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204. Virudhunagar

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 1971

TN-VIRUDHUNAGAR

DMK 49.9%won by 2.5%SWA 47.4%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.9% to 2.5%.

  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 47.4% — it did not contest here in 1967.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
63,060
Margin
1,577
2.50%

Candidates

6 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1P. SEENIVASANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK31,45549.9%
  2. 2V. SEENIVASAGA NAIDUSwatantra Party · SWA29,87847.4%
  3. 3K. M. ARUNACHALAMIndependent · IND7271.2%
  4. 4A. SEENIVASANIndependent · IND7121.1%
  5. 5G. THIAGARAJANIndependent · IND1800.3%
  6. 6G. MARIMUTHUIndependent · IND1080.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–SWA swing
−47.4%
DMK share
49.9% → 49.9%
SWA share
0.0% → 47.4%
Turnout
— → —
203. Aruppukkottai205. Sattur
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