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353. Madras North

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Tamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-MADRAS-NORTH

DMK 55.0%won by 11.6%NCO 43.5%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.2% to 11.6%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 43.5% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 9.0% to 64.5%.

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

Electorate
6,91,938
Turnout
64.5%
Valid votes
4,45,954
Margin
51,594
11.57%

Candidates

4 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1K. MANOHARANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,45,40155.0%
  2. 2S. G. VINAYAGAMOORTHYNCO · NCO1,93,80743.5%
  3. 3ZAINUDDINIndependent · IND3,4520.8%
  4. 4VIRANDRA NATH BAJPAIIndependent · IND3,2940.7%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–NCO swing
−44.7%
DMK share
56.3% → 55.0%
NCO share
0.0% → 43.5%
Turnout
73.5% → 64.5%
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