Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam

M. Kathamuthu (CPI) won by 87,727 votes (21.9%).

Electors
5,17,251
Votes polled
4,16,846
Valid votes
3,99,812
Turnout
80.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 21.9% (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 2019
Margin · 2024
21.7%(+0.4%)
Turnout
72.3%(-5.2%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
74.8%

Winning margin over time · Nagapattinam

1971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202432%

Candidates

Candidates · Nagapattinam 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M. KathamuthuWinnerCPI2,19,68454.9%
2V. SabasivamNCO1,31,95733.0%
3G. BharathimohanCPM48,17112.0%

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