GEN · Tamil Nadu
Mettur
G. Bhuvarahan (INC) won by 66,140 votes (19.6%).
- Electors
- 5,93,427
- Votes polled
- 3,51,437
- Valid votes
- 3,37,348
- Turnout
- 59.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 19.6% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)
- Margin · 1971
- 19.6%
- Turnout
- 59.2%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · Mettur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. BhuvarahanWinner | INC | 2,01,744 | 59.8% |
| 2 | K. Ramamurthy | NCO | 1,35,604 | 40.2% |
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