Chief Minister
Annadurai
C. N. Annadurai
DMKKancheepuram · Sworn: Mar 1967
✓ Best
Historic first non-Congress CM. Two-language policy.
△ Challenge
Died in office after just 2 years.
DMK 137/234. Congress routed.
Assembly — 1967
Majority: 118 · Total: 234 seats
Party Seats
DMK
137INC
51SWA
20CPI(M)
11Independent
6PSP
4SSP
2CPI
2AIFB
1DMK137
INC51
SWA20
CPI(M)11
Independent6
PSP4
SSP2
CPI2
AIFB1
All 234 Constituencies — Click to Explore
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washermanpet | M. Vedachalam | DMK | 34571 | 50.7% | M. Mayandi Nadar | INC | 7242 |
| 2 | Harbour | H. Baig | Independent | 29360 | 51.69% | K. S. G. Haja Shareef | INC | 3850 |
| 3 | Basin Bridge | M. R. Kannan | DMK | 40109 | 53.81% | K. Ramdas | INC | 9352 |
| 4 | Park Town | H. V. Hande | SWA | 29144 | 51.57% | T. N. Anandanayaki | INC | 2679 |
| 5 | Perambur | Sathyavani Muthu | DMK | 40364 | 54.19% | D. Sulochana | INC | 6687 |
| 6 | Purasawalkam | V. S. Govindarajan | DMK | 41272 | 58.04% | Damodaran | INC | 12226 |
| 7 | Egmore | A. V. P. Asaithambi | DMK | 36133 | 54.2% | J. Vencatachellum | INC | 6946 |
| 8 | Thousand Lights | K. A. Mathiazhagan | DMK | 39518 | 60.27% | M. Sivaraj | INC | 14148 |
| 9 | Triplicane | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | DMK | 38721 | 59.41% | M. S. Sammandappa | INC | 12694 |
| 10 | Mylapore | Arangannal | DMK | 37498 | 57.02% | V. R. Radhakrishnan | INC | 9228 |
| 11 | Thiyagaraya Nagar | M. P. Sivagnanam | DMK | 37662 | 57.36% | K. M. Subramaniam | Independent | 9993 |
| 12 | Saidapet | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 53401 | 60.96% | S. G. Vinayagamurthi | INC | 20482 |
| 13 | Gummidipoondi | K. Vezhavendan | DMK | 35887 | 52.57% | Kamalambujammal | INC | 4360 |
| 14 | Ponneri | P. Nagalingam | DMK | 37746 | 56.61% | T. P. Elumalai | INC | 9995 |
| 15 | Thiruvottiyur | A. P. Arasu | DMK | 51437 | 61.23% | V. Venkateswaralu | INC | 18873 |
| 16 | St Thomas Mount | M. G. Ramachandran | DMK | 54106 | 66.67% | T. L. Raghupathy | INC | 27674 |
| 17 | Thiruporur | M. Adhi | DMK | 39047 | 60.03% | N. M. Manivarama | INC | 16416 |
| 18 | Chengalpattu | C. G. Viswanathan | DMK | 43428 | 62.77% | T. Naicker | INC | 23549 |
| 19 | Maduranthakam | Kothandam | DMK | 38382 | 59.2% | G. Reddy | INC | 13182 |
| 20 | Acharapakkam | P. S. Ellappan | SWA | 38223 | 62.11% | P. Saradambal | INC | 14901 |
| 21 | Uthiramerur | K. M. Rajagopal | DMK | 47689 | 64.01% | O. S. Reddiar | INC | 20875 |
| 22 | Kancheepuram | N. Krishnan | DMK | 45266 | 56.78% | V. C. S. Nayagar | INC | 11550 |
| 23 | Kunnathur | M. Gopal | DMK | 47772 | 68.88% | P. Appavoo | INC | 27209 |
| 24 | Sriperumbudur | D. Rajarathinam | DMK | 41655 | 54.13% | M. Bhaktavatsalam | INC | 8926 |
| 25 | Kadambathur | C. V. M. Annamalai | DMK | 43499 | 66.68% | C. C. Naidu | INC | 21758 |
| 26 | Thiruvallur | S. M. Dorairaj | DMK | 40687 | 66.06% | V. S. Arunachalam | INC | 21657 |
| 27 | Tiruttani | K. Vinayakam | INC | 27123 | 40.34% | V. K. Kuppuswamy | DMK | 1786 |
