Constituency
244. Periyakulam
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-PERIYAKULAM
SWA 45.3%won by 6.8%INC 38.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Swatantra Party (SWA), which now leads by 6.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- SWA vote shareSWA went from 0.0% to 45.3% of the vote here (+45.3%).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 83.9% between them, down from 95.9% — the field split more ways.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.6% to 74.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,40,711
Turnout
74.9%
Valid votes
4,04,894
Margin
27,621
6.82%
Candidates
3 contested · winner SWA- 1H. AJMALKHANSwatantra Party · SWA1,83,59345.3%
- 2M. IBRAHIMIndian National Congress · INC1,55,97238.5%
- 3M. MUTHIAHIndependent · IND65,32916.1%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- SWAflipped
- SWA–INC swing
- +55.3%
- SWA share
- 0.0% → 45.3%
- INC share
- 48.4% → 38.5%
- Turnout
- 68.3% → 74.9%