1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he assumed Chief Ministership for the first time, after the death of C N Annadurai. Karunanidhi had emerged successfully in the leadership crisis (having supported by M. G. Ramachandran, against Nedunchezhiyan, which ensued after the death of C. N. Annadurai. The main opposition party in the election was Indian National Congress (Organisation) led by K. Kamaraj, whereas the Indian National Congress (Indira) faction aligned with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

1–7 March 1971

All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.10%
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi K. Kamaraj
Party DMK INC(O)
Leader's seat Saidapet did not contest
Seats won 205 21
Seat change Increase 61[1] Increase 1[1]
Popular vote 8,506,078 6,016,530
Percentage 53.99% 38.18%
Swing Increase 10.32% Increase 32.88%

Chief Minister before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

Karunanidhi did not face any Leadership crisis with M.G. Ramachandran. MGR and Vai.Balasundaram was instrumental and helped Karunanidhi to become Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu against all odds after the death of C N Annadurai.

DMK's 48.58% vote share and 184 seats remain the largest share of votes and seats ever won by a party in the history of Tamil Nadu.

Background

The opposition party, Indian National Congress was heavily weakened due to a split that occurred in 1969. This led to the formation of Indian National Congress (Organisation) under K. Kamaraj, which was the major opposition in this election, while the Indian National Congress, supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2] Indira Gandhi continued as Prime Minister with the support of Communist parties and DMK which had 25 seats in the Lok Sabha. It was during this time, the long-awaited Salem steel mill was approved. The ruling Congress party decided to dissolve the Lok Sabha and conduct early elections and Karunanidhi also decided to dissolve the state assembly and face the elections in alliance with Indira's Congress one year before the end of his term.[3][4]

Parties and alliances

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed a seven party alliance called Left and Democratic Front (Progressive Front). The front was led by the DMK and comprised Indian National Congress (Indira), Communist Party of India (CPI), the Praja Socialist Party, the All India Forward Bloc, the Muslim League and M. P. Sivagnanam's Tamil National Party. The Congress party dependent on DMK votes in the Lok Sabha for survival had no influence in the seating arrangements. The Indira Congress contested in 9 out of 39 parliamentary constituencies but not in legislative assembly constituencies. Indira Gandhi instructed the leader of the Tamil Nadu Congress, C. Subramaniam to accept the arrangement in a sign indicative of writing off Tamil Nadu as a Congress territory.[3]

The opposition front was a coalition of Kamaraj led Indian National Congress (Organisation) (Congress (O)), Rajaji's Swatantara Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, the Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party, the Republican Party and the Coimbatore District Agriculturist Association.[4][5]

Karunanidhi's Cabinet

The council of ministers in M. Karunanidhi's cabinet (in 1971).[6]

Minister Portfolios
M. Karunanidhi Chief Minister, Finance, Home and police, Legislature
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan Education and Revenue
K. Rajaram Backward Classes
K. Anbazhagan Public Health
Anbil P. Dharmalingam Agriculture
S. J. Sadiq Pasha Public Works
Satyavani Muthu Harijan Welfare
M. Kannappan Religious Endowments
S. Madhavan Industries
N. V. Natarajan Labour
O. P. Raman Electricity
S. P. Adithanar Cooperation
S. Ramachandran Transport

Voting and results

Results

Source: Election Commission of India[7]

Alliances Party Popular Vote Vote % Seats contested Seats won Change
Progressive Front
Seats: 205
Seat Change: +26
Popular Vote: 8,506,078
Popular Vote %: 54.30%
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,654,935 48.58% 203 184 +47
Communist Party of India 364,803 2.32% 10 8 +6
All India Forward Bloc 268,721 1.71% 9 7 +6
Praja Socialist Party 147,985 0.94% 4 4
Indian Union Muslim League 69,634 0.44% 2 2 -1
Democratic Front
Seats: 21
Seat Change: -50
Popular Vote: 6,016,530
Popular Vote %: 38.18%
Indian National Congress 5,513,894 34.99% 201 15 -36
Swatantra Party 465,145 2.95% 19 6 -14
Socialist Party 37,491 0.24% 2 0
Others
Seats: 8
Seat Change:
Popular Vote: 1,234,193
Popular Vote %: 7.52%
Independent 965,379 6.13% 256 8
Communist Party of India 259,298 1.65% 37 0
Total 10

