1971 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 1971 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. After winning in 1967, DMK supported the Congress party under Indira Gandhi, and the 25 DMK MPs, ensured her to stay in power as a minority government, from 1969–1971.[1] This state was crucial for Indira Gandhi to hold, in order for her to stay in power. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam winning 38 seats (with 5 seats going to the Left Front), while Opposition Congress and Swatantra Party could only win 1 seat. DMK won every seat it contested except the seat contested by K. Kamarajar in Nagercoil.

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971
November 1971
39 seats
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi K. Kamaraj
Party DMK INC (O)
Leader's seat 23
Seats won 38 1
Seat change +10 -5
Popular vote 8,869,095 6,333,227
Percentage 55.61% 39.71%

Voting and results

Results by Alliance
INC(I)+ SEATS NDF SEATS OTHERS SEATS
DMK 23 NCO 1 CPM 0
INC 9 SWA 0
CPI 4
FBL 1
IND/IUML 1
TOTAL (1971) 38 TOTAL (1971) 1 TOTAL (1971) 0
TOTAL (1967) 28 TOTAL (1967) 6 TOTAL (1967) 5

List of Elected MPs
Constituency Winner Party Margin Runner-upa Partya
Madras North Krishnan Manoharan DMK 51,594 S. G. Vinayaga Moorthy NCO
Madras South Murasoli Maran DMK 20,341 Narasimhan SWA
Sriperumbudur (SC) T. S. Lakshmanan DMK 100,046 P. Kakkan NCO
Chengalpattu C. Chitti Babu DMK 118,756 P. M. Muthukumarappa NCO
Tiruttani O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar INC 84,105 P. Ramachandran NCO
Vellore (SC) R. P. Ulaganambi DMK 85,321 T. Manavalan NCO
Tiruppattur C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder DMK 55,063 N. Parthasarathy SWA
Vandavasi G. Viswanathan DMK 87,955 A. Krishnaswamy NCO
Tindivanam M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan INC 61,475 M. P. Radhakrishnan SWA
Cuddalore S. Radhakrishnan INC 36,487 R. Muthukumaran NCO
Chidambaram (SC) V. Mayavan DMK 22,398 L. Elaya Perumal NCO
Kallakurichi M. Deiveekan DMK 21,976 K. Veerasamy NCO
Krishnagiri T. Thirthagiri Gounder INC 34,920 T. M. Thirupathy SWA
Salem E. R. Krishnan DMK 54,796 M. P. Subramanyam NCO
Mettur G. Bhuvarahan INC 66,140 K. Ramamurthy NCO
Tiruchengode M. Muthusami DMK 60,047 T. M. Kaliannan NCO
Nilgiris J. Matha Gowder DMK 61,094 Akkamma Devi NCO
Coimbatore K. Balathandayutham CPI 77,053 Ramaswamy NCO
Pollachi Narayanan DMK 126,206 K. R. Nallasivam SSP
Dharapuram (SC) C. T. Dhandapani DMK 116,186 K. Paramalai NCO
Gobichettipalayam P. A. Saminathan DMK 60,492 E. V. K. Sampath NCO
Periyakulam S. M. Muhammed Sheriff IND/IUML 41,925 H. Ajmal Khan SWA
Dindigul M. Rajangam DMK 97,635 M. Cheemachamy SWA
Madurai R. V. Swaminathan INC 72,359 S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar NCO
Karur K. Gopal INC 73,293 V. Ramanathan NCO
Tiruchirappalli M. Kalyanasundaram CPI 20,550 S. P. Thangavelu NCO
Perambalur (SC) A. Durairaju DMK 61,569 M. Ayyakannu NCO
Pudukkottai K. Veeriah DMK 48,395 R. Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman NCO
Kumbakonam Era Sezhiyan DMK 38,753 C. R. Ramasamy NCO
Mayuram K. Subravelu DMK 66,373 K. Rajangam NCO
Nagapattinam M. Kathamuthu CPI 87,727 V. Sabasivam NCO
Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram DMK 100,008 R. Krishnasamy Gopalar NCO
Sivaganga Tha. Kiruttinan DMK 100,008 Kannappa Valliappan NCO
Ramanathapuram P. K. Mookiah Thevar FBL 69,155 S. Balakrishnan NCO
Sivakasi V. Jeyalakshmi INC 85,662 R. Gopalakrishnan SWA
Tirunelveli S. A. Muruganantham CPI 59,937 S. Palaniswaminathan SWA
Tenkasi (SC) A. M. Chellachami INC 68,910 R. S. Arumugam NCO
Tiruchendur M. S. Sivasamy DMK 26 M. Mathias SWA
Nagercoil K. Kamaraj NCO 100,553 M. C. Balan DMK

See also

Bibliography

Footnotes
  1. Krishna, Sankaran (1999). Postcolonial insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the question of nationhood. University of Minnesota Press. p. 87. ISBN 9781452903873.
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