Constituency
251. Kumbakonam
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-KUMBAKONAM
DMK 50.2%won by 4.7%INC 45.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 4.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- DMK vote shareDMK went from 43.9% to 50.2% of the vote here (+6.3%).
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.9% to 79.8%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,34,001
Turnout
79.8%
Valid votes
4,26,088
Margin
20,039
4.70%
Candidates
4 contested · winner DMK- 1S. ERADravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,13,86650.2%
- 2C. R. P. RAMANIndian National Congress · INC1,93,82745.5%
- 3L. SESHADRIIndependent · IND14,9523.5%
- 4I. BAKTHARIndependent · IND3,4430.8%
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
- +8.0%
- DMK share
- 43.9% → 50.2%
- INC share
- 47.2% → 45.5%
- Turnout
- 72.9% → 79.8%