GEN · Tamil Nadu
Madras South
Murasoli Naran (DMK) won by 20,341 votes (4.2%).
- Electors
- 7,41,660
- Votes polled
- 4,99,274
- Valid votes
- 4,86,911
- Turnout
- 67.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 4.2% (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%+)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 23.6%(-2.0%)
- Turnout
- 47.9%(+2.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.2%
Winning margin over time · Madras South
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murasoli NaranWinner | DMK | 2,53,626 | 52.1% |
| 2 | Nara Simhan | SWA | 2,33,285 | 47.9% |
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