Tamil Nadu assembly election, Mar 1971

234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 68.31% turnout.

Seats

234

Candidates

748

0 women, 0 elected

Turnout

68.31%

1.58 cr of 2.31 cr

Leading party

DMK

184 of 234 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	184	+184	203	76,54,935	48.58%	—
NCO Indian National Congress (Organisation)	15	+15	201	55,13,894	34.99%	—
IND Independent	8	+8	256	9,65,379	6.13%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	8	+8	10	3,64,803	2.32%	—
FBL All India Forward Bloc	7	+7	9	2,68,721	1.71%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	6	+6	19	4,65,145	2.95%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	4	+4	4	1,47,985	0.94%	—
MUL Indian Union Muslim League	2	+2	2	69,634	0.44%	—
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	0	0	37	2,59,298	1.65%	—
SOP SOP	0	0	2	37,491	0.24%	—
BJS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	5	9,516	0.06%	—

DMK184 (79%)
NCO15 (6%)
IND8 (3%)
CPI8 (3%)
FBL7 (3%)
SWA6 (3%)
Others6 (3%)

DMK184
NCO15
IND8
CPI8
FBL7
SWA6
Others6

DMK184
NCO15
IND8
CPI8
FBL7
SWA6
PSP4
MUL2

Constituency performance

From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu

Closest contest

SANKARAPURAM

won by 72 (0.13%)

Biggest victory

USILAMPATTI

won by 32,383 (48.92%)

Highest turnout

ALANGUDY

83.96%

Lowest turnout

SANKARI

45.79%

Vote share & turnout trend

Tamil Nadu, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 234 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 234

