Constituency
220. Karur
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962
IN-KARUR
INC 48.6%won by 13.7%SWA 34.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.6% to 13.7%.
- New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 34.9% — it did not contest here in 1957.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 13.7% to 62.1%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,61,862
Turnout
62.1%
Valid votes
2,86,846
Margin
39,156
13.65%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1R. RAMANATHAN CHETTIARIndian National Congress · INC1,39,38548.6%
- 2P. PONNAMBALA GOUNDERSwatantra Party · SWA1,00,22934.9%
- 3R. KARUPPIAHCommunist Party of India · CPI47,23216.5%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SWA swing
- −37.2%
- INC share
- 50.9% → 48.6%
- SWA share
- 0.0% → 34.9%
- Turnout
- 48.4% → 62.1%