Constituency
226. Chingleput
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-CHINGLEPUT
DMK 61.3%won by 25.3%INC 36.0%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 25.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 61.3% of the vote here (+61.3%).
- TurnoutTurnout rose 3.0% to 77.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,38,456
Turnout
77.5%
Valid votes
4,17,217
Margin
1,05,731
25.34%
Candidates
3 contested · winner DMK- 1C. C. BABUDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,55,84561.3%
- 2D. V. ALAGESANIndian National Congress · INC1,50,11436.0%
- 3S. T. NEELAKANTANIndependent · IND11,2582.7%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- DMKflipped
- DMK–INC swing
- +78.4%
- DMK share
- 0.0% → 61.3%
- INC share
- 53.1% → 36.0%
- Turnout
- 74.5% → 77.5%