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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1967

Indian general election in Madras, 1967
India
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39 seats
  First party Second party
 
Leader C.N. Annadurai K. Kamaraj
Party DMK INC
Seats won 36 3
Popular vote 7,996,264 6,436,710
Percentage 51.79% 41.69%

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The Indian general election, 1967 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a huge victory for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by C.N. Annadurai and its ally Swatantra Party, led by C. Rajagopalachari. Madras was the first and one of few states, where a non-Congress Party won more seats than Congress in a state. A huge wave of anti-incumbency factor was present in Madras, 1967, which led to the defeat of the popular leader K. Kamaraj and his party in both the state and national elections, won by DMK and its allies. After this election, the DMK supported the Congress party under Indira Gandhi.

Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha


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