Official results for the 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. DMK won the most seats with 184 out of 234.
Total seats: 234. Majority mark: 117.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| DMK | 184 | 48.5% |
| NCO | 15 | 34.9% |
| IND | 8 | 6.1% |
| AIFB | 8 | 1.9% |
| CPI | 8 | 2.3% |
| SWA | 6 | 2.9% |
| PSP | 4 | 0.9% |
| IUML | 2 | 0.4% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANDUR | BALARAMAN N. S. | DMK | 21.9% |
| ALANGUDI | RAJAMANICKAM | DMK | 9.6% |
| ALANGULAM | R. RAMALINGAM | DMK | 13.9% |
| AMBASAMUDRAM | K. P. KANDASASMY | DMK | 7.6% |
| AMBATTUR | K A MATHIALAGAN | DMK | 17.1% |
| AMBUR | S. MURUGAIYAN | DMK | 17.8% |
| ANAIKATTU | P. ETTIAPPAN | DMK | 29.0% |
| ANDIPATTI | KADHER BATCHA ALIAS VELLAICHIND | IND | 1.3% |
| ANNA NAGAR | K.M. ERAJAGOPAL | DMK | 40.6% |
| ANTHIYUR | P. GOPAL | DMK | 15.1% |
| ARAKKONAM | PANNERSELVAM.M | DMK | 19.2% |
| ARANI | A. G. PADMAVATHI | DMK | 29.6% |
| ARANTHANGI | MEENAKSHISUNDARAM M. | DMK | 37.1% |
| ARAVAKURICHI | P. K. MOOKIAH THEVAR | AIFB | 48.9% |
| ARCOT | K. GOVINDAN | DMK | 11.6% |
| ARIYALUR | S.K. VADIVELU | DMK | 2.9% |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | ANDI ALIAS SURUSAMY K. | DMK | 26.7% |
| ATHOOR | GOPAL K. P. | NCO | 1.0% |
| ATTUR | V. SELLADURAI | DMK | 25.1% |
| AVADI | KANBAZHAGAN | DMK | 14.5% |
| AVANASHI | M. PILANISAMY | DMK | 41.8% |
| BARGUR | G. RAJARAM | DMK | 19.6% |
| BHAVANI | N. MARUDACHALAM | CPI | 26.4% |
| BHAVANISAGAR | M.KANNAPPAN | DMK | 36.8% |
| BHUVANAGIRI | MUTHAMIL SELVAN VN. | DMK | 16.2% |
| BODINAYAKANUR | S. SETHURAMAN | DMK | 25.1% |
| CHENGALPATTU | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 25.5% |
| CHENGAM | P. PONCHOKKALINGAM | DMK | 2.4% |
| CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI | ARUMUGAM, C. | DMK | 29.1% |
| CHEYYAR | N. DHARMALING A. M. | DMK | 3.7% |
| CHEYYUR | N. KRISHNAN | DMK | 23.5% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | JOTHI VENKATACHALAM | NCO | 4.2% |
| COIMBATORE | N.K. PALANISAMY | CPI | 12.7% |
| COIMBATORE | A. M. RAJA | DMK | 20.1% |
| COLACHAL | SWAMDIHAS NADAR A. | NCO | 26.4% |
| COONOOR | SADIQPASHA, S.J. | DMK | 26.9% |
| CUDDALORE | A. CHINNASAMY | DMK | 17.1% |
| CUMBUM | T. SONIAH | DMK | 13.6% |
| DHARAPURAM | T. O. PERIASWAMY | IND | 1.2% |
| DHARMAPURI | N. RAJANGAN | DMK | 2.9% |
| DINDIGUL | THAVAMANI THEVAR, V. | AIFB | 8.9% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | K M SUBRAMANIAM | NCO | 1.1% |
| EDAPPADI | T.PONNUMALAI | DMK | 13.6% |
| EGMORE | M.G. RAMACHANDRAN | DMK | 23.0% |
| ERODE | M. DEVARAJAN | DMK | 21.9% |
| ERODE | J. KARUNAINATHAN | DMK | 33.0% |
| GANDHARVAKOTTAI | S. GANESAN | DMK | 19.2% |
| GANGAVALLI | M. PARAMASIVAM | DMK | 23.6% |
| GINGEE | D. KESAVALU | DMK | 5.7% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | K. RANGANA THAN | DMK | 5.3% |
| GUDALUR | E. RAMASWAMY | DMK | 40.5% |
| GUDIYATTAM | C. PANDURANGAM | DMK | 29.6% |
| GUMMIDIPOONDI | M.VEDACHALAM | DMK | 9.4% |
| HARBOUR | C G VISHWANATHAN | DMK | 35.0% |
| HARUR | S. PERUMAL | DMK | 5.2% |
| HOSUR | SHANMUGAM. M. | DMK | 10.4% |
| JAYANKONDAM | P. S. MUTHUSELVAN | DMK | 16.8% |