Political Parties

15,756,801 100% 234

By constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1WashermanpetM. Vedachalam DMK38,98954.04Ananthan INC32,23144.686,758
2HarbourA M Mohideen Independent29,22549.44Umapathy G INC28,73948.62486
3Basin BridgeM. R. Kannan DMK48,95956.73K. Ramadoss INC33,17438.4415,785
4Park TownH. V. Hande SWA30,74354.7A. V. P. Asaithambi DMK25,45645.35,287
5PeramburSathyavani Muthu DMK49,07056.37D Sulochana INC37,04742.5612,023
6PurasawalkamK. Anbazhagan DMK47,18256.13Bashyam Reddy INC35,01641.6512,166
7EgmoreArangannal DMK40,59653.19M Kothandapani INC35,73346.814,863
8Thousand LightsK. A. Mathiazhagan DMK38,89157.39N M Mani Varma INC27,33240.3311,559
9TriplicaneV. R. Nedunchezhiyan DMK36,23750.4K Vinayakam INC35,19848.951,039
10MylaporeT. N. Anandanayaki INC42,30155.01M. P. Sivagnanam DMK34,59844.997,703
11Thiyagaraya NagarK M Subramaniam INC37,10048.32D V Narayanasamy DMK36,22147.18879
12SaidapetM. Karunanidhi DMK63,33454.46N Kamalingam INC50,82343.712,511
13GummidipoondiK. A. Vezhavendan DMK43,35558.41P Obul Reddy INC30,87541.5912,480
14PonneriP. Nagalingam DMK39,78358.39T. P. Elumalai INC21,65031.7718,133
15ThiruvottiyurM V Narayanaswamy DMK51,48753.74Venkatesalu Naidu INC35,39136.9416,096
16St Thomas MountM. G. Ramachandran DMK65,40561.11T L Raghupathy INC40,77338.124,632
17ThiruporurM Munu Adhi DMK40,18757T M Dhanapal INC24,95035.3915,237
18ChengalpattuC. G. Viswanathan DMK41,94962.09S T Neelakantan INC18,29027.0723,659
19MaduranthakamC. Arumugam DMK42,29564.53V Gopal Reddiar INC23,24635.4719,049
20AcharapakkamVai.Balasundaram DMK39,81666.77C Ganesan INC13,45722.5726,359
21UthiramerurK M Erasagopal DMK48,46268.85C Ramasamy INC19,89628.2728,566
22KancheepuramC. V. M. Annamalai DMK44,00952.52D. V. Natesa Mudaliar INC37,69744.986,312
23KunnathurM. Gopal DMK47,12664.48P. Appavoo INC24,48833.522,638
24SriperumbudurD. Rajarathinam DMK46,61759.15Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar INC32,20140.8514,416
25KadambathurA Parandhaman DMK38,56967.11Era Kulasekaran INC18,90332.8919,666
26ThiruvallurS. M. Dorairaj DMK36,49662.81V. S. Arunachalam INC17,75930.5618,737
27TiruttaniE. S. Thyagarajan DMK43,43661.72A. Ekambara Reddy INC26,93838.2816,498
28ArakkonamN. S. Balaraman DMK42,25660.11S. K. Subramania Mudaly INC26,87838.2415,378
29SholingurA. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar INC36,77655.39Natrajan K. M. DMK29,62144.617,155
30RanipetK. A Wahab Independent36,35753.96A. G. Ranganatha Naicker INC31,02246.045,335
31ArcotN. Veerasami DMK39,12657.79N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu INC25,06137.0214,065
32KatpadiDurai Murugan DMK37,48757.79Dhandayuthapani INC20,91932.2516,568
33GudiyathamDuraisami F. K. DMK34,95456.38Adimoolam D. A. INC18,58029.9716,374
34PernambattuN. Krishnan DMK35,80459.61P. Rajagopal INC21,66536.0714,139
