1967 Indian general election in Madras State

The 1967 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a huge victory for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by C.N. Annadurai and its ally Swatantra Party, led by C. Rajagopalachari. Madras was the first and one of few states, where a non-Congress Party won more seats than Congress in a state. A huge wave of anti-incumbency against the Congress was present in Madras, 1967, which led to the defeat of the popular leader K. Kamaraj and his party in both the state and national elections, won by DMK and its allies. After this election, the DMK supported the Congress party under Indira Gandhi.

Indian general election in Madras, 1967

← 1962 February 1967 1971 →

39 (of 520) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered20,796,700
Turnout15,922,449 (76.56%) Increase7.79%
  First party Second party
 
Leader C.N. Annadurai K. Kamaraj
Party DMK INC
Leader's seat Madras South Did not contest
Seats won 36 3
Seat change Increase 29 Decrease 28
Popular vote 8,176,656 6,436,710
Percentage 52.96% 41.69%
Swing Increase 22.48% Decrease 3.57%

Seat Allotment

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United Front

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No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

 

C. N. Annadurai 25
2. Swatantra Party   C. Rajagopalachari 7
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist)   Puchalapalli Sundarayya 6
Unrecognized parties, whose candidates ran as an independent supported by DMK
4. Indian Union Muslim League   Muhammed Ismail 1

Congress

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No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Indian National Congress K. Kamaraj 39

Voting and results

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Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change
United Front Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,524,514 35.78%  17.14% 25  18
Swatantra Party 1,414,208 9.16%  1.31% 6  6
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1,057,542 6.85% new party 4 new party
Independent 180,392 1.17%  0.20% 1  1
Total 8,176,656 52.96%  22.48% 36  29
Indian National Congress 6,436,710 41.69%  3.57% 3  28
Communist Party of India 299,841 1.69%  8.55% 0  2
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 33,626 0.22%  0.18% 0  
Republican Party of India 31,451 0.20%  1.54% 0  
Praja Socialist Party 12,162 0.08%  1.60% 0  
Independents 448,648 3.16%  4.35% 0  
Total 15,439,094 100.00%   39  2
Valid Votes 15,439,094 96.96%
Invalid Votes 483,355 3.04%
Total Votes 15,922,449 100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout 20,796,700 76.56%  7.79%

List of Elected MPs

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Constituency Winner Party Margin Runner-upa Partya
Madras North Krishnan Manoharan DMK 61,334 S. C. C. A. Pillai INC
Madras South C. N. Annadurai DMK 81,978 K. Gurumurti INC
Sriperumbudur (SC) P. Sivasankaran DMK 101,765 K. Sambandan INC
Chengalpattu C. Chitti Babu DMK 105,731 O. V. Alagesan INC
Tiruttani S. K. Sambandhan DMK 75,549 A. Krishnaswamy INC
Vellore (SC) Kuchelar DMK 69,732 A. Jayaraman INC
Tiruppattur R. Muthu Gounder DMK 29,231 T. A. Wahid INC
Vandavasi G. Viswanathan DMK 80,659 M. K. Gounder INC
Tindivanam T. D. R. Naidu DMK 32,070 Lakshmi Narayanan INC
Cuddalore V. K. Gounder DMK 47,973 S. Radhakrishnan INC
Chidambaram (SC) V. Mayavan DMK 17,429 L. Elaya Perumal INC
Kallakurichi M. Deiveekan DMK 26,523 K. Parthasarathy INC
Krishnagiri M. Kamalanathan DMK 18,294 T. S. Pattabiraman INC
Salem K. Rajaram DMK 63,509 R. Ramakrishnan INC
Mettur S. Kandappan DMK 56,845 G. Venkataraman INC
Tiruchengode K. Anbazhagan DMK 48,251 T. M. Kaliannan INC
Nilgiris M. K. N. Gounder SWA 19,702 A. Devi INC
Coimbatore K. Ramani CPM 65,921 N. Mahalingam INC
Pollachi Narayanan DMK 81,754 S. K. Paramasivam INC
Dharapuram (SC) C. T. Dhandapani DMK 110,866 S. R. Arumugam INC
Gobichettipalayam P. A. Saminathan DMK 48,945 C. Subramaniam INC
Periyakulam H. Ajmal Khan SWA 27,621 M. Ibrahim INC
Dindigul N. Anbuchezhian DMK 103,346 T. S. Soundram INC
Madurai P. Ramamurti CPM 105,468 S. C. Thevar INC
Karur M. Gounder SWA 23,718 R. Chettiar INC
Tiruchirappalli K. A. Nambiar CPM 2,545 V. A. Muthiah INC
Perambalur (SC) A. Durairaju DMK 33,828 P. K. Ramaswamy INC
Pudukkottai R. Umanath CPM 9,382 A. N. Chettiar INC
Kumbakonam S. Era DMK 20,039 C. R. P. Raman INC
Mayuram (SC) K. Subravelu DMK 52,044 Maragatham Chandrasekhar INC
Nagapattinam V. Sambasivam INC 11,219 V. P. Chintan CPM
Thanjavur D. S. Gopalar DMK 22,574 R. Venkataraman INC
Sivaganga Tha. Kiruttinan DMK 58,217 Subramanian INC
Ramanathapuram S. M. Muhammed Sheriff IND/ML 32,025 S. Balakrishnan INC
Sivakasi P. Ramamoorthy SWA 31,672 P. A. Nadar INC
Tirunelveli S. Xavier SWA 41,991 A. P. C. Veerabahu INC
Tenkasi (SC) R. S. Arumugam INC 5,746 Velu SWA
Tiruchendur Santhosam SWA 394 K. T. Kosalram INC
Nagercoil A. Nesamony INC 52,014 M. Mathias SWA

See also

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Bibliography

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Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha

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