Indian general election, 1971 (Tamil Nadu)

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971

November 1971

39 seats   First party Second party   Leader M. Karunanidhi K. Kamaraj Party DMK NCO Leader's seat 23 Seats won 38 1 Seat change +10 -5 Popular vote 8,869,095 6,333,227 Percentage 55.61% 39.71%

Tamil Nadu

The Indian general election, 1971 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. After winning in 1967, DMK supported the Congress party under Indira Gandhi, and the 25 DMK MPs, ensured her to stay in power as a minority government, from 1969-1971.^[1] This state was crucial for Indira Gandhi to hold, in order for her to stay in power. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam winning 38 seats (with 5 seats going to the Left Front), while Opposition Congress and Swatantra Party could only win 1 seat. DMK won every seat it contested except the seat contested by K. Kamaraj Nadar in Nagercoil.

Voting and Results

Results by Alliance

List of Elected MPs

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

Bibliography

• Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha
• DMK on the Defensive Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 6, No. 3/5, Annual Number (Jan., 1971), pp. 189-190 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly

Footnotes

External links

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History