35NatrampalliT. C. Thimmaraya Gounder DMK33,30355.33K. Shanmugasundaram INC26,88244.676,421
36Tirupattur (Vellore)Ramasamy G. DMK37,12055.54Y. Shammugan INC29,72044.467,400
37VaniyambadiM. Abdul Lathief Independent27,89956.13R. C. Samanna Gounder INC19,08238.398,817
38AmburM. Panneerselvam DMK32,93755.17Adimoolam M. INC21,44935.9311,488
39KaniyambadiThopputhiruvengadam DMK34,43554.11L. Balaraman INC24,64738.739,788
40VelloreM. P. Sarathy DMK38,96852.85A. K. Lalalajapathy INC32,40143.946,567
41AraniA. C. Narasimhan DMK37,68260.5M. Darumarajan INC24,59939.513,083
42CheyyarK. Govindan DMK39,97855.79Perumalsamy Nayagar INC31,67744.218,301
43VandavasiV. Rajagopal DMK41,45263.85D. Dasarathan INC23,46536.1517,987
44PernamallurP. Ettiappan DMK39,16064.5Boopalan INC21,55735.517,603
45PolurT. P. Srinivasan DMK34,72857.92Natesa Gounder T. R. INC25,23242.089,496
46ChengamC. Pandurangam DMK32,26061.39A. Ar. Mugam INC16,70531.7915,555
47ThandarambattuM. S. Radhakrishnan DMK37,99158.82Sahadeva Ginder K. INC26,60041.1811,391
48KalasapakkamS. Murugaiyan DMK42,89358.88M. Sundraswamy INC29,96041.1212,933
49TiruvannamalaiP. U. Shanmugam DMK46,63362.21D. Annamalai Pillai INC28,32337.7918,310
50MelmalayanurR. R. Munusami DMK31,16653.54Gopal Gounder K. INC22,29438.38,872
51GingeeS. Sagadeva Gounder DMK39,39759.67V. Perumal Nainar INC26,62540.3312,772
52TindivanamRajaram G. DMK33,93355.83K. Ramamurthy INC22,04836.2711,885
53VanurN. Muthuvel DMK34,12159.81A. Venkatachalam INC19,30633.8414,815
54KandamagalamM. Raman DMK32,29357.33P. P. Mathavan INC20,62836.6211,665
55VillupuramM. Shanmugam DMK35,83851.41V. P. Sharangapani Gounder INC28,56240.987,276
56NellikuppamV. Krishnamurthy Gounder DMK27,74144.93K. G. Kandan INC21,92135.55,820
57CuddaloreR. Govindaraj DMK35,21952.6P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi INC30,90946.174,310
58PanrutiS. Ramachandaran DMK42,14152.06S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi INC33,15640.968,985
59KurinjipadiN. Rajangam DMK27,46551.43M. Jayaraman INC25,93948.571,526
60BhuvanagiriM. A. Abusali Independent28,61544.31R. Balakrishnan INC23,29136.065,324
61KattumannarkoilS. Perumal DMK32,84751.72T. M. Kuppusami INC29,55146.533,296
62ChidambaramP. Ponchokkalingam DMK35,75050.33R. Gopalkrishnan INC34,07147.971,679
63VriddhachalamM. Selvaraj DMK42,13254.26B. Thiyagarajan INC34,93444.997,198
64MangaloreG. Jabamalai DMK32,61252.24R. Perumal INC21,11433.8211,498
65UlundurpetV. Subramanian DMK36,19157.87N. Po. Nambalam INC25,23640.3610,955
66TirukkoyilurA. S. Kumarasamy DMK38,52055.27A. Vadivel INC31,17144.737,349
67MugaiyurA. G. Padmavathi DMK38,74459.98K. A. Ranganathan INC19,60530.3519,139
68RishivandiyamN. Dharmalingam DMK29,35051.86Mappan K. INC27,24248.142,108
69SankarapuramN. Natchiyappan DMK28,54450.06Duraimuthusamy INC28,47249.9472
70KallakurichiD. Kesavalu DMK38,51352.84S. Sivaraman INC34,37447.164,139
