GEN · Tamil Nadu
Chidambaram
V. Mayavan (DMK) won by 22,398 votes (5.6%).
- Electors
- 5,54,449
- Votes polled
- 4,10,311
- Valid votes
- 3,97,418
- Turnout
- 74.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 5.6% (median 21.5%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 8.9%(+8.7%)
- Turnout
- 76.8%(-2.2%)
- NOTA
- 0.8%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 78.3%
Winning margin over time · Chidambaram
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. MayavanWinner | DMK | 2,03,059 | 51.1% |
| 2 | L. Elayaperumal | NCO | 1,80,661 | 45.5% |
| 3 | A. Gavarnar | IND | 13,698 | 3.4% |
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