| 28 | Arakkonam | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | DMK | 38478 | 52.78% | B. Naidu | INC | 7608 |
| 29 | Sholingur | Aranganathan | DMK | 35225 | 51.67% | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | INC | 7024 |
| 30 | Ranipet | A. G. Sahib | Independent | 30011 | 45.14% | S. K. Sheriff | INC | 1058 |
| 31 | Arcot | Arcot N. Veeraswami | DMK | 37514 | 60.13% | A. G. R. Naicker | INC | 14330 |
| 32 | Katpadi | G. Natarajan | DMK | 32952 | 53.06% | P. S. R. Naidu | INC | 7920 |
| 33 | Gudiyatham | V. K. Kothandaraman | CPI(M) | 38825 | 61.21% | B. R. Naidu | INC | 16924 |
| 34 | Pernambattu | P. Jayaraman | DMK | 28868 | 54.75% | T. Manavalan | INC | 8911 |
| 35 | Natrampalli | T. C. T. Gounder | DMK | 29215 | 52.18% | R. C. S. Gounder | INC | 2439 |
| 36 | Tirupattur | C. Gounder | DMK | 32589 | 49.8% | Shunmugam | INC | 2077 |
| 37 | Vaniyambadi | Rajamannar | INC | 26946 | 50.77% | Vadivel | DMK | 1638 |
| 38 | Ambur | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | 31554 | 56.35% | P. Rajagopal | INC | 10607 |
| 39 | Kaniyambadi | L. Balaraman | INC | 29512 | 49.62% | T. Thiruvengadam | DMK | 1412 |
| 40 | Vellore | M. P. Sarathy | DMK | 39863 | 58.96% | J. Mudaliar | INC | 14414 |
| 41 | Arani | A. C. Narasimhan | DMK | 38038 | 60.74% | T. B. J. Chettiar | INC | 20718 |
| 42 | Cheyyar | K. Govindan | DMK | 37068 | 54.86% | K. M. Kangan | INC | 19673 |
| 43 | Vandavasi | Muthulingam | DMK | 38626 | 61.25% | A. Adineelam | INC | 17326 |
| 44 | Pernamallur | V. D. A. Mudaly | DMK | 29413 | 46.25% | P. Ramachandran | INC | 9188 |
| 45 | Polur | S. Kuppamal | DMK | 33292 | 56.92% | S. M. Annamalai | INC | 13068 |
| 46 | Chengam | P. S. Santhanam | DMK | 29828 | 56.84% | A. Arumugham | INC | 11055 |
| 47 | Thandarambattu | K. S. Kandar | INC | 29524 | 50.31% | R. Dharmalingam | DMK | 1339 |
| 48 | Kalasapakkam | S. Murugaiyan | INC | 32697 | 51.37% | M. Sundarasan | DMK | 12143 |
| 49 | Tiruvannamalai | D. Vijayaraj | INC | 38153 | 49.39% | P. U. Shanmugam | DMK | 3185 |
| 50 | Melmalayanur | R. R. Munusamy | DMK | 33115 | 50.68% | K. G. Gounder | INC | 15820 |
| 51 | Gingee | V. Munusami | DMK | 39517 | 55.59% | G. Rajaram | INC | 11612 |
| 52 | Tindivanam | K. Ramamoorthy | INC | 34106 | 51.59% | A. Thangavelu | DMK | 2098 |
| 53 | Vanur | Balakrishnan | DMK | 30023 | 50.06% | Velayudham | INC | 70 |
| 54 | Kandamangalam | M. Raman | DMK | 35617 | 55.83% | M. S. Saraswathi | INC | 7437 |
| 55 | Villupuram | M. Shanmugam | DMK | 37605 | 53.73% | V. P. S. Gounder | INC | 5931 |
| 56 | Nellikuppam | C. Govindarajan | CPI(M) | 28090 | 47.24% | A. Lakshminarayanan | INC | 4973 |
| 57 | Cuddalore | Ere. Elamvazhuthi | DMK | 35093 | 55.09% | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | INC | 7248 |
| 58 | Panruti | S. Ramachandaran | DMK | 43745 | 60.82% | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi | INC | 15566 |
| 59 | Kurinjipadi | N. Rajangam | DMK | 25478 | 54.5% | M. Jayaraman | INC | 7252 |
| 60 | Bhuvanagiri | A. Govindarasan | DMK | 38795 | 56.28% | D. Ramachandran | INC | 10561 |
