Madras assembly election, Feb 1962

206 assembly constituencies in Madras, 67.81% turnout.

Seats

206

Candidates

798

17 women, 10 elected

Turnout

67.81%

1.27 cr of 1.87 cr

Leading party

INC

139 of 206 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Madras

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
INC Indian National Congress	139	+139	206	58,48,974	46.14%	—
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	50	+50	143	34,35,633	27.10%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	6	+6	94	9,91,773	7.82%	—
IND Independent	5	+5	207	6,76,892	5.34%	—
FB FB	3	+3	6	1,73,261	1.37%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	2	+2	68	9,78,806	7.72%	—
SOC SOC	1	+1	7	48,753	0.38%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	0	0	21	1,59,212	1.26%	—
WT WT	0	0	16	1,17,640	0.93%	—
ML ML	0	0	6	89,968	0.71%	—
REP REP	0	0	4	57,457	0.45%	—
TNP TNP	0	0	9	44,048	0.35%	—
SL SL	0	0	7	43,186	0.34%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	4	10,743	0.08%	—

INC139 (67%)
DMK50 (24%)
SWA6 (3%)
IND5 (2%)
FB3 (1%)
CPI2 (1%)
Others1 (0%)

INC139
DMK50
SWA6
IND5
FB3
CPI2
Others1

INC139
DMK50
SWA6
IND5
FB3
CPI2
SOC1

Constituency performance

From the 206 results in Madras

Closest contest

RASIPURAM

won by 70 (0.13%)

Biggest victory

KANYAKUMARI

won by 36,438 (63.47%)

Highest turnout

COIMBATORE I I (SC)

94.33%

Lowest turnout

VANUR (SC)

42.33%

Vote share & turnout trend

Madras, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 206 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 206

