Highest Voter Turnout Lok Sabha Constituencies

1967 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by turnout

In the 1967 Lok Sabha election, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) at 84.69% — 403,971 votes polled out of 477,019 electors. The full ranked list of the top 25 constituencies is below — click any constituency to see its complete candidate-wise result.

Percentage of registered electors who cast a vote.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Turnout
1 Nagapattinam Tamil Nadu V. Sambasivam Indian National Congress 84.69%
2 Thanjavur Tamil Nadu D.S. Gopalar Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 84.46%
3 Kumbakonam Tamil Nadu S. Era Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 82.44%
4 Mayuram SC Tamil Nadu K. Subravelu Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 82.08%
5 Lakshadweep ST M.S. Padanatha Independent 82.02%
6 Perambalur SC Tamil Nadu A. Durairasu Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 81.69%
7 Mukundapuram Kerala P. G. Menon Indian National Congress 81.63%
8 Ernakulam Kerala V. V. Menon Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 81.50%
9 Alappuzha Kerala S. Gopalan Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 81.02%
10 Thrissur Kerala C. Janardhanan Communist Party Of India 80.94%
11 Kottayam Kerala K. M. Abraham Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 80.93%
12 Kollam Kerala N.S. Nair Independent 80.85%
13 Tamluk West Bengal S. C. Samanta Bangla Congress 80.75%
14 Sivakasi Tamil Nadu P. Ramamoorthy Swatantra 80.69%
15 Adoor SC Kerala P. C. Adichan Communist Party Of India 80.65%
16 Chingleput Tamil Nadu C. C. Babu Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 80.06%
17 Gudivada Andhra Pradesh M. Ankineedu Indian National Congress 79.66%
18 Pudukottai Tamil Nadu R. Umanath Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 79.59%
19 Eluru Andhra Pradesh K. Suryanarayan Indian National Congress 79.49%
20 Sivaganga Tamil Nadu Kiruttinan Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 79.03%
21 Khammam Andhra Pradesh T. Lakshmikantamma Indian National Congress 78.86%
22 Mavelikara Kerala G. P. Mangalathumadom Samyukta Socialist Party 78.70%
23 Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh Y.A. Arasad Indian National Congress 78.52%
24 Andaman and Nicobar Islands K. R. Ganesh Indian National Congress 78.45%
25 Tiruttani Tamil Nadu S. K. Sambandhan Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 78.44%

Why this list matters

The highest-turnout constituencies tend to be in states with a strong tradition of civic participation — often rural, often in the Northeast, Kerala, West Bengal, or hill states — where parties have well-organised booth-level workers and voters treat polling day as a community event. High turnout doesn't favour any one party uniformly; it tends to amplify whichever side has the better organisation on the ground.

Turnout figures are computed from the official electoral roll size and votes-polled count.

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