| 61 | Kattumannarkoil | S. Sivasubramanian | INC | 30521 | 48.34% | C. Govindarasu | DMK | 134 |
| 62 | Chidambaram | R. Kanagasabai Pillai | INC | 34911 | 49.18% | P. Ponchockalingam | DMK | 1555 |
| 63 | Vriddhachalam | G. Boovaraghan | INC | 42230 | 54.77% | M. Selvaraj | DMK | 8867 |
| 64 | Mangalore | A. Krishnan | DMK | 34538 | 56.67% | P. Vedamanickam | INC | 12869 |
| 65 | Ulundurpet | M. Kandaswamy Padayachi | INC | 26796 | 47.23% | V. S. Padayachi | DMK | 1560 |
| 66 | Tirukkoyilur | E. M. Subramaniam | INC | 34259 | 51.25% | A. S. Kumarasamy | DMK | 1673 |
| 67 | Mugaiyur | A. Govindasamy | DMK | 37598 | 56.42% | N. K Ganapathy | INC | 12043 |
| 68 | Rishivandiyam | M. Anandan | DMK | 26491 | 49.6% | L. Anandan | INC | 318 |
| 69 | Sankarapuram | S. P. Pachaiyappan | DMK | 28292 | 54.75% | D. Muthusami | INC | 5518 |
| 70 | Kallakurichi | D. K. Naidu | DMK | 39175 | 56.38% | V. T. Elayapillai | INC | 10533 |
| 71 | Hosur | B. Venkataswami | SWA | 21530 | 52.69% | K. A. Pillai | INC | 2201 |
| 72 | Uddanapalle | K. S. Kothandramiah | SWA | 29391 | 65.75% | D. C. Vijendriah | INC | 14078 |
| 73 | Krishnagiri | P. M. M. Gounder | INC | 24220 | 47.31% | C. Manniappan | DMK | 185 |
| 74 | Kaveripatnam | P. Naidu | INC | 32953 | 52.74% | P. V. Seeramulu | DMK | 3421 |
| 75 | Uttangarai | T. T. Gounder | INC | 31791 | 49.06% | K. R. Krishnan | DMK | 2040 |
| 76 | Harur | N. Theerthagiri | INC | 27565 | 48.09% | N. Arumugam | DMK | 548 |
| 77 | Dharmapuri | M. S. Gounter | DMK | 36258 | 53.02% | D. N. Vadivel | INC | 6691 |
| 78 | Palacode | K. Murugesan | INC | 29186 | 50.05% | M. B. Munusamy | DMK | 3090 |
| 79 | Pennagaram | P. K. C. Muthusamy | INC | 27913 | 49.2% | N. Manickam | DMK | 1343 |
| 80 | Mettur | M. Surendran | PSP | 30635 | 48.78% | K. K. Gounder | INC | 6038 |
| 81 | Taramangalam | Govindan | DMK | 33222 | 57.8% | M. S. Krishnan | INC | 8963 |
| 82 | Omalur | C. Palani | DMK | 28121 | 56.17% | C. Govindan | INC | 10245 |
| 83 | Salem I | K. Jayaraman | DMK | 46776 | 57.92% | P. Thiagarajan | INC | 14066 |
| 84 | Salem II | E. R. Krishnan | DMK | 38781 | 58.0% | A. R. Gounder | INC | 11496 |
| 85 | Yercaud | V. Chinnasamy | DMK | 25124 | 56.25% | Ponnudurai | INC | 5587 |
| 86 | Panamarathupatti | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | DMK | 34597 | 53.7% | C. Sepperumal | DMK | 7727 |
| 87 | Veerapandi | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 42681 | 66.11% | N. S. Sundararajan | INC | 20805 |
| 88 | Edappadi | A. Arumugam | DMK | 36935 | 54.7% | K. S. S. Gounder | INC | 6342 |
| 89 | Sankari | R. Nallamuthu | DMK | 30112 | 61.7% | A. Rajendran | INC | 12938 |
| 90 | Tiruchengodu | T. A. Rajavelu | DMK | 42479 | 64.73% | T. P. Natesan | INC | 20348 |
| 91 | Kapilamalai | C. V. Velappan | DMK | 41026 | 52.25% | R. S. Gounder | INC | 8293 |
| 92 | Namakkal | M. Muthuswamy | DMK | 39510 | 54.37% | V. R. K. Gounder | INC | 7859 |
| 93 | Sendamangalam | A. S. Gounder | INC | 31308 | 50.62% | S. T. Doraiswamy | CPI(M) | 771 |
| 94 | Rasipuram | P. Periasamy | DMK | 38402 | 52.53% | K. M. Gounder | INC | 7529 |
