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Kamaraj">K. Kamaraj</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/C.N._Annadurai" class="mw-redirect" title="C.N. Annadurai">C.N. Annadurai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Did not contest</i> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>31</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>5,623,013</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,315,610 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>45.26%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18.64% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.26% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Contested as Independents</i> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png/200px-Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png/300px-Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png/400px-Tamil_Nadu_in_India.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="608" /></a></span><div><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1962_Indian_general_election" title="1962 Indian general election">1962 Indian general election</a> polls in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voting_and_results">Voting and results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Indian_general_election_in_Madras_State&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Voting and results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party </th> <th colspan="3">Seats </th> <th colspan="3">Popular vote </th></tr> <tr> <th>Contested </th> <th>Won </th> <th><b>+/−</b> </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>±<a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td align="center">41 </td> <td align="center">31 </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td>56,23,013 </td> <td>45.26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> </td> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>7 </td> <td>23,15,610 </td> <td>18.64 </td> <td align="center">New </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#f50222; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td>12,72,313 </td> <td>10.24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:Blue; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swatantra_Party" title="Swatantra Party">Swatantra Party</a> </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">New </td> <td>13,00,526 </td> <td>10.47 </td> <td align="center">New </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> </td> <td align="center">46 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>8 </td> <td>9,33,150 </td> <td>7.51 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>32.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold;"> <td align="left" colspan="2">Total </td> <td align="center">41 </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"> </td> <td>1,24,24,036 </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2">Invalid votes </td> <td align="center">4,19,878 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">3.26 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Votes cast / turnout</b> </td> <td><b>1,28,43,984</b> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>68.77</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Registered voters</b> </td> <td><b>1,86,75,436</b> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">100.00 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Elected_MPs">List of Elected MPs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Indian_general_election_in_Madras_State&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of Elected MPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;">Constituency </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;">Winner </th> <th style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;">Party </th> <th style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;">Margin </th> <th style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;">Runner-up<sup>a</sup> </th> <th style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:right;">Party<sup>a</sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_North_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras North (Lok Sabha constituency)">Madras North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Srinivasan" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Srinivasan">P. Srinivasan</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>8,849 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._K._A._Abdul_Samad" title="A. K. A. Abdul Samad">Abdul Samad</a> </td> <td>ML </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_South_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras South (Lok Sabha constituency)">Madras South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanjil_K._Manoharan" title="Nanjil K. Manoharan">K. Manoharan</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>62,146 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C._R._Ramaswamy" title="C. R. Ramaswamy">C. R. Ramaswamy</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sriperumbudur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Sriperumbudur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Sivasankaran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. Sivasankaran (page does not exist)">P. Sivasankaran</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>15,372 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Munuswamy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. Munuswamy (page does not exist)">K. Munuswamy</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/O._V._Alagesan" title="O. V. Alagesan">O. V. Alagesan</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>19,878 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Krishnaswamy" title="S. Krishnaswamy">S. Krishnaswamy</a> </td> <td>IND </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvallur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tiruvallur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=V._Govindaswamy_Naidu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="V. Govindaswamy Naidu (page does not exist)">V. Govindaswamy Naidu</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>13,435 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._Gopal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. Gopal (page does not exist)">M. Gopal</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vellore_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)">Vellore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Wahid" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdul Wahid">Abdul Wahid</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>23,966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N._Sivaraj" title="N. Sivaraj">N. Sivaraj</a> </td> <td>REP </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandavasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)">Vandavasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._P._Jayaraman" title="S. P. Jayaraman">Jayaraman</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>10,797 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._Krishnaswami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. Krishnaswami (page does not exist)">M. Krishnaswami</a> </td> <td>REP </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruvannamalai_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruvannamalai (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tiruvannamalai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anbil_P._Dharmalingam" title="Anbil