Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1967 GEN
D.S. Gopalar of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1967 general election, with a winning margin of 22,574 votes (5.10%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 521,430 registered electors and 440,409 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 84.50%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
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In the 1967 Lok Sabha election, D.S. Gopalar of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Thanjavur constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 22,574 votes.
Out of 521,430 registered electors, 440,409 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 84.50%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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