Constituency
260. Tiruchendur
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-TIRUCHENDUR
SWA 46.9%won by 0.1%INC 46.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Swatantra Party (SWA), which now leads by 0.1%.
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 46.9% of the vote here (+46.9%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 46.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.7% of the vote between them, up from 0.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 71.1% to 71.1%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,48,835
Turnout
71.1%
Valid votes
3,90,339
Margin
394
0.10%
Candidates
5 contested · winner SWA- 1SANTOSHAMSwatantra Party · SWA1,83,05346.9%
- 2K. T. KOSALRAMIndian National Congress · INC1,82,65946.8%
- 3S. SOORIAMUTHUIndependent · IND11,6623.0%
- 4P. RATNARAJIndependent · IND10,4462.7%
- 5G. SHANMUGASUNDARAMIndependent · IND2,5190.6%
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
- +0.1%
- SWA share
- 0.0% → 46.9%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 46.8%
- Turnout
- 0.0% → 71.1%