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Tamil Nadu assembly election, Mar 1971

The 1st Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
234
118 needed for a majority
Largest party
DMK
184 seats · majority
Candidates
748
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
68.31%
1.58 cr of 2.31 cr

The house

234 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

234SEATS
  • DMK184
  • NCO15
  • IND8
  • CPI8
  • FBL7
  • SWA6
  • PSP4
  • MUL2

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam184—20355.3%76,54,93548.58%—0
NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation)15—20140.3%55,13,89434.99%—0
INDIndependent8—2565.7%9,65,3796.13%—232
CPICommunist Party of India8—1055.1%3,64,8032.31%—0
FBLAll India Forward Bloc7—950.5%2,68,7211.71%—0
SWASwatantra Party6—1941.6%4,65,1452.95%—0
PSPPraja Socialist Party4—458.1%1,47,9850.94%—0
MULIndian Union Muslim League2—258.3%69,6340.44%—0
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)0—3710.4%2,59,2981.65%—33
SOPSOP0—226.9%37,4910.24%—1
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh0—52.7%9,5160.06%—5

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tamil Nadu at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Mar 1971

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
USILAMPATTITamil NaduFBLP. K. MOOKIAH THEVARINDS. ANDI THEVAR32,38348.92%
KOTTURTamil NaduCPISUBBIAH A. K.NCORAJAMANICKAM T.30,11046.52%
ACHARAPAKKAMTamil NaduDMKV BALASUNDARAMNCOC GANESAN26,35944.20%
VELLAKOILTamil NaduDMKM. PILANISAMYINDS. M. RAMASWAMY GOUNDER25,83641.82%
UTTIRAMERURTamil NaduDMKK M ERASAGOPALNCOC RAMASAMY28,56640.59%
VALPARAITamil NaduDMKE. RAMASWAMYNCOM. KUPPUSWAMY24,05140.53%
VILAVANCODETamil NaduNCORONNAPPAN NADAR R.DMKGNANARAJ CHRISTOPHER G.20,96940.32%
TIRUPPATTURTamil NaduDMKS. MADHAVANNCOS. SETHURAMALINGAM31,07040.26%
VEDARANYAMTamil NaduDMKMEENAKSHISUNDARAM M.NCOVELAYUTHAN P. C.24,30937.15%
KINATHUKADAVUTamil NaduDMKM. KANNAPPANINDS. T. DURAISAMY25,72736.84%

Closest results of Mar 1971

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
SANKARAPURAMTamil NaduDMKN. NATCHIYAPPANNCODURAIMUTHUSAMY720.13%
MELUR NORTHTamil NaduDMKP. MALAICHAMYNCOM. ANDI AMBALAM1270.17%
CHERANMAHADEVITamil NaduSWASIVAPRAKASAM D. S. A.DMKRATNAVELPANDIAN S.1930.28%
NAGERCOILTamil NaduSWAMOSES M.DMKCHRISTOPHER G.5410.75%
HARBOURTamil NaduINDA M MOHIDEENNCOUMAPATHY G4860.82%
RAJAPALAYAMTamil NaduCPISUPPU K.NCOSRIRENGA RAJA K. R.6640.91%
CUMBUMTamil NaduNCOGOPAL K. P.DMKCHELLATHURAI P.S.6770.96%
UDDANAPALLETamil NaduINDK. S. KOTHANADARAMAIAHNCON. RAMACHANDRA REDDY4701.09%
THIAGARAYANAGARTamil NaduNCOK M SUBRAMANIAMDMKD V NARAYANASAMY8791.14%
AVANASHITamil NaduINDT. O. PERIASWAMYDMKK. THANGAVELLU7191.22%