Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 1971
39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 69.15% turnout.
Seats
39
Candidates
111
2 women, 1 elected
Turnout
69.15%
1.59 cr of 2.31 cr
Leading party
DMK
23 of 39 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23 | +23 | 24 | 56,22,758 | 35.25% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | +9 | 9 | 19,95,567 | 12.51% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +4 | 4 | 8,66,399 | 5.43% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 1 | +1 | 29 | 48,53,534 | 30.43% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 27 | 5,16,448 | 3.24% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,08,431 | 1.31% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14,79,693 | 9.28% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,60,833 | 1.64% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,41,605 | 0.89% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,944 | 0.02% | — |
- DMK23 (59%)
- INC9 (23%)
- CPI4 (10%)
- NCO1 (3%)
- IND1 (3%)
- FBL1 (3%)
- DMK23
- INC9
- CPI4
- NCO1
- IND1
- FBL1
- DMK23
- INC9
- CPI4
- NCO1
- IND1
- FBL1
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
TIRUCHENDUR
won by 26 (0.01%)
Biggest victory
POLLACHI
won by 1,26,206 (30.47%)
Highest turnout
THANJAVUR
78.69%
Lowest turnout
METTUR
56.85%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), 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
Tamil Nadu, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- DMK
- INC
- CPI
- NCO
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIDAMBARAM | DMKV. MAYAVAN | NCOL. ELAYAPERUMAL | 22,3985.64% | 71.7% |
| CHINGLEPUT | DMKC. CHITTIBABU | NCOP. M. MUTHUKUMARAPPA | 1,18,75628.32% | 72.2% |
| COIMBATORE | CPIK. BALATHANDAYUTHAM | NCORAMASWAMY | 77,05319.03% | 64.1% |
| CUDDALORE | INCS. RADHAKRISHNAN | NCOR. MUTHUKUMARAN | 36,4878.62% | 71.6% |
| DHARAPURAM | DMKC. T. DHANDAPANI | NCOK. PARAMALAI | 1,16,18628.76% | 66.6% |
| DINDIGUL | DMKM. RAJANGAM | SWAK. CHEMACHAMY | 97,63523.51% | 67.0% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | DMKP. A. SAMINATHAN | NCOE. V. K. SAMPATH | 60,49215.97% | 67.0% |
| KALLAKURICHI | DMKM. DEVEKAN | NCOK. VEERASAMY | 21,9765.59% | 70.5% |
| KARUR | INCGOPAL | NCOV. RAMANATHAN | 73,29318.17% | 68.0% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | INCT. THIRTHAGIRI GOUNDER | SWAT. M. THIRUPATHY | 34,92010.35% | 61.4% |
| KUMBAKONAM | DMKERA SEZHIYAN | NCOC. R. RAMASAMY | 38,7538.68% | 78.0% |
| MADRAS NORTH | DMKK. MANOHARAN | NCOS. G. VINAYAGAMOORTHY | 51,59411.57% | 64.5% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | DMKMURASOLI NARAN | SWANARA SIMHAN | 20,3414.18% | 65.7% |
| MADURAI | INCR. V. SWAMINATHAN | NCOS. CHINNA KARUPPA THEVAR | 72,35916.26% | 67.7% |
| MAYURAM | DMKK. SUBRAVELU | NCOK. RAJANGAM | 66,37317.24% | 76.4% |
| METTUR | INCG. BHUVARAHAN | NCOK. RAMAMURTHY | 66,14019.61% | 56.9% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | CPIM. KATHAMUTHU | NCOV. SABASIVAM | 87,72721.94% | 77.3% |
| NAGERCOIL | NCOK. KAMARAJ NADAR | DMKM. C. BALAN | 1,00,55327.26% | 66.7% |
| NILGIRIS | DMKJ. MATHA GOWDER | NCOAKKAMMA DEVI | 61,09416.50% | 66.8% |
| PERAMBALUR | DMKA. DURAIRASU | NCOM. AYYAKUNNU | 61,56913.51% | 77.2% |
| PERIAKULAM | INDS. M. MOHAMMED SHERIFF | SWAAJMALKHAN | 41,92510.79% | 65.9% |
| POLLACHI | DMKNARAYANAN | SSPK. R. NALLASIVAM | 1,26,20630.47% | 68.6% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | DMKK. VEERIAH | NCOR. VIJAYA REGHUNATHA THONDAIMAN | 48,39510.63% | 75.3% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | FBLP. K. MOOKKIAH THEVAR | NCOS. BALAKRISHNAN | 69,15519.30% | 62.9% |
| SALEM | DMKE. R. KRISHNAN | NCOM. P. SUBRAMANYAM | 54,79613.27% | 69.2% |
| SIVAGANGA | DMKTHA KIRUTTINAN | NCOKANNAPPA VALLIAPPAN | 1,00,08822.43% | 72.6% |
| SIVAKASI | INCV. JEYALAKSHMI | SWAR. GOPALAKRISHNAN | 85,66221.70% | 68.8% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | DMKT. S. LATCHUMANAN | NCOP. KAKKAN | 1,00,04619.96% | 68.6% |
| TENKASI | INCA. M. CNELLACHAMI | NCOR. S. ARUMUGAM | 68,91017.13% | 70.4% |
| THANJAVUR | DMKS. D. SOMASUNDARAM | NCOR. KRISHNASAMY GOPALAR | 1,00,00821.31% | 78.7% |
| TINDIVANAM | INCM .R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | SWAM. P. RADHAKRISHNAN | 61,47516.19% | 66.0% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | DMKM. S. SIVASAMY | SWAM. MATHIAS | 260.01% | 69.8% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | DMKM. MUTHUSAMI | NCOT. M. KALIYANNAN | 60,04714.04% | 67.1% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | CPIM. KALYANASUNDARAM | NCOS. P. THANGAVELU | 20,5504.66% | 71.0% |
| TIRUNELVELI | CPIS. A, MURUGANANTHAM | SWAS. PALANISWAMINATHAN | 59,93715.74% | 65.2% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | DMKC. K. CHINNARAJI GOUNDER | SWAN. PARTHASARATHY | 55,06315.29% | 69.8% |
| TIRUTTANI | INCO. V. ALAGESA MUDALIAR | NCOP. RAMACHANDRAN | 84,10521.09% | 70.5% |
| VELLORE | DMKR. P. ULAGANAMBI | NCOT. MANAVALAN | 85,32122.00% | 69.3% |
| WANDIWASH | DMKG. VISWANATHAN | NCOA. KRISHNASWAMY | 87,95521.99% | 74.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tamil Nadu alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.