| JOLARPET | SHANMUGAM, P.U. | DMK | 24.4% |
| KADAYANALLUR | M. KATHER MOHIDEEN S. | IUML | 21.9% |
| KALASAPAKKAM | V. SUBRAMANIAM | DMK | 17.5% |
| KALLAKURICHI | SURENDRAN | PSP | 19.6% |
| KANCHEEPURAM | LATHEEF, M.A. | IND | 17.7% |
| KANGAYAM | MANICKKAVACHAGAM, R. | DMK | 25.3% |
| KANNIYAKUMARI | MOSES.M. | SWA | 0.8% |
| KARAIKUDI | MANALI KANDASAMI C. | CPI | 28.7% |
| KARUR | MUNIYANDI A. | DMK | 22.3% |
| KATPADI | MA. PA. SARATHY | DMK | 8.9% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | KRISHNAMURTHY V. | DMK | 6.4% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | M. CHINNASAMI | DMK | 17.6% |
| KILLIYOOR | DENNIS N. | NCO | 25.3% |
| KILPENNATHUR | G. JABAMALAI | DMK | 18.4% |
| KILVAITHINANKUPPAM | T. P. SRINIVASAN | DMK | 15.8% |
| KILVELUR | KARURAIGIRI MUTHIAH | NCO | 3.2% |
| KINATHUKADAVU | S. M. PALANIAPPAN | DMK | 24.6% |
| KOLATHUR | K. VEZHAVENDAN | DMK | 16.8% |
| KOVILPATTI | SIVAPRAKASAM D. S. A. | SWA | 0.3% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | N.MUTHUVEL | DMK | 26.0% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | MANIYAN P. S. | DMK | 11.1% |
| KULITHALAI | C. KAVERI MANIAM | DMK | 15.8% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | K. H. BOMMAN | SWA | 4.8% |
| KUMBAKONAM | GANAPATHY, N. | DMK | 12.4% |
| KUNNAM | NALLASAMY | DMK | 13.1% |
| KURINJIPADI | G. SIVAPERUMAL | DMK | 34.0% |
| LALGUDI | NAGARAJAN K. | DMK | 17.5% |
| MADATHUKULAM | PALANISAMY C. | DMK | 20.5% |
| MADAVARAM | V R NEDUNCHEZHIYAN | DMK | 1.4% |
| MADURAI CENTRAL | CHIDAMBARAM C. T. | DMK | 19.6% |
| MADURAI EAST | MARIMUTHU A. R. | PSP | 25.9% |
| MADURAI NORTH | RAMANATHAN, S. | DMK | 13.6% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | MADHAVAN S. | DMK | 40.3% |
| MADURAI WEST | PR. SHANMUGHAM | DMK | 9.3% |
| MADURANTAKAM | T. C. THIMMARAYA GOUNDER | DMK | 10.7% |
| MADURAVOYAL | ARANGANNAL | DMK | 6.4% |
| MAILAM | VENKATASAMY.B | SWA | 29.8% |
| MANACHANALLUR | SUNDARAM PILLAI O. N. | NCO | 2.0% |
| MANAMADURAI | GANESAN L. | DMK | 28.9% |
| MANAPPARAI | THANGAMANI K. T. K. | CPI | 10.7% |
| MANNARGUDI | K. V. SUBBIAH | DMK | 9.9% |
| MAYILADUTHURAI | KAMAICHI | DMK | 6.1% |
| MELUR | GOVINDARASU KALINGARAR | DMK | 18.9% |
| METTUPPALAYAM | V. P. PALANIAMMAL | DMK | 30.4% |
| METTUR | CHINNUSAMY V. | DMK | 21.6% |
| MODAKKURICHI | M. C. THOOYAMANI | DMK | 12.2% |
| MUDHUKULATHUR | S. SUBBIAH | DMK | 23.7% |
| MUSIRI | A.M.T. NACHIAPPAN | DMK | 23.7% |
| MYLAPORE | A PARANDHAMAN | DMK | 34.2% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | P. SOUNDARAPANDIAN | DMK | 10.9% |
| NAGERCOIL | PAULIAH, A. | NCO | 11.1% |
| NAMAKKAL | R. NAINAMALAI | DMK | 13.3% |
| NANGUNERI | KARTHESAN, V. | DMK | 3.4% |
| NANNILAM | ILANGOVAN G. | DMK | 10.0% |
| NATHAM | GURUSAMY NAIDU N. V. | SWA | 7.2% |
| NEYVELI | K. PALANIVELAN | DMK | 23.0% |
| NILAKKOTTAI | PALANIVELRAJAN | DMK | 28.0% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | SURULIVEL M. | DMK | 25.2% |
| OMALUR | RAJARAM | DMK | 7.5% |
| ORATHANADU | VADIVEL S. | CPI | 10.5% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | SANGUMUTHU THEVARM S. | NCO | 5.2% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | JAMES J. | NCO | 36.0% |
