Election history
Madras Assembly Elections
Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 1967.
Current seats
234
in the present Madras assembly
Elections contested
2
Leading party, 1967
DMK
137 of 234 seats
Compare elections
See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Madras.
Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.
Seats won over time
The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Madras
- INC
- DMK
- SWA
- CPM
Constituency performance
From the 234 results in Madras, 1967
Best performance
USILAMPATTI
P.K.M. THEVAR, 72.11% share
Closest contest
VANUR
won by 70 (0.12%)
Biggest victory
USILAMPATTI
won by 28,489 (45.95%)
Lowest turnout
SANKARI
51.61%
Seat change & vote share
Madras, 1967
Result by election
1967Full result →234 seats
- DMK137
- INC51
- SWA20
- CPM11
- IND6
- PSP4
- CPI2
- SSP2
- FBL1
1962Full result →206 seats
- INC139
- DMK50
- SWA6
- IND5
- FB3
- CPI2
- SOC1
Assembly constituencies
234 current, 206 under former boundaries · showing 251–300 of 440
| No. | Assembly seat | Reservation | Elections | Last contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MADURANTAKAM (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 18 | ACHARAPAKKAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 19 | UTTIRAMERURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 20 | KANCHEEPURAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 21 | SRIPERUMBUDURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 22 | TIRUVALLUR (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 23 | KADAMBATTURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 24 | TIRUTTANIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 25 | ARKONAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 26 | SHOLINGHURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 27 | CHEYYARformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 28 | WANDIWASH (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 29 | PERANAMALLURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 30 | ARCOTformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 31 | RANIPETformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 32 | KATPADIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 33 | GUDIYATTAM (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 34 | VELLOREformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 35 | VIRINCHIPURAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 36 | AMBUR (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 37 | VANIYAMBADIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 38 | TIRUPPATTURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 39 | CHENGAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 40 | POLURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 41 | ARNIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 42 | THURINJAPURAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 43 | TANIPPADI (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 44 | TIRUVANNAMALAIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 45 | SATHIAMANGALAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 46 | GINGEEformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 47 | TINDIVANAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 48 | VANUR (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 49 | VALAVANURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 50 | VILLUPURAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 51 | ULUNDURPETformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 52 | NELLIKUPPAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 53 | KURINJIPPADI (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 54 | CUDDALOREformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 55 | BHUVANAGIRIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 56 | CHIDAMBARAM (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 57 | KATTUMANNARKOILformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 58 | VRIDHACHALAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 59 | NALLURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 60 | TIRUKOILURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 61 | RISHIVANDIYAM (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 62 | KALLAKURICHI (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 63 | SANKARAPURAMformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 64 | HARUR (SC)former boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 65 | UTTANGARAIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 66 | KRISHNAGIRIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.