71HosurB. Venkataswamy SWA28,25963.81T. Venkata Reddy Independent15,06334.0113,196
72UddanapalleK. S. Kothanadaramaiah Independent13,85432.2N. Ramachandra Reddy INC13,38431.11470
73KrishnagiriC. Manniappan DMK31,44563T. G. Selvaraj INC18,4713712,974
74KaveripatnamV. C. Govindasamy Gounder DMK41,54664.98E. Pattabi Naidu INC22,39135.0219,155
75UttangaraiK. R. Krishnan DMK36,25657.3M. Raman INC24,39238.5511,864
76HarurS. A. Chinnaraju DMK33,03954.26M. Ponnusamy INC24,15939.688,880
77DharmapuriR. Chinnasamy DMK39,86154.16D. N. Adivel INC27,83437.8212,027
78PalacodeM. V. Karivengadam DMK32,37852.84B. K. Narashiman INC28,90147.163,477
79PennagaramN. Manickkam DMK33,29852.36P. K. C. Muthuswami INC30,29147.643,007
80MetturM. Surendran PSP32,65657.45Karuppanna Gounder INC21,53837.8911,118
81TaramangalamParamasivam DMK33,25761.79Ramasamy Gounder INC20,56438.2112,693
82OmalurV. Selladurai DMK26,06560.81C. Govindan INC15,30735.7110,758
83Salem IK. Jayaraman DMK46,26250.92P. Thiagarajan INC42,86747.193,395
84Salem I IK. Rajaram DMK37,15252.77R. Ramakrishnan INC31,84445.235,308
85YercaudChinnusamy V. DMK29,19660.81K. Chinna Gounden INC18,81839.1910,378
86PanamrathupattiKaripatti T. Ponnumalai DMK35,83254.42P. Chinnu Alias Seperumal INC26,85440.798,978
87VeerapandiVeerapandy S. Arumugam DMK41,36962.23T. V. Thirumalai INC18,44927.7522,920
88EdapadiA. Arumugam DMK35,63854.72T. Natarajan INC29,48545.286,153
89SankariV. Muthur DMK27,74160.73P. T. Seerangan INC17,42238.1410,319
90TiruchengoduS. Kandappan DMK43,60560.89V. Kumarasamy INC24,3453419,260
91KapilamalaiC. V. Velappan DMK43,02255.74P. Thyagarajan INC33,04542.829,977
92NamakkalPalanivelan DMK39,55353.57Kaliappan INC30,44741.239,106
93SendamangalamChinna Veilaiya Gounder DMK34,50756.92Vellaya Gounder INC21,45235.3813,055
94RasipuramR. Nainamalai DMK41,07954.9P. Ganapathy INC31,16141.649,918
95AtturV. Palanivel Gounder DMK39,82852.79C. Palanimuthu INC35,61747.214,211
96TalavasalMoo. Marimuthu DMK32,19548.67T. Er. Sappan INC29,01343.863,182
97GudalurK. H. Bomman SWA18,51945.45K. Putta CPI16,57840.691,941
98UdhagamandalamM. Devarajan DMK28,90156.32Nanjan M. B. SWA17,66234.4211,239
99CoonoorJ. Karunainathan DMK33,45160.84N. Andy INC15,32527.8718,126
100MettupalayamM. C. Thooyamani DMK39,01356.08Ramaswami Independent30,55343.928,460
101AvanashiT. O. Periasamy Independent29,35649.9K. Thangavellu DMK28,63748.68719
102ThondamuthurR. Manickavasakam DMK51,18160.3M. Nataraj Independent29,68934.9821,492
103SinganallurA. Subramaniam PSP35,88853.89P. L. Subbian INC20,84831.315,040
104PerurN. Marudachalam CPI39,27057.68K. P. Palanisami INC21,30731.317,963
105Coimbatore (West)P. Gopal DMK34,73655.47S. S. Krishnaswamy SWA25,28640.389,450
106Coimbatore (East)K. Rangana Than DMK31,00346.71A. Devaraj INC27,49141.423,512