| PALACODU | R. GOVINDARAJ | DMK | 6.4% |
| PALANI | ANBUCHELIYAN | DMK | 14.4% |
| PALAYAMKOTTAI | GANAPTHY T. | DMK | 6.8% |
| PALLADAM | KUMARASAMY, K. N. | PSP | 22.8% |
| PALLAVARAM | WAHAB K.A. | IND | 7.9% |
| PANRUTI | S. SADASIVA PADAYACHI | DMK | 6.1% |
| PAPANASAM | SOMASUNDARAM SITHMALLI, N. | DMK | 21.4% |
| PAPPIREDDIPATTI | M.A. ABUSALI | IND | 8.2% |
| PARAMAKUDI | RATHINASABAPATHY M. | DMK | 18.4% |
| PARAMATHI-VELUR | V. PALANIVEL GOUNDER | DMK | 5.6% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | SAMPATH T. V. | DMK | 24.0% |
| PENNAGARAM | RAMACHANDRAN.S | DMK | 11.1% |
| PERAMBALUR | ABDUL JABBAR, M. | IUML | 26.9% |
| PERAMBUR | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 10.8% |
| PERAVURANI | KITTAPPA, N. | DMK | 1.4% |
| PERIYAKULAM | SIRAIMEETAN, T.K. | DMK | 24.6% |
| PERUNDURAI | SUBRAMANIAM A. | PSP | 22.6% |
| POLLACHI | SUBRAMANIAM SK. | DMK | 15.7% |
| POLUR | A. S. KUMARASAMY | DMK | 10.6% |
| PONNERI | A M MOHIDEEN | IND | 0.8% |
| POOMPUHAR | KANDASWAMY M. | DMK | 7.3% |
| POONAMALLEE | SATHIVANIMUTHU | DMK | 13.8% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | DEVANDIRAN A | DMK | 24.8% |
| RADHAPURAM | RAJAH PILLAI K. | DMK | 6.5% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | PERUMAL, A.R. | AIFB | 15.2% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | M. MUTHIAH | AIFB | 20.0% |
| RANIPET | A. C. NARASIMHAN | DMK | 21.0% |
| RASIPURAM | PALANIVELAN | DMK | 12.3% |
| RISHIVANDIYAM | M. V. KARIVENGADAM | DMK | 5.7% |
| ROYAPURAM | M MUNU ADHI | DMK | 21.6% |
| SAIDAPET | M. GOPAL | DMK | 31.0% |
| SALEM | S. KANDAPPAN | DMK | 26.9% |
| SALEM | V. MUTHUR | DMK | 22.6% |
| SALEM | A. ARUMUGAM | DMK | 9.4% |
| SANKARANKOVIL | KARUPPIAH A. | DMK | 26.3% |
| SANKARAPURAM | N. MANICKKAM | DMK | 4.7% |
| SANKARI | ARUMUGAM.S | DMK | 34.5% |
| SATTUR | SEENIVSAN, P. | DMK | 2.5% |
| SENTHAMANGALAM | CHINNA VEILAIYA GOUNDER | DMK | 21.5% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | CHELLIAH | IND | 2.3% |
| SHOLINGUR | THOPPUTHIRUVENGADAM | DMK | 15.4% |
| SHOZHINGANALLUR | E. S. THYAGARAJAN | DMK | 23.4% |
| SINGANALLUR | E. M. NATARASAN | DMK | 13.6% |
| SIRKAZHI | DHARMALINGAM A. PI. | DMK | 12.8% |
| SIVAGANGA | K. BALAKRISHNAN | DMK | 10.5% |
| SIVAKASI | ALAGU THEVAR, S. | AIFB | 14.3% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | PONNURANGAM. A.M. | NCO | 10.8% |
| SRIRANGAM | K. THIRUPPATHY | DMK | 5.1% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | ARUNACHALAM V. | DMK | 2.6% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | SOWDI SUNDARA BHARATHI | AIFB | 13.9% |
| SULUR | S. DORAISAMY | DMK | 10.5% |
| TAMBARAM | N. VEERASAMI | DMK | 20.8% |
| TENKASI | ADITHANAR | DMK | 14.1% |
| THALLI | V. KRISHNAMOORTHI GOUNDER | DMK | 9.4% |
| THANJAVUR | K. RAJAMANICKAM | DMK | 2.5% |
| THIRU-VI-KA-NAGAR | M.V. NARAYANASWAMY | DMK | 16.8% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | SATHIYENDRAN M. S. K. | DMK | 33.6% |
| THIRUMAYAM | KARUNANITHI M. | DMK | 18.7% |
| THIRUPARANKUNDRAM | MALAIKANNAN. V | DMK | 29.1% |
| THIRUPORUR | DURAISAMI F. K. | DMK | 26.4% |
