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THANJAVUR

Assembly seat no. 170 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called THANJAVUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.

Winner, 1962
KARUNANITHI
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
1,928
3.05% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
Votes
32,145
Vote share
50.89%
Margin
1,928
Runner-up
INCPARISUTHA NADAR
Votes
30,217
Vote share
47.84%
Behind by
1,928
Electors
79,718
Total votes polled
63,161
Valid votes
63,161
NOTA votes
Turnout
79.2%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 63,161 valid votes

1962 election →
KARUNANITHIDMKwon
32,145
50.9%
PARISUTHA NADARINC
30,217
47.8%
SHANMUGAVADIVELIND
799
1.3%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967P.NADARINC33,22853.36%S.NATARAJAN4,511
1962KARUNANITHIDMK32,14550.89%PARISUTHA NADAR1,928

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%44%67%89%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%2%4%6%8%19621967Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the THANJAVUR assembly constituency in 1967?

P.NADAR (INC) won THANJAVUR in 1967, by a margin of 4,511 votes.

Which party has won THANJAVUR the most times?

INC, with 1 of the 2 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has THANJAVUR gone to the polls?

2 times, from 1962 to 1967.

Who has won THANJAVUR the most times?

P.NADAR, with 1 win between 1967 and 1967.

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