107KinathukadavuM. Kannappan DMK47,77668.42S. T. Duraisamy Independent22,04931.5825,727
108PollachiA. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar DMK41,65463.53A. Easwarasamy Gounder Independent23,39635.6818,258
109ValparaiE. Ramaswamy DMK38,77965.35M. Kuppuswamy INC14,72824.8224,051
110UdumalaipettaiS. J. Sadiq Pasha DMK45,36962.76T. Malayappa Gounder Independent25,88735.8119,482
111DharapuramV. P. Palaniammal DMK40,94764.41V. N. Gopal INC21,59733.9719,350
112VellakoilM. Pilanisamy DMK42,06768.1S. M. Ramaswamy Gounder Independent16,23126.2825,836
113KangayamKovai Chezhiyan DMK42,46166.41K. G. Palanisamy Gounder Independent20,41931.9322,042
114PongalurN. Palanisamy DMK37,17859.98A. Senapathi Independent18,74730.2418,431
115PalladamK. N. Kumarasamy Gounder PSP34,87657.57R. Sengaliappan INC21,07034.7813,806
116TiruppurS. Duraisamy DMK40,76254.88Khader S. A. Independent32,99544.427,767
117ModakkurichiM. Chinnasami DMK45,10858.18M. Chenniappan Socialist31,43140.5413,677
118PerunduraiN. K. Palanisamy CPI38,88256.37K. Chinnasamy Gounder Independent30,10043.638,782
119ErodeM. Subramanian DMK47,80961.16K. P. Muthusamy INC30,35838.8417,451
120BhavaniA. M. Raja DMK38,52759.36P. Kuppusamy Mudaliar INC25,48039.2613,047
121AnthiyurE. M. Natarajan DMK32,69156.79K. S. Nanjappan INC24,87643.217,815
122GobichettipalayamS. M. Palaniappan DMK35,18459.45K. M. Sundaramurthy SWA20,62334.8414,561
123SatyamangalamSubramaniam Sk. DMK31,87355.6Karuthiruman P. G. INC22,88739.938,986
124BhavanisagarV. K. Ramarasan DMK28,00351.89Velusamy M. INC20,99238.897,011
125OddanchatramNachimuthu Goundar N. DMK40,84558.99Palaniyappan A. P. INC27,65439.9413,191
126PalaniC. Palanisamy DMK38,91955.79Subramanian R. INC24,58935.2514,330
127PeriyakulamN. Anbuchezhian DMK37,92656.85Chinnasamy Chettai INC28,33142.469,595
128BodinayakkanurM. Surulivel DMK35,42754.43Yellanna A. Independent19,05029.2716,377
129CumbumGopal K. P. INC34,48348.87Chellathurai P. S. DMK33,80647.91677
130TheniP. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK45,78564.01Ramasamy INC25,74835.9920,037
131AndipattiN. V. Gurusamy Naidu SWA20,81436.37Paramasivam S. AIFB16,68229.154,132
132SedapattiThavamani Thevar V. AIFB20,33436.66Ramakrishnan M. K. SWA15,38827.754,946
133TirumangalamM. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar AIFB36,46856.97N. S. V. Chitthan INC27,54843.038,920
134UsilampattiP.K. Mookiah Thevar AIFB49,29274.46S. Andi Thevar Independent16,90925.5432,383
135NilakottaiA. Muniyandi DMK38,58361.12A. S. Ponnammal INC24,54038.8814,043
136SholavandanP. S. Maniyan DMK43,25455.23Sundarajan Servai R. INC34,54244.118,712
137ThiruparankundramKaverimaniam C. DMK39,11050.41Pandythevar I INC26,88034.6412,230
138Madurai WestK. T. K. Thangamani CPI40,89947.88Anandam P. INC31,75337.179,146
139Madurai CentralK. Thirupathy DMK30,90548.9Pazha Nedumara INC27,69543.823,210
