GEN · Tamil Nadu
Sivakasi
V. Jeyalakshmi (INC) won by 85,662 votes (21.7%).
- Electors
- 5,73,405
- Votes polled
- 4,15,649
- Valid votes
- 3,94,679
- Turnout
- 72.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 21.7% (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%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 19.8%(+10.2%)
- Turnout
- 63.0%(+0.2%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.1%
Winning margin over time · Sivakasi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. JeyalakshmiWinner | INC | 2,35,491 | 59.7% |
| 2 | R. Gopalakrishnan | SWA | 1,49,829 | 38.0% |
| 3 | S. P. Muthuramanuja Thevar | IND | 5,233 | 1.3% |
| 4 | P. S. Reddy | IND | 4,126 | 1.0% |
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