GEN · Tamil Nadu
PERIAKULAM
S. M. Mohammed Sheriff (IND) won by 41,925 votes (10.8%).
- Electors
- 5,89,743
- Votes polled
- 4,18,710
- Valid votes
- 3,88,500
- Turnout
- 71.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 10.8% (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
- 10.8%
- Turnout
- 71.0%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 79.8%
Winning margin over time · PERIAKULAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. M. Mohammed SheriffWinner | IND | 1,75,940 | 45.3% |
| 2 | Ajmalkhan | SWA | 1,34,015 | 34.5% |
| 3 | H. Muthaih | IND | 45,066 | 11.6% |
| 4 | S. Alagarsamy Chetiar | IND | 27,371 | 7.0% |
| 5 | K. Survlivelu | IND | 6,108 | 1.6% |
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