1,65,65,649
- NOTA
- 0
- Leading party
- DMK
State map
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Party leaderboard
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39 of 39 seats shown
Constituencies
| Constituency | Category | Winner | Runner-up | Vote share | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINGLEPUT | GEN | C. Chittibabu (DMK) | P. M. Muthukumarappa (NCO) | 60.0% | 1,18,756 (28.3%) | 74.7% |
| Chidambaram | GEN | V. Mayavan (DMK) | L. Elayaperumal (NCO) | 51.1% | 22,398 (5.6%) | 74.0% |
| Coimbatore | GEN | K. Balathandayutham (CPI) | Ramaswamy (NCO) | 53.0% | 77,053 (19.0%) | 67.5% |
| Cuddalore | GEN | S. Radhakrishnan (INC) | R. Muthukumaran (NCO) | 54.3% | 36,487 (8.6%) | 74.8% |
| Dharapuram | SC | C. T. Dhandapani (DMK) | K. Paramalai (NCO) | 64.4% | 1,16,186 (28.8%) | 68.7% |
| Dindigul | GEN | M. Rajangam (DMK) | K. Chemachamy (SWA) | 59.9% | 97,635 (23.5%) | 71.0% |
| Gobichettipalayam | GEN | P. A. Saminathan (DMK) | E. V. K. Sampath (NCO) | 58.0% | 60,492 (16.0%) | 68.9% |
| Kallakurichi | SC | M. Devekan (DMK) | K. Veerasamy (NCO) | 52.8% | 21,976 (5.6%) | 72.4% |
| Karur | GEN | Gopal (INC) | V. Ramanathan (NCO) | 59.1% | 73,293 (18.2%) | 71.2% |
| Krishnagiri | GEN | T. Thirthagiri Gounder (INC) | T. M. Thirupathy (SWA) | 55.2% | 34,920 (10.4%) | 64.9% |
| Kumbakonam | GEN | Era Sezhiyan (DMK) | C. R. Ramasamy (NCO) | 54.3% | 38,753 (8.7%) | 80.0% |
| Madras North | SC | K. Manoharan (DMK) | S. G. Vinayagamoorthy (NCO) | 55.0% | 51,594 (11.6%) | 66.1% |
| Madras South | GEN | Murasoli Naran (DMK) | Nara Simhan (SWA) | 52.1% | 20,341 (4.2%) | 67.3% |
| Madurai | GEN | R. V. Swaminathan (INC) | S. Chinna Karuppa Thevar (NCO) | 51.0% | 72,359 (16.3%) | 71.3% |
| Mayuram | GEN | K. Subravelu (DMK) | K. Rajangam (NCO) | 53.8% | 66,373 (17.2%) | 79.4% |
| Mettur | GEN | G. Bhuvarahan (INC) | K. Ramamurthy (NCO) | 59.8% | 66,140 (19.6%) | 59.2% |
| Nagapattinam | GEN | M. Kathamuthu (CPI) | V. Sabasivam (NCO) | 54.9% | 87,727 (21.9%) | 80.6% |
| Nagercoil | GEN | K. Kamaraj Nadar (NCO) | M. C. Balan (DMK) | 58.4% | 1,00,553 (27.3%) | 68.0% |
| Nilgiris | SC | J. Matha Gowder (DMK) | Akkamma Devi (NCO) | 58.3% | 61,094 (16.5%) | 69.6% |
| PERIAKULAM | GEN | S. M. Mohammed Sheriff (IND) | Ajmalkhan (SWA) | 45.3% | 41,925 (10.8%) | 71.0% |
| Perambalur | SC | A. Durairasu (DMK) | M. Ayyakunnu (NCO) | 56.8% | 61,569 (13.5%) | 79.3% |
| Pollachi | GEN | Narayanan (DMK) | K. R. Nallasivam (SSP) | 64.7% | 1,26,206 (30.5%) | 71.4% |
| Pudukkottai | GEN | K. Veeriah (DMK) | R. Vijaya Reghunatha Thondaiman (NCO) | 55.3% | 48,395 (10.6%) | 77.3% |
| Ramanathapuram | GEN | P. K. Mookkiah Thevar (FBL) | S. Balakrishnan (NCO) | 58.2% | 69,155 (19.3%) | 65.2% |
| Salem | GEN | E. R. Krishnan (DMK) | M. P. Subramanyam (NCO) | 55.9% | 54,796 (13.3%) | 70.9% |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | 23 | 24 | 35.3% | 56,22,758 |
| INC | 9 | 9 | 12.5% | 19,95,567 |
| CPI | 4 | 4 | 5.4% | 8,66,399 |
| NCO | 1 | 29 | 30.4% | 48,53,534 |
| IND | 1 | 27 | 3.2% | 5,16,448 |
| FBL | 1 | 1 | 1.3% | 2,08,431 |
| SWA | 0 | 9 | 9.3% | 14,79,693 |
| CPM | 0 | 6 | 1.6% | 2,60,833 |
| SSP | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 1,41,605 |
| BJS | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 3,944 |
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