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Constituency

254. Thanjavur

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Madras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-THANJAVUR

DMK 52.6%won by 5.3%INC 47.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 5.3%.

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 52.6% of the vote here (+52.6%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 78.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 9.6% to 82.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
5,21,430
Turnout
82.1%
Valid votes
4,28,254
Margin
22,574
5.27%

Candidates

2 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1D.S. GOPALARDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,25,41452.6%
  2. 2R. VENKATARAMANIndian National Congress · INC2,02,84047.4%

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
DMKflipped
DMKINC swing
+48.9%
DMK share
0.0% 52.6%
INC share
43.6% 47.4%
Turnout
72.5% 82.1%