# 1967 Indian general election in Madras State

The 1967 Indian general election 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 against the Congress 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.

## Seat Allotment
### United Front

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | C. N. Annadurai | 25 |
| 2. | Swatantra Party | C. Rajagopalachari | 7 |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | 6 |
| Unrecognized parties, whose candidates ran as an independent supported by DMK |||||
| 4. | Indian Union Muslim League | Muhammed Ismail | 1 |

### Congress

| No. | Party | Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | | Indian National Congress | | K. Kamaraj | 39 |

## Voting and results

| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change |
| | United Front | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,524,514 | 35.78% | 17.14% | 25 | 18 |
| | United Front | | Swatantra Party | 1,414,208 | 9.16% | 1.31% | 6 | 6 |
| | United Front | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1,057,542 | 6.85% | new party | 4 | new party |
| | United Front | | Independent | 180,392 | 1.17% | 0.20% | 1 | 1 |
| | United Front | | Total | 8,176,656 | 52.96% | 22.48% | 36 | 29 |
| | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | 6,436,710 | 41.69% | 3.57% | 3 | 28 |
| | Communist Party of India | Communist Party of India | Communist Party of India | 299,841 | 1.69% | 8.55% | 0 | 2 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33,626 | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of India | Republican Party of India | Republican Party of India | 31,451 | 0.20% | 1.54% | 0 | |
| | Praja Socialist Party | Praja Socialist Party | Praja Socialist Party | 12,162 | 0.08% | 1.60% | 0 | |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 448,648 | 3.16% | 4.35% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15,439,094 | 100.00% | | 39 | 2 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 15,439,094 | 96.96% | 96.96% | 96.96% | 96.96% |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 483,355 | 3.04% | 3.04% | 3.04% | 3.04% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 15,922,449 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | 20,796,700 | 76.56% | 7.79% | 7.79% | 7.79% |

## List of Elected MPs

| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-up$^a$ | Party$^a$ |
| Madras North | Krishnan Manoharan | DMK | 61,334 | S. C. C. A. Pillai | INC |
| Madras South | C. N. Annadurai | DMK | 81,978 | K. Gurumurti | INC |
| Sriperumbudur (SC) | P. Sivasankaran | DMK | 101,765 | K. Sambandan | INC |
| Chengalpattu | C. Chitti Babu | DMK | 105,731 | O. V. Alagesan | INC |
| Tiruttani | S. K. Sambandhan | DMK | 75,549 | A. Krishnaswamy | INC |
| Vellore (SC) | Kuchelar | DMK | 69,732 | A. Jayaraman | INC |
| Tiruppattur | R. Muthu Gounder | DMK | 29,231 | T. A. Wahid | INC |
| Vandavasi | G. Viswanathan | DMK | 80,659 | M. K. Gounder | INC |
| Tindivanam | T. D. R. Naidu | DMK | 32,070 | Lakshmi Narayanan | INC |
| Cuddalore | V. K. Gounder | DMK | 47,973 | S. Radhakrishnan | INC |
| Chidambaram (SC) | V. Mayavan | DMK | 17,429 | L. Elaya Perumal | INC |
| Kallakurichi | M. Deiveekan | DMK | 26,523 | K. Parthasarathy | INC |
| Krishnagiri | M. Kamalanathan | DMK | 18,294 | T. S. Pattabiraman | INC |
| Salem | K. Rajaram | DMK | 63,509 | R. Ramakrishnan | INC |
| Mettur | S. Kandappan | DMK | 56,845 | G. Venkataraman | INC |
| Tiruchengode | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 48,251 | T. M. Kaliannan | INC |
| Nilgiris | M. K. N. Gounder | SWA | 19,702 | A. Devi | INC |
| Coimbatore | K. Ramani | CPM | 65,921 | N. Mahalingam | INC |
| Pollachi | Narayanan | DMK | 81,754 | S. K. Paramasivam | INC |
| Dharapuram (SC) | C. T. Dhandapani | DMK | 110,866 | S. R. Arumugam | INC |
| Gobichettipalayam | P. A. Saminathan | DMK | 48,945 | C. Subramaniam | INC |
| Periyakulam | H. Ajmal Khan | SWA | 27,621 | M. Ibrahim | INC |
| Dindigul | N. Anbuchezhian | DMK | 103,346 | T. S. Soundram | INC |
| Madurai | P. Ramamurti | CPM | 105,468 | S. C. Thevar | INC |
| Karur | M. Gounder | SWA | 23,718 | R. Chettiar | INC |
| Tiruchirappalli | K. A. Nambiar | CPM | 2,545 | V. A. Muthiah | INC |
| Perambalur (SC) | A. Durairaju | DMK | 33,828 | P. K. Ramaswamy | INC |
| Pudukkottai | R. Umanath | CPM | 9,382 | A. N. Chettiar | INC |
| Kumbakonam | S. Era | DMK | 20,039 | C. R. P. Raman | INC |
| Mayuram (SC) | K. Subravelu | DMK | 52,044 | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | INC |
| Nagapattinam | V. Sambasivam | INC | 11,219 | V. P. Chintan | CPM |
| Thanjavur | D. S. Gopalar | DMK | 22,574 | R. Venkataraman | INC |
| Sivaganga | Tha. Kiruttinan | DMK | 58,217 | Subramanian | INC |
| Ramanathapuram | S. M. Muhammed Sheriff | IND/ML | 32,025 | S. Balakrishnan | INC |
| Sivakasi | P. Ramamoorthy | SWA | 31,672 | P. A. Nadar | INC |
| Tirunelveli | S. Xavier | SWA | 41,991 | A. P. C. Veerabahu | INC |
| Tenkasi (SC) | R. S. Arumugam | INC | 5,746 | Velu | SWA |
| Tiruchendur | Santhosam | SWA | 394 | K. T. Kosalram | INC |
| Nagercoil | A. Nesamony | INC | 52,014 | M. Mathias | SWA |