P. Dharmalingam">Dharmalingam</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>3,726 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=G._Neelakantan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="G. Neelakantan (page does not exist)">G. Neelakantan</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tindivanam_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tindivanam (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tindivanam</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._Venkatasubba_Reddiar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. Venkatasubba Reddiar (page does not exist)">R. Venkatasubba Reddiar</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>14,297 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Ramamoorthi_Gounder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. Ramamoorthi Gounder (page does not exist)">K. Ramamoorthi Gounder</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)">Cuddalore</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._Ramabadra_Naidu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. Ramabadra Naidu (page does not exist)">T. Ramabadra Naidu</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>35,387 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._D._Muthukumaraswamy_Naidu" title="T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu">T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chidambaram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Kanagasabai" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Kanagasabai">R. Kanagasabai</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>4,060 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._Thillai_Villalan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. Thillai Villalan (page does not exist)">R. Thillai Villalan</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tirukoilur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tirukoilur (Lok Sabha constituency) (page does not exist)">Tirukoilur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=L._Elayaperumal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L. Elayaperumal (page does not exist)">L. Elayaperumal</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>17,700 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Govindaraju&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Govindaraju (page does not exist)">C. Govindaraju</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruppattur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruppattur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tiruppattur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._Muthu_Gounder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. Muthu Gounder (page does not exist)">R. Muthu Gounder</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>33,635 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Duraisamy_Gounder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Duraisamy Gounder (page does not exist)">Duraisamy Gounder</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Krishnagiri_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)">Krishnagiri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._Rajaram" title="K. Rajaram">K. Rajaram</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>8,601 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C._R._Narasimhan" title="C. R. Narasimhan">C. R. Narasimhan</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._V._Ramaswamy" title="S. V. Ramaswamy">S. V. Ramaswamy</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>11,738 </td> <td>K. Rajagopal </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchengode_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tiruchengode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Subbarayan" title="P. Subbarayan">P. Subbarayan</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>12,164 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Kandappan" title="S. Kandappan">S. Kandappan</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Namakkal_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)">Namakkal</a> </td> <td>V. K. Ramaswamy </td> <td>INC </td> <td>8,951 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._P._Vadivelu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. P. Vadivelu (page does not exist)">M. P. Vadivelu</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Erode_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)">Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paramasiva_Gounder" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramasiva Gounder">Paramasiva Gounder</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>39,178 </td> <td>Narayanan </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gobichettipalayam_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)">Gobichettipalayam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._G._Karuthiruman" title="P. G. Karuthiruman">P. G. Karuthiruman</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>71,435 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._M._Ramaswamy_Gounder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. M. Ramaswamy Gounder (page does not exist)">K. M. Ramaswamy Gounder</a> </td> <td>IND </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilgiris_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)">Nilgiris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akkamma_Devi" title="Akkamma Devi">Akkamma Devi</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>88,121 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._E._Madhanan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. E. Madhanan (page does not exist)">M. E. Madhanan</a> </td> <td>CPI </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency)">Coimbatore</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._R._Ramakrishnan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. R. Ramakrishnan (page does not exist)">P. R. Ramakrishnan</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>42,561 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parvathi_Krishnan" title="Parvathi Krishnan">Parvathi Krishnan</a> </td> <td>CPI </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pollachi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency)">Pollachi</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Subramanian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Subramanian (page does not exist)">C. Subramanian</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>100,097 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._M._Ramasamy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. M. Ramasamy (page does not exist)">R. M. Ramasamy</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Periyakulam_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)">Periyakulam</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaichamy_Thevar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malaichamy Thevar (page does not exist)">Malaichamy Thevar</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>2,899 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muthiaiah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Muthiaiah (page does not exist)">Muthiaiah</a> </td> <td>IND </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)">Madurai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/N._M._R._Subbaraman" title="N. M. R. Subbaraman">N. M. R. Subbaraman</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>17,188 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._T._K._Thangamani" title="K. T. K. Thangamani">K. T. K. Thangamani</a> </td> <td>CPI </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melur (Lok Sabha constituency) (page does not exist)">Melur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Maruthaiah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. Maruthaiah (page does not exist)">P. Maruthaiah</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>12,919 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=V._S._Sivaprakasam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="V. S. Sivaprakasam (page does not exist)">V. S. Sivaprakasam</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)">Dindigul</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._S._Soundaram_Ramachandran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran (page does not exist)">T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>53,653 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._S._Abdul_Khader" title="M. S. Abdul Khader">M. S. Abdul Khader</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Karur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Karur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Ramanathan_Chettiar" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Ramanathan Chettiar">R. Ramanathan Chettiar</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>39,156 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Ponnambala_Gounder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. Ponnambala Gounder (page does not exist)">P. Ponnambala Gounder</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tiruchirapalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._Ananda_Nambiar" title="K. Ananda Nambiar">K. Ananda Nambiar</a> </td> <td>CPI </td> <td>9,374 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M.K.M._Abdul_Salam" class="mw-redirect" title="M.K.M. Abdul Salam">M.K.M. Abdul Salam</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Perambalur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Perambalur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Era._Sezhiyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Era. Sezhiyan">Era. Sezhiyan</a> </td> <td>DMK </td> <td>55,390 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Palaniyandi" title="M. Palaniyandi">M. Palaniyandi</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pudukkottai_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)">Pudukkottai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Umanath" title="R. Umanath">R. Umanath</a> </td> <td>CPI </td> <td>30,218 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=L._Alagusundaram_Chettiar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L. Alagusundaram Chettiar (page does not exist)">L. Alagusundaram Chettiar</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumbakonam (Lok Sabha constituency)">Kumbakonam</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Pattabiraman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. R. Pattabiraman (page does not exist)">C. R. Pattabiraman</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>10,899 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._K._Srinivasan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. K. Srinivasan (page does not exist)">T. K. Srinivasan</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayuram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Mayuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maragatham_Chandrasekar" title="Maragatham Chandrasekar">Maragatham</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>43,271 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subbiravelu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Subbiravelu (page does not exist)">Subbiravelu</a> </td> <td>DMK </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)">Nagapattinam</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gopalsamy_Thengondar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gopalsamy Thengondar (page does not exist)">Gopalsamy Thengondar</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>32,417 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Kandasamy_Thevar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Kandasamy Thevar (page does not exist)">C. Kandasamy Thevar</a> </td> <td>CPI </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vairava_Thevar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vairava Thevar (page does not exist)">Vairava Thevar</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>28,073 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vallatharasu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vallatharasu (page does not exist)">Vallatharasu</a> </td> <td>PSP </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)">Ramanathapuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=N._Arunachalam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="N. Arunachalam (page does not exist)">N. Arunachalam</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>30,833 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salivatteeswaran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salivatteeswaran (page does not exist)">Salivatteeswaran</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aruppukkottau_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aruppukkottau (Lok Sabha constituency) (page does not exist)">Aruppukkottai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U._Muthuramalinga_Thevar" class="mw-redirect" title="U. Muthuramalinga Thevar">U. Muthuramalinga Thevar</a> </td> <td>FB </td> <td>19,853 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arumugasami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arumugasami (page does not exist)">Arumugasami</a> </td> <td>INC </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Koilpatti_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koilpatti (Lok Sabha constituency) (page does not exist)">Koilpatti</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._C._Balakrishnan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. C. Balakrishnan (page does not exist)">S. C. Balakrishnan</a> </td> <td>INC </td> <td>56,332 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velu_Kudumbar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Velu Kudumbar (page does not exist)">Velu Kudumbar</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tirunelveli</a> </td> <td>Muthiah </td> <td>INC </td> <td>22,019 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariadhas_Rathnaswamy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mariadhas Rathnaswamy (page does not exist)">Mariadhas Rathnaswamy</a> </td> <td>SWA </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)">Tenkasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._P._Swamy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. P. Swamy (page does not exist)">M. P. 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href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_local_elections" title="2011 Tamil Nadu local elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Tamil_Nadu_urban_local_body_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Panchayati_raj_in_India" title="Panchayati raj in India">Panchayat</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_local_elections" title="2011 Tamil Nadu local elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Tamil_Nadu_local_elections" title="2019 Tamil Nadu local elections">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_India" title="Elections in India">Elections in India</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    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