GEN · Tamil Nadu
CHINGLEPUT
C. Chittibabu (DMK) won by 1,18,756 votes (28.3%).
- Electors
- 5,80,796
- Votes polled
- 4,33,934
- Valid votes
- 4,19,362
- Turnout
- 74.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 28.3% (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.
Safe (20%+)
- Margin · 1971
- 28.3%
- Turnout
- 74.7%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 91.7%
Winning margin over time · CHINGLEPUT
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. ChittibabuWinner | DMK | 2,51,687 | 60.0% |
| 2 | P. M. Muthukumarappa | NCO | 1,32,931 | 31.7% |
| 3 | S. Balakrishnan | IND | 26,291 | 6.3% |
| 4 | R. Natesa Goundes | IND | 8,453 | 2.0% |
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