140Madurai EastK. Ramakrishnan K. S. DMK27,88444.13Muthuram L. K. T. INC25,47240.322,412
141Melur (South)O. P. Raman DMK45,09058.8C. Karuthanan INC28,21436.7916,876
142Melur (North)P. Malaichamy DMK37,33750.09M. Andi Ambalam INC37,21049.91127
143VadamaduraiNagarajan. K DMK35,98958.75Rajendran. S INC25,27041.2510,719
144DindigulSundaram Pillai O. N. INC27,77539.8Jama Hussain Independent26,38437.811,391
145AthoorA. M. T. Nachiappan DMK42,19559.7Lakshmanan T. P. S. INC25,46736.0316,728
146VedasandurP. Muthusamy DMK36,74654.18Nanjundarow S. INC23,00733.9213,739
147AravakurichiAbdul Jabbar IUML34,16460.1Kadasamy Gounder S. SWA18,85933.1815,305
148KarurS. Nallasamy DMK45,97756.55T. M. Nallaswamy INC35,32043.4510,657
149ThottiyamS. K. Vadivelu DMK39,82151.45K. M. Shanmughasundaram INC37,57748.552,244
150MusiriP. S. Muthuselvan DMK35,09154.29A. R. Murugaiah INC24,23237.4910,859
151UppiliyapuramT. P. Alagamuthu DMK42,86151.6R. Periasami INC36,05443.46,807
152PerambalurJ. S. Raju DMK39,04355.28K. Periyanan INC23,33533.0415,708
153VarahurK. Palanivelan DMK42,73358.91K. C. Periyasamy INC26,04335.916,690
154AndimadamS. Sadasiva Padayachi DMK39,31353.05G. Thiyagarajan INC34,79046.954,523
155JayankondamA. Chinnasamy DMK41,62757.78S. Ramasamy INC29,34640.7312,281
156AriyalurG. Sivaperumal DMK48,32064.18R. Sambasivam Moopanar INC22,74030.225,580
157LalgudiMuthamil Selvan Vn. DMK40,21354.51Rengasamy Udayar D. INC28,25038.2911,963
158SrirangamJothi Venkatachalam INC36,17251.22Kamatchiammal R. DMK33,23947.072,933
159Tiruchirappalli IV. Krishnamurthy DMK38,09952.65Lourdusamy Pillai A. S. G. INC33,45046.234,649
160Tiruchirappalli IiAnbil P. Dharmalingam DMK40,59355.74Subramanian INC31,29542.979,298
161ThiruverumburKamaichi DMK43,23353.05Swaminathan V. INC38,25846.954,975
162KulithalaiM. Kandaswamy DMK44,19853.68Srinivasan Reddiar P. E. INC38,14546.326,053
163KrishnarayapuramP. Soundarapandiyan DMK36,17755.03P. M. Thangavelraj INC29,02044.157,157
164KadavurKaruraigiri Muthiah INC31,75251.62P. Krishnasamy DMK29,76348.381,989
165ViralimalaiIlechezhiyan V. S. DMK41,81357.47Karuppiah Udayar A. INC30,27441.6111,539
166ThirumayamA. Thiagarajan DMK38,63053.2Pr. Ramanathan INC24,35333.5414,277
167AlangudiK. V. Subbiah DMK43,27954.22T. A. S. Thangavelu INC35,39744.347,882
168PudukkottaiM. Sathiamoorthy INC34,68046.8Subbaiah Kr. CPI33,39345.071,287
169ThiruvaiyaruG. Elangovan DMK37,13950.75Palani K. B. INC29,81340.747,326
170ThanjavurS. Natarajan DMK38,28855.72A. Y. Arokiasamy Nadar INC30,42344.287,865
171PapanasamN. Ganapathy DMK43,49756.21V. Ramakrishnan INC33,88443.799,613
172ValangimanN. Somasundaram DMK38,51958.11V. Thangavelu INC24,35136.7314,168
173KumbakonamN. Kasiraman INC39,75551.45S. Padmananbhan DMK37,13648.062,619
174AduthuraiK. Rajamanickam DMK40,02351.26A. Marimuthu INC38,06048.741,963
175SirkazhiVadivel S. CPI31,97753.25K. B. S. Mani INC25,66742.746,310