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
PADAMANABHAPURAM	INDKUNJAN NADAR (RAYAN NADAR)	CPIFRANCIS	12,17523.83%	58.1%
PALANI	INDVENKIDUSAMY GOUNDER	INCLAKSHMIPATHI RAJU	7,73411.98%	74.5%
PALLADAM	INCSENGALIAPPAN	PSPP. S. CHINNADURAI	18,70128.89%	70.0%
PANJAPATTI	INCK. KARUNAGARI MUTHIAH	DMKA. S. GANAPATHY	10,10422.28%	53.8%
PAPANASAM (SC)	INCR. SUBRAMANIAN	DMKN. SOMASUNDRAM	4,2406.83%	71.8%
PARAMAKUDI	INCC. SRINIVASA IYENGAR	DMKS. P. THANGAVELAN	10,86214.60%	69.9%
PATTUKKOTTAI	DMKV. ARUNACHALA THEVAR	INCR. SRINIVASA IYER	6,3458.01%	74.0%
PENNAGARAM	DMKM. V. KARIVENGADAM	INCS. HEMALATHA DEVI	9,60819.23%	50.5%
PERAMBALUR	DMKT. P. ALAGAMUTHU	INCR. RAMA REDDIAR	7,51810.76%	76.6%
PERAMBUR (SC)	INCD. SULOCHANA	DMKSATHAVAHI MUTU	8,14210.97%	74.0%
PERANAMALLUR	INCP. RAMACHANDRA	DMKV. D. ANAMALAI MUDALIAR	8,56517.08%	67.5%
PERUNDURAI	INCN. NALLASENAAPATHI SARKERAI MANRADIAR	CPIN. K. PALAMISAMI	11,23918.12%	80.2%
POLLACHI	INCN. MAHALINGAM	DMKRANGASWAMY	10,14914.65%	77.8%
POLUR	DMKKESAVA REDDIAR	INCPERIASAMI	11,45524.31%	56.8%
PONNERI (SC)	INCT. P. ELUMALAI	DMKP. NAGALINGAM	10,40419.28%	60.5%
PORAYAR	INCK. R. SAMBANDAM	DMKS. GANESAN	3,0945.06%	71.1%
PUDUKKOTTAI	DMKA. THIAGARAJAN	INCV. ARUNACHALA THEVAR	17,31129.94%	64.1%
PULIYANGUDI (SC)	INCP. URUKAVALA KUDUMBAN	DMKP. DORAI RAJ	10,02718.22%	60.3%
PURASAWALKAM	INCBASHYAM REDDY	SLPAKKIRISAMI PILLAI	8,76113.41%	69.2%
RADHAPURAM	INCN. SOUNDRAPANDIAN	SWAP. R. CARMEL	23,06336.52%	66.7%
RAJAPALAYAM	INCR. KRISHNASAMY NAIDU	SWAV. RAMAKRISHNA RAJA	22,52727.95%	77.6%
RAMANATHAPURAM	INCSHANMUGA RAJESWARA SETHUPATHI	MLS. ABDUL RAHIM	26,57936.62%	67.5%
RANIPET	DMKABDUL KHALEEL	INCA. E. CHANDRASEKARA NAICKER	8641.41%	70.0%
RASIPURAM	DMKN. P. SENGOTTUVEL	INCMUTHUSWAMY GOUNDER	700.13%	69.4%
RISHIVANDIYAM (SC)	INCL. ANANDAN	DMKM. ANADAN	7,51317.64%	49.1%
SAIDAPET	DMKMUNU ADHI	INCVINAYAKAM	13,22120.69%	64.1%
SALEM I	INCC. VENKATARAMAN	DMKE. R. KRISHNAN	3,8884.51%	80.9%
SALEM I I	INCA. RATHANAVEL GOUNDER	CPIS. M. RAMIAH	8,83514.59%	71.0%
SALIAMANGALAM	INCA. APPAVOO THEVAR	MLADDUL SAMAD	24,73238.88%	68.4%
SAMAYANALLUR (SC)	INCP. KAKKAN	CPIG. R. MUNIYANDI	16,49526.03%	72.4%
SANKARANKOIL	INCS. M. ABDUL MAJID SAHIB	DMKS. KRISHNAN SERVAI	16,41126.22%	70.0%
SANKARAPURAM	INCK. PARTHASARATHI	DMKS. P. PACHAIYA PILLAI	2,6825.41%	61.6%
SANKARI	INCK. S. SUBRAMANIA GOUNDER	DMKB. PANDARINATHAN	8,94416.31%	63.3%
SATHIAMANGALAM	INCGOPAL KOUNDER	INDANTHONISAMY	13,79934.41%	49.2%
SATTANGULAM	INCK. T. KOSALRAM	WTA. P. RAJSINGH	26,07741.08%	64.6%
SATTUR	INCK. KAMARAJ NADAR	SWAP. RAMAMOORTHY	13,44416.15%	81.6%
SENDAMANGALAM	DMKV. R. PERIANNAN	INCP. B. K. THIAGARAJA REDDIAR	3,5236.78%	66.0%
SHOLAVANDAN (SC)	INCV. PONNAMMAL	DMKA. MUNIANDI	7,46613.36%	71.4%
SHOLINGHUR	INCA. M. PONNURANGA MUDALIAR	DMKV. MUNUSWAMY	12,52921.08%	76.0%
SIRKALI (SC)	INCR. THANGAVELU	INDK. B. S. MANI	6,54410.44%	58.5%
SIVAGANGA	INCR. V. SWAMINATHAN	SWAKALAILINGAM	9,25111.49%	66.8%
SIVAKASI	INCS. RAMASAMY NAIDU	SWAK. DORAISAMY THEVAR	12,64820.40%	64.8%
SRIPERUMBUDUR	INCM. BHAKTAVATSALAM	DMKANNAMALAI	1,2371.82%	73.0%
SRIRANGAM	INCN. SUBRAMANIAN CHETTIAR	DMKT. ORAISAMY	14,45020.24%	75.4%
SRIVAIKUNTAM	INCVEERABAGHU	DMKS. PECHI	17,10527.57%	66.1%
SRIVILLIPUTHUR (SC)	INCM. CHELLIAH	DMKG. GURUSAMY ALIAS ANDI	9,52715.19%	67.6%
SULUR	INCKOLANTAIAMMAL C.	CPIK. N. CHINNAYAN	4,3576.56%	74.0%
T PALUR	DMKS. RAMASAMI	INCT. K. SUBBIAH	17,62426.08%	76.0%
TALAIVASAL (SC)	INCA. DORAISWAMY	DMKK. R. THANGAVEL	4,90010.30%	60.7%
TANIPPADI (SC)	INCA. ARUMUGAM	DMKP. S. SANTHANAM	7,37612.53%	58.8%

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 assembly election, Feb 1962?

Indian National Congress won 139 of 206 seats in Madras, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Madras assembly election, Feb 1962?

Turnout was 67.81% — 1.27 cr of 1.87 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Madras have?

Madras has 206 assembly seats.