GEN · Tamil Nadu
Gobichettipalayam
P. A. Saminathan (DMK) won by 60,492 votes (16.0%).
- Electors
- 5,65,827
- Votes polled
- 3,89,907
- Valid votes
- 3,78,832
- Turnout
- 68.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 16.0% (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%+)Flipped vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 31.5%(+26.7%)
- Turnout
- 64.4%(+4.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 94.0%
Winning margin over time · Gobichettipalayam
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. A. SaminathanWinner | DMK | 2,19,662 | 58.0% |
| 2 | E. V. K. Sampath | NCO | 1,59,170 | 42.0% |
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