176SembanarkoilSampath T. V. DMK33,93756.28Sambandam K. R. INC19,44732.2514,490
177MayiladuthuraiN. Kittappa DMK37,31150.69M. R. Krishnappa INC36,29249.311,019
178KuttalamS. Ganesan DMK34,78154.57K. K. Deen INC22,55435.3912,227
179KudavasalPeriasamy Udayar K. DMK31,30247.75Daksinamoorthy Kalingaraya INC23,57635.977,726
180NannilamDevandiran A DMK36,74059.42V. S. Arunachalam INC21,43234.6615,308
181ThiruvarurM. Karunanithi Thazhai DMK30,82847.46Vedaiyan. V INC18,68628.7712,142
182NagapattinamRajamanickam DMK29,74444.8Ramanatha Thevar INC23,34235.166,402
183VedaranyamM. Meenakshi Sundaram DMK41,78763.86Velayuthan P. C. INC17,47826.7124,309
184ThiruthuraipoondiManali Kandasami C. CPI40,71462.84Thayamanavang G. INC22,11834.1418,596
185KotturSubbiah A. K. CPI47,41973.26Rajamanickam T. INC17,30926.7430,110
186MannargudiBalakrishnan K. DMK35,21152.05T. S. Swaminatha Odayar INC28,08341.517,128
187OrathanaduL. Ganesan DMK49,26961.99Dhadayaudhapani INC26,28333.0722,986
188GandharvakottaiGovindarasu Kalingarar DMK42,02557.59Ramachandra Durai R. INC28,23938.713,786
189PattukkottaiA. R. Marimuthu PSP44,56562.95Nagarajan N. INC26,22937.0518,336
190PeravuraniChelliah Independent32,02536.46M. Krishnamoorthy DMK30,00534.162,020
191AranthangiS. Ramanathan DMK49,32255.81Ramanathan Servaikarar INC37,28942.1912,033
192Tiruppattur (Sivaganga)S. Madhavan DMK54,11770.13S. Sethuramalingam INC23,04729.8731,070
193KaraikudiC. T. Chidambaram DMK39,98659.82S. P. R. Ramaswamy SWA26,85840.1813,128
194TiruvadanaiPr. Shanmugham DMK40,41754.32K. R. Kariamanickam Ambalam SWA33,45744.976,960
195IlayangudiMalaikannan V. DMK45,55161.99Ramakrishna Thevar S. INC24,13832.8521,413
196RamanathapuramM. S. K. Sathyendran DMK40,69065.05Balagangadharan R. INC19,64931.4121,041
197KadaladiC. Ramalingam DMK31,52164.86Alangaram M. SWA13,86328.5317,658
198MudukulathurKadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind Independent18,26732.86Subramoniam R. C. INC17,53231.54735
199ParamakudiT. K. Siraimeettan DMK42,61458.97Rakkan K. V. INC24,86434.4117,750
200SivagangaS. Sethuraman DMK42,32060.19O. Subramanian INC24,65435.0617,666
201ManamaduraiT. Soniah DMK42,58456.79S. Sankaralingam INC32,40543.2110,179
202KariapattiPerumal A. R. AIFB31,49951.33Muthuvel Serval M. INC22,17536.149,324
203AruppukottaiSowdi Sundara Bharathi AIFB37,02156.67Veerasamy M. SWA27,90842.729,113
204VirudhunagarP. Seenivasan DMK31,45549.88V. Seenivasaga Naidu SWA29,87847.381,577
205SatturS. Alagu Thevar AIFB32,61055.43Dorairaj Naicker R SWA24,21641.168,394
206SivakasiK. Kalimuthu DMK39,85459.42Sundararaj Naicker N. SWA25,4863814,368
207SrivilliputhurK. Gurusamy Alias Andi DMK41,52263.34Dharmaraj S. P. INC24,03636.6617,486
208RajapalayamK. Suppu CPI36,82750.45Srirenga Raja K. R. INC36,16349.55664
209VilathikulamM. Rathnasabapathy DMK32,58357.33Subba Reddiar K. INC22,09738.8810,486