| THIRUTHURAIPOONDI | A. THIAGARAJAN | DMK | 19.7% |
| THIRUVAIYARU | N. KASIRAMAN | NCO | 3.4% |
| THIRUVALLUR | H V HANDE | SWA | 9.4% |
| THIRUVARUR | SATHIAMOORTHY M. | NCO | 1.7% |
| THIRUVERUMBUR | P. MALAICHAMY | DMK | 0.2% |
| THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR | NATARAJAN, S. | DMK | 11.4% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | T N ANANDANA YAKI | NCO | 10.0% |
| THIYAGARAYANAGAR | DI. RAJARATHANAM | DMK | 18.3% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | M. SUBRAMANIAN | DMK | 22.3% |
| THOOTHUKKUDI | SUBBBIAH MUDALIAR A. R. | DMK | 5.0% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | V BALASUNDARAM | DMK | 44.2% |
| THURAIYUR | MUTHUSAMY P. | DMK | 20.3% |
| TINDIVANAM | K. S. KOTHANADARAMAIAH | IND | 1.1% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | SAMSUDEEN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN | DMK | 11.3% |
| TIRUCHENGODU | MOO MARIMUTHU | DMK | 4.8% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | O. P. RAMAN | DMK | 22.0% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | K. RAMAKRISHNAN K. S. | DMK | 3.8% |
| TIRUCHULI | SUPPU K. | CPI | 0.9% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | S. A. CHINNARAJU | DMK | 14.6% |
| TIRUNELVELI | EDMUND | DMK | 7.9% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | SUBBIAH A. K. | CPI | 46.5% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | R. R. MUNUSAMI | DMK | 15.2% |
| TIRUPPUR | N. PALANISAMY | DMK | 29.7% |
| TIRUPPUR | KOVAI CHEZHIYAN | DMK | 34.5% |
| TIRUTTANI | M R KANNAN | DMK | 18.3% |
| TIRUVADANAI | S.ALAGARSAMY | CPI | 24.3% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | M. SELVRAJ | DMK | 9.3% |
| TITTAKUDI | T. P. ALAGAMUTHU | DMK | 8.2% |
| UDHAGAMANDALAM | A. P. SHANMUGASUNDARA GOUNDAR | DMK | 27.9% |
| UDUMALAIPETTAI | NACHIMUTHU GOUNDAR N. | DMK | 19.1% |
| ULUNDURPETTAI | CHINNASAMY R. | DMK | 16.3% |
| USILAMPATTI | RAMALINGAM C. | DMK | 36.3% |
| UTHANGARAI | S. SAGADEVA GOUNDER | DMK | 19.4% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | RAMASAMY . G | DMK | 11.1% |
| VALPARAI | RAMARASAN V. K. | DMK | 13.0% |
| VANDAVASI | N. NATCHIYAPPAN | DMK | 0.1% |
| VANIYAMBADI | M. S. RADHAKRISHNAN | DMK | 17.6% |
| VANUR | C. MANNIAPPAN | DMK | 26.0% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | P. PADMANABHAN | DMK | 24.3% |
| VEDARANYAM | ILECHEZHIYAN V. S. | DMK | 15.9% |
| VEDASANDUR | M. C. A. RETHINASAMY THEVAR | AIFB | 13.9% |
| VEERAPANDI | VELAPPAN C. V. | DMK | 12.9% |
| VELACHERY | S.M. DORAIRAJ | DMK | 32.2% |
| VELLORE | RAJAGOPAL.V | DMK | 27.7% |
| VEPPANAHALLI | M. RAMAN | DMK | 20.7% |
| VIKRAVANDI | K. R. KRISHNAN | DMK | 18.8% |
| VILATHIKULAM | VELLADURAI A. | DMK | 13.9% |
| VILAVANCODE | RONNAPPAN NADAR R. | NCO | 40.3% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | P NAGALINGAM | DMK | 26.6% |
| VILUPPURAM | GOVINDASAMI. V.C. | DMK | 30.0% |
| VIRALIMALAI | PERIASAMY UDAYAR K. | DMK | 11.8% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | KALIMUTHU K | DMK | 21.4% |
| VIRUGAMPAKKAM | G. V. M. ANNAMALAI | DMK | 7.5% |
| VRIDDHACHALAM | RAJU, J. S. | DMK | 22.2% |
| YERCAUD | K. JAYARAMAN | DMK | 3.7% |