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Constituency

244. Periyakulam

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Madras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-PERIYAKULAM

SWA 45.3%won by 6.8%INC 38.5%

What changed here

Derived

The 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
  1. 1H. AJMALKHANSwatantra Party · SWA1,83,59345.3%
  2. 2M. IBRAHIMIndian National Congress · INC1,55,97238.5%
  3. 3M. MUTHIAHIndependent · IND65,32916.1%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
SWAflipped
SWAINC swing
+55.3%
SWA share
0.0% 45.3%
INC share
48.4% 38.5%
Turnout
68.3% 74.9%