210KovilpattiS. Alagarsamy CPI38,84462.16Subba Naicker L. INC23,64637.8415,198
211OttapidaramM. Muthiah AIFB27,57156.92K. Manoharan SWA17,86136.879,710
212SankarankoilS. Subbiah DMK35,67761.84Jame M. INC22,01938.1613,658
213VasudevanallurA. Velladurai DMK35,95456.96Gopa Thevar A. INC27,16943.048,785
214KadayanallurA. R. Subbiah Mudaliar DMK37,64952.49Abdul Majid Sahib S. M. INC34,07947.513,570
215TenkasiSamsudeen Alias Kathiravan DMK39,11055.66Iswar An I. C. INC31,15044.347,960
216AlangulamAladi Aruna DMK36,52651.29Ramachandran S. K. T. INC34,68848.711,838
217AmbasamudramS. Sanmugamuthu Thevar INC31,19246.52Ananthakrishnan R. V. DMK27,70741.323,485
218CheranmahadeviD. S. A. Sivaprakasam SWA34,73950.14Ratnavelpandian S. DMK34,54649.86193
219GangaikondanA. Karuppiah DMK32,96358.83Koil Pillai S. INC18,20732.4914,756
220TirunelveliP. Padmanabhan DMK43,32562.16Rajathi Kunchithapatham INC26,37337.8416,952
221MelapalayamM. Kather Mohideen S. IUML35,47056.73Shanmugavel C. INC21,78534.8513,685
222SrivaikuntamS. P. Adithanar DMK37,32954.95Annamalai R. A. R. INC27,72440.819,605
223ThoothukkudiRamalingam R. DMK39,03056.98Naorojiammal INC29,47343.029,557
224TiruchendurEdmund DMK39,97453.54Ganesasundaram INC34,04545.65,929
225SattangulamK. P. Kandasasmy DMK33,51051.72T. Martin INC28,59244.134,918
226NanguneriT. Ganapathy DMK33,09953.42Thavasikani S. T. INC28,86346.584,236
227RadhapuramV. Karthesan DMK33,67851.68Karuthiah K. P. INC31,48948.322,189
228KanniyakumariK. Rajah Pillai DMK35,88451.1Mahadevan Pillai B. INC31,32644.614,558
229NagercoilM. Moses SWA34,72648.09Christopher G. DMK34,18547.34541
230ColachelA. Pauliah INC37,40154.98S. Retnaraj DMK29,85243.887,549
231PadmanabhapuramA. Swamidhas INC32,41656.05Michael G. C. DMK17,17429.715,242
232TiruvattarJames. J INC36,09759.66J. Hemachandran CPI(M)14,31523.6621,782
233VilavancodeR. Ponnappan Nadar INC32,13961.79Gnanaraj Christopher G. DMK11,17021.4820,969
234KilliyoorN. Dennis INC34,57362.25Russel Raj. C DMK20,54136.9914,032

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Footnotes

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  2. Krishna, Sankaran (1999). Postcolonial insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the question of nationhood. University of Minnesota Press. p. 87. ISBN 9781452903873.
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  4. Duncan Forrester (1976). "Factions and Filmstars: Tamil Nadu Politics since 1971". Asian Survey. 16 (3): 283–296. doi:10.2307/2643545. JSTOR 2643545.
  5. Mitra, Subrata Kumar (2006). The puzzle of India's governance: culture, context and comparative theory. Routledge. pp. 118–20. ISBN 978-0-415-34861-4.
  6. Careers digest, Volume 8. 1971. p. 447.
  7. Election Commission of India. "1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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