Madras, Lok Sabha election 1967
39 constituencies in Madras, 74.24% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madras
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25 | +18 | 25 | 55,24,514 | 35.78% | +17.14 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 6 | +6 | 8 | 14,14,208 | 9.16% | -1.31 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +4 | 5 | 10,57,542 | 6.85% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 3 | -28 | 39 | 64,36,710 | 41.69% | -3.57 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 36 | 6,29,040 | 4.07% | -3.44 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 7 | 2,99,841 | 1.94% | -8.30 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33,626 | 0.22% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31,451 | 0.20% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,162 | 0.08% | -1.60 |
- DMK25 (64%)
- SWA6 (15%)
- CPM4 (10%)
- INC3 (8%)
- IND1 (3%)
- DMK25
- SWA6
- CPM4
- INC3
- IND1
- DMK25
- SWA6
- CPM4
- INC3
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Madras
Seat change
Against Madras's previous Lok Sabha election (1962), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat39 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 39 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Madras, every Lok Sabha election on record
- DMK
- SWA
- CPM
- INC
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIDAMBARAM | DMKV. MAYAVAN | INCL. ELAYAPERUMAL | 17,4294.44% | 74.9% |
| CHINGLEPUT | DMKC. C. BABU | INCD. V. ALAGESAN | 1,05,73125.34% | 77.5% |
| COIMBATORE | CPMK. RAMANI | INCN. MAHALINGAM | 65,92115.85% | 74.1% |
| CUDDALORE | DMKV. K. GOUNDER | INCS. RADHAKRISHNAN | 47,97311.90% | 74.0% |
| DHARAPURAM | DMKC. T. DHANDAPANI | INCS.R. ARUMUGHAM | 1,10,86626.63% | 73.9% |
| DINDIGUL | DMKN. ANBUCHEZHIAN | INCT. S. S. RAMACHNDRAN | 1,03,34624.80% | 75.0% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | DMKP. A. SAMINATHAN | INCC. SUBRAMANIAM | 48,94513.09% | 72.7% |
| KALLAKURICHI | DMKM. DEIVEEKAN | INCK. PARTHASARATHY | 26,5237.26% | 73.3% |
| KARUR | SWAM. GOUNDER | INCR. CHETTIAR | 23,7186.00% | 71.2% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | DMKM. KAMALANATHAN | INCT. S. PATTABIRAMAN | 18,2945.63% | 64.6% |
| KUMBAKONAM | DMKS. ERA | INCC. R. P. RAMAN | 20,0394.70% | 79.8% |
| MADRAS NORTH | DMKK. MANOHARAN | INCS. C. C. A. PILLAI | 61,33415.16% | 73.5% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | DMKC. N. ANNADURAI | INCK. GURUMURTI | 81,97819.62% | 72.7% |
| MADURAI | CPMP. RAMAMURTI | INCS. C. THEVAR | 1,05,46824.28% | 75.9% |
| MAYURAM | DMKK. SUBRAVELU | INCM. CHANDRASEKHAR | 52,04414.17% | 78.7% |
| METTUR | DMKS. KANDAPPAN | INCG. VENKATRAMAN | 56,84516.42% | 63.5% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | INCV. SAMBASIVAM | CPMV. P. CHINTAN | 11,2192.86% | 82.4% |
| NAGERCOIL | INCA. NESAMONY | SWAM. MATHIAS | 52,01415.40% | 71.2% |
| NILGIRIS | SWAM. K. N. GOWDER | INCA. DEVI | 19,7025.65% | 69.5% |
| PERAMBALUR | DMKA. DURAIRASU | INCP. K. RAMASWAMY | 33,8287.94% | 79.2% |
| PERIYAKULAM | SWAH. AJMALKHAN | INCM. IBRAHIM | 27,6216.82% | 74.9% |
| POLLACHI | DMKNARAYANAN | INCS. K. PARAMASIVAM | 81,75420.20% | 73.7% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | CPMR. UMANATH | INCA. N. CHETTIAR | 9,3822.27% | 76.9% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | INDM. SHERIFF | INCS. BALAKRISHNAN | 32,0258.38% | 72.5% |
| SALEM | DMKK. RAJARAM | INCR. RAMAKRISHNAN | 63,50916.52% | 73.9% |
| SIVAGANGA | DMKKIRUTTINAN | INCSUBRAMANIAN | 58,21713.75% | 76.3% |
| SIVAKASI | SWAP. RAMAMOORTHY | INCP. A.NADAR | 31,6727.67% | 78.6% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | DMKP. SIVASANKARAN | INCK. SAMBANDAN | 1,01,76522.71% | 75.3% |
| TENKASI | INCR. S. ARUMUGAM | SWAVELU | 5,7461.43% | 74.9% |
| THANJAVUR | DMKD.S. GOPALAR | INCR. VENKATARAMAN | 22,5745.27% | 82.1% |
| TINDIVANAM | DMKT. D. R. NAIDU | INCLAKSHMINARAYANAN | 32,0707.90% | 74.2% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | SWASANTOSHAM | INCK. T. KOSALRAM | 3940.10% | 71.1% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | DMKK. ANBAZHAGAN | INCT. M. KALIANNAN | 48,25111.48% | 73.2% |
| TIRUCHIRAPALLI | CPMK. A. NAMBIAR | INCV. A. MUTHIAH | 2,5450.63% | 75.1% |
| TIRUNELVELI | SWAS. XAVIER | INCA. P. C. VEERABAHU | 41,99110.81% | 71.4% |
| TIRUPATTUR | DMKR. M. GOUNDER | INCT. A. WAHID | 29,2318.41% | 72.7% |
| TIRUTTANI | DMKS. K. SAMBANDHAN | INCA. KRISHNASWAMY | 75,54918.65% | 75.2% |
| VELLORE | DMKKUCHELAR | INCA. JAYARAMAN | 69,73219.09% | 72.4% |
| WANDIWASH | DMKG. VISWANATHAN | INCM. K. GOUNDER | 80,65920.87% | 73.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madras alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Madras, Lok Sabha election 1967?
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 25 of 39 seats in Madras, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madras, Lok Sabha election 1967?
Turnout was 74.24% — 1.54 cr of 2.08 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Madras have?
Madras has 39 Lok Sabha seats.