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
SALEM I I	DMKRAJARAM	NCOR. RAMAKRISHNAN	5,3087.54%	70.0%
SANKARANKOIL	DMKSUBBIAH S.	NCOJAME M.	13,65823.67%	61.4%
SANKARAPURAM	DMKN. NATCHIYAPPAN	NCODURAIMUTHUSAMY	720.13%	69.9%
SANKARI	DMKV. MUTHUR	NCOP.T. SEERANGAN	10,31922.59%	45.8%
SATTANGULAM	DMKK. P. KANDASASMY	NCOT. MARTIN	4,9187.59%	66.1%
SATTUR	FBLALAGU THEVAR S.	SWADORAIRAJ NAICKER R	8,39414.27%	61.3%
SATYAMANGALAM	DMKSUBRAMANIAM SK.	NCOKARUTHIRUMAN P. G.	8,98615.68%	66.3%
SEDAPATTI	FBLTHAVAMANI THEVAR V.	SWARAMAKRISHNAN M. K.	4,9468.92%	60.0%
SEMBANARKOIL	DMKSAMPATH T. V.	NCOSAMBANDAM K. R.	14,49024.03%	74.3%
SENDAMANGALAM	DMKCHINNA VEILAIYA GOUNDER	NCOVELLAYA GOUNDER	13,05521.53%	57.8%
SHOKINGHUR	NCOA. M. PONNURANGAM	DMKNATRAJAN K. M.	7,15510.78%	74.2%
SHOLAVANDAN	DMKMANIYAN P. S.	NCOSUNDARAJAN SERVAI R.	8,71211.12%	73.1%
SINGANALLUR	PSPA. SUBRAMANIAM	NCOP. L. SUBBIAN	15,04022.58%	66.0%
SIRKALI	CPIVADIVEL S.	NCOMANI K. B. S.	6,31010.51%	71.0%
SIVAGANGA	DMKS. SETHURAMAN	NCOO. SUBRAMANIAN	17,66625.13%	69.2%
SIVAKASI	DMKKALIMUTHU K	SWASUNDARARAJ NAICKER N.	14,36821.42%	66.0%
SRIPERUMBUDUR	DMKDI. RAJARATHANAM	NCOMANALI RAMAKRISHNA MUDALIAR	14,41618.29%	70.5%
SRIRANGAM	NCOJOTHI VENKATACHALAM	DMKKAMATCHIAMMAL R.	2,9334.15%	72.0%
SRIVAIKUNTAM	DMKADITHANAR	NCOANNAMALAI R. A. R.	9,60514.14%	68.8%
SRIVILLIPUTHUR	DMKANDI ALIAS SURUSAMY K.	NCODHARMARAJ S. P.	17,48626.67%	67.5%
ST THOMAS MOUNT	DMKM G RAMACHANDRAN	NCOT L RAGHUPATHY	24,63223.01%	65.5%
TALAVASAL	DMKMOO MARIMUTHU	NCOT. ER. SAPPAN	3,1824.81%	63.5%
TARAMANGALAM	DMKPARAMASIVAM	NCORAMASAMY GOUNDER	12,69323.58%	56.5%
TENKASI	DMKKATHIRAVAN ALIAS SAMSHUDEEN	NCOISWAR AN I. C.	7,96011.33%	75.8%
THANDRAMBA	DMKM. S. RADHAKRISHNAN	NCOSAHADEVA GINDER K.	11,39117.64%	71.7%
THANJAVUR	DMKNATARAJAN S.	NCOAROKIASAMY NADAR A. Y.	7,86511.45%	74.1%
THENI	DMKPALANIVELRAJAN	NCORAMASAMY	20,03728.01%	73.0%
THIAGARAYANAGAR	NCOK M SUBRAMANIAM	DMKD V NARAYANASAMY	8791.14%	63.3%
THIRUMANGALAM	FBLM. C. A. RETHINASAMY THEVAR	NCON. S. V. CHITHAN	8,92013.93%	65.9%
THIRUMAYAM	DMKA. THIAGARAJAN	NCOPR. RAMANATHAN	14,27719.66%	72.8%
THIRUPPARANKUNDRAM	DMKKAVERIMANIAM C.	NCOPANDYTHEVAR I	12,23015.76%	63.7%
THIRUTHURAIPUNDI	CPIMANALI KANDASAMI C.	NCOTHAYAMANAVANG G.	18,59628.70%	79.5%
THIRUVAIYARU	DMKILANGOVAN G.	NCOPALANI K. B.	7,32610.01%	76.0%
THIRUVARAMBUR	DMKKAMAICHI	NCOSWAMINATHAN V.	4,9756.10%	72.6%
THIRUVARUR	DMKKARUNANITHI M.	NCOVEDAIYAN V.	12,14218.69%	76.8%
THONDAMUTHUR	DMKR. MANICKAVASAKAM	INDM. NATARAJ	21,49225.32%	71.5%
THOTTIYAM	DMKS. K. VADIVELU	NCOK. M. SHANMUGHASUNDARAM	2,2442.90%	74.9%
THOUSAND LIGHTS	DMKK A MATHIALAGAN	NCON M MANI VARMA	11,55917.06%	62.4%
TINDIVANAM	DMKRAJARAM G.	NCOK. RAMAMURTHY	11,88519.55%	63.9%
TIRUCHENDUR	DMKEDMUND	NCOGANESASUNDARAM	5,9297.94%	65.9%
TIRUCHENGODE	DMKS. KANDAPPAN	NCOV. KUMARASAMY	19,26026.90%	60.4%
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI I	DMKKRISHNAMURTHY V.	NCOLOURDUSAMY PILLAI A. S. G.	4,6496.42%	68.6%
TIRUKKOILUR	DMKA. S. KUMARASAMY	NCOA. VADIVEL	7,34910.55%	75.2%
TIRUNELVELI	DMKP. PADMANABHAN	NCORAJATHIKUNGHITHAPATHAM	16,95224.32%	67.5%
TIRUPATTUR	DMKRAMASAMY G.	NCOY. SHAMMUGAN	7,40011.07%	73.6%
TIRUPPATTUR	DMKS. MADHAVAN	NCOS. SETHURAMALINGAM	31,07040.26%	78.3%
TIRUPPORUR	DMKM MUNU ADHI	NCOT M DHANAPAL	15,23721.61%	67.7%
TIRUPPUR	DMKS. DORAISAMY	INDKHADER S. A.	7,76710.46%	66.6%
TIRUTTANI	DMKE. S. THYAGARAJAN	NCOA. EKAMBARA REDDY	16,49823.44%	68.3%
TIRUVADANAI	DMKPR. SHANMUGHAM	SWAK. R. KARIAMANICKAM AMBALAM	6,9609.35%	70.3%

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.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Mar 1971?

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 184 of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Mar 1971?

Turnout was 68.31% — 1.58 cr of 2.31 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?

Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats.