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 Registered 20,796,700 Turnout 15,922,449 (76.56%)
Alliance
Party
Popular Vote
Percentage
Swing
Seats won
Seat Change
United Front Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,524,514
35.78%
25
Swatantra Party 1,414,208
9.16%
6
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1,057,542
6.85%
new party 4
new party
Independent 180,392
1.17%
1
Total 8,176,656 52.96% 22.48% 36 29
Indian National Congress 6,436,710
41.69%
3
Communist Party of India 299,841
1.69%
0
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 33,626
0.22%
0
Republican Party of India 31,451
0.20%
0
Praja Socialist Party 12,162
0.08%
0
Independents 448,648
3.16%
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%
Constituency
Winner
Runner-up
Margin
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Votes
%
1
Madras North K. Manoharan
DMK 227,783
56.32
S. C. C. A. Pillai
INC 166,449
41.15
61,334
15.17
2
Madras South C. N. Annadurai
DMK 248,099
59.38
K. Gurumurti
INC 166,121
39.76
81,978
19.62
3
Sriperumbudur (SC)P. Sivasankaran
DMK 271,528
60.61
K. Sambandan
INC 169,763
37.89
101,765
22.72
4
Chingleput C. C. Babu
DMK 255,845
61.32
D. V. Alagesan
INC 150,114
35.98
105,731
25.34
5
Tiruttani
S. K. Sambandhan
DMK 225,229
55.61
A. Krishnaswamy INC 149,680
36.96
75,549
18.65
6
Vellore (SC)Kuchelar
DMK 203,887
55.83
A. Jayaraman
INC 134,155
36.74
69,732
19.09
7
Tirupattur R. M. Gounder
DMK 188,309
54.21
T. A. Wahid
INC 159,078
45.79
29,231
8.42
8
Wandiwash
G. Viswanathan
DMK 213,537
55.26
M. K. Gounder
INC 132,878
34.39
80,659
20.87
9
Tindivanam T. D. R. Naidu
DMK 201,009
49.54
Lakshminarayanan
INC 168,939
41.64
32,070
7.90
10
Cuddalore V. K. Gounder
DMK 225,571
55.95
S. Radhakrishnan
INC 177,598
44.05
47,973
11.90
11
Chidambaram (SC)V. Mayavan
DMK 205,193
52.22
L. Elayaperumal
INC 187,764
47.78
17,429
4.44
12
Kallakurichi M. Deiveekan
DMK 193,043
52.81
K. Parthasarathy
INC 166,520
45.55
26,523
7.26
13
Krishnagiri M. Kamalanathan
DMK 165,079
50.78
T. S. Pattabiraman
INC 146,785
45.15
18,294
5.63
14
Salem K. Rajaram
DMK 219,380
57.07
R. Ramakrishnan
INC 155,871
40.55
63,509
16.52
15
Mettur
S. Kandappan
DMK 184,004
53.14
G. Venkatraman
INC 127,159
36.72
56,845
16.42
16
Tiruchengode K. Anbazhagan
DMK 232,365
55.29
T. M. Kaliannan
INC 184,114
43.81
48,251
11.48
17
Nilgiris M. K. N. Gowder
SWA 167,712
48.06
A. Devi
INC 148,010
42.41
19,702
5.65
18
Coimbatore K. Ramani
CPI(M) 240,856
57.93
N. Mahalingam
INC 174,935
42.07
65,921
15.86
19
Pollachi Narayanan
DMK 237,035
58.56
S. K. Paramasivam
INC 155,281
38.36
81,754
20.20
20
Dharapuram (SC)C. T. Dhandapani
DMK 259,768
62.39
S. R. Arumugham
INC 148,902
35.77
110,866
26.62
21
Gobichettipalayam P. A. Saminathan
DMK 203,798
54.51
C. Subramaniam
INC 154,853
41.42
48,945
13.09
22
Periyakulam H. Ajmalkhan
SWA 183,593
45.34
M. Ibrahim
INC 155,972
38.52
27,621
6.82
23
Dindigul N. Anbuchezhian
DMK 260,065
62.40
T. S. S. Ramachndran
INC 156,719
37.60
103,346
24.80
24
Madurai P. Ramamurti
CPI(M) 261,390
60.18
S. C. Thevar
INC 155,922
35.90
105,468
24.28
25
Karur M. Gounder
SWA 209,380
53.00
R. Chettiar
INC 185,662
47.00
23,718
6.00
26
Tiruchirapalli K. A. Nambiar
CPI(M) 202,879
50.32
V. A. Muthiah
INC 200,334
49.68
2,545
0.64
27
Perambalur (SC)A. Durairasu
DMK 229,941
53.97
P. K. Ramaswamy
INC 196,113
46.03
33,828
7.94
28
Pudukkottai R. Umanath
CPI(M) 199,469
48.25
A. N. Chettiar
INC 190,087
45.98
9,382
2.27
29
Kumbakonam S. Era
DMK 213,866
50.19
C. R. P. Raman
INC 193,827
45.49
20,039
4.70
30
Mayuram (SC)K. Subravelu
DMK 209,660
57.09
M. Chandrasekhar
INC 157,616
42.91
52,044
14.18
31
Nagapattinam V. Sambasivam
INC 164,167
41.78
V. P. Chintan
CPI(M) 152,948
38.93
11,219
2.85
32
Thanjavur D. S. Gopalar
DMK 225,414
52.64
R. Venkataraman
INC 202,840
47.36
22,574
5.28
33
Sivaganga Kiruttinan
DMK 225,106
53.17
Subramanian
INC 166,889
39.42
58,217
13.75
34
Ramanathapuram M. Sheriff
IND 180,392
47.23
S. Balakrishnan
INC 148,367
38.84
32,025
8.39
35
Sivakasi P. Ramamoorthy
SWA 194,364
47.08
P. A. Nadar
INC 162,692
39.41
31,672
7.67
36
Tirunelveli S. Xavier
SWA 186,864
48.12
A. P. C. Veerabahu
INC 144,873
37.31
41,991
10.81
37
Tenkasi (SC)R. S. Arumugam
INC 166,737
41.52
Velu
SWA 160,991
40.09
5,746
1.43
38
Tiruchendur Santosham
SWA 183,053
46.90
K. T. Kosalram
INC 182,659
46.79
394
0.11
39
Nagercoil A. Nesamony
INC 180,265
53.38
M. Mathias
SWA 128,251
37.98
52,014
15.40
7.79%
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