| 95 | Attur | K. N. Sivaperumal | DMK | 40456 | 57.22% | M. P. Subramanyam | INC | 10204 |
| 96 | Talavasal | Moo. Marimuthu | DMK | 33289 | 55.39% | A. Doraisamy | INC | 8841 |
| 97 | Gudalur | C. Nanjam | INC | 20675 | 49.24% | Bomman | SWA | 628 |
| 98 | Udhagamandalam | K. Bojan | SWA | 37525 | 68.03% | T. K. Gowder | INC | 19889 |
| 99 | Coonoor | B. Gowder | DMK | 31855 | 58.74% | M. K. N. Gowder | INC | 9475 |
| 100 | Mettupalayam | T. T. S. Thippiah | INC | 29709 | 45.42% | Thooyamani | DMK | 2973 |
| 101 | Avanashi | R. K. Gounder | SWA | 31927 | 54.36% | K. M. Gounder | INC | 5119 |
| 102 | Thondamuthur | R. Manickavachakam | DMK | 42261 | 59.14% | V. E. Naidu | INC | 15419 |
| 103 | Singanallur | P. Velusamy | PSP | 38378 | 54.93% | V. K. L. Gounder | INC | 13263 |
| 104 | Perur | N. Marudachalam | CPI(M) | 43740 | 61.49% | R. Rayappan | INC | 17192 |
| 105 | Coimbatore West | J. Govindarajulu | DMK | 41059 | 63.85% | S. R. P. P. Chettiar | INC | 17808 |
| 106 | Coimbatore East | M. Bhupathy | CPI(M) | 33122 | 50.81% | G. R. Damodaran | INC | 5645 |
| 107 | Kinathukadavu | M. Kannappan | DMK | 40645 | 64.63% | S. Gounder | INC | 19954 |
| 108 | Pollachi | A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar | DMK | 37480 | 58.65% | E. Gounder | INC | 11792 |
| 109 | Valparai | E. Ramaswamy | DMK | 40945 | 66.24% | N. Nachimuthu | INC | 20077 |
| 110 | Udumalaipettai | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK | 39796 | 58.17% | K. Ramasami | INC | 14018 |
| 111 | Dharapuram | Palaniammal | DMK | 42433 | 65.0% | P. Velusamy | INC | 20633 |
| 112 | Vellakoil | K. N. S. Gounder | DMK | 46009 | 62.44% | D. P. Gounder | INC | 19431 |
| 113 | Kangayam | A. S. Gounder | INC | 24800 | 36.41% | Velusami | DMK | 146 |
| 114 | Pongalur | P. N. P. Gounder | DMK | 38371 | 61.75% | P. S. Rangaswamy | INC | 15957 |
| 115 | Palladam | K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder | PSP | 31977 | 46.99% | R. Sengaliappan | INC | 7556 |
| 116 | Tiruppur | S. Duraisamy | DMK | 35518 | 50.05% | K. N. P. Gounder | INC | 14145 |
| 117 | Modakkurichi | K. R. Nallasivam | SSP | 45303 | 61.23% | C. Kulandiammal | INC | 19859 |
| 118 | Perundurai | S. Balasubramanian | SSP | 33164 | 47.41% | N. N. S. Nandradiar | INC | 3134 |
| 119 | Erode | M. Chinnaswamy | DMK | 45471 | 59.14% | P. Arjunan | INC | 19663 |
| 120 | Bhavani | A. M. Raja | DMK | 43353 | 65.16% | P. K. Mudaliar | INC | 21354 |
| 121 | Anthiyur | E. M. Natarajan | DMK | 34877 | 55.99% | Gurumurthi | INC | 7468 |
| 122 | Gobichettipalayam | K. M. R. Gounder | SWA | 31974 | 52.61% | M. Gounder | INC | 4571 |
| 123 | Satyamangalam | P. G. Karuthiruman | INC | 25484 | 49.22% | S. M. Marappan | CPI(M) | 1206 |
| 124 | Bhavanisagar | Ramarasan | DMK | 26980 | 51.76% | M. Velusamy | INC | 4793 |
| 125 | Oddanchatram | N. Gounder | DMK | 39817 | 55.55% | A. P. Palaniappan | INC | 8864 |
| 126 | Palani | Krishnamoorthy | DMK | 47671 | 65.8% | Balakrishnan | INC | 22891 |
| 127 | Periyakulam | M. Metha | DMK | 36023 | 54.85% | R. S. Subramaniam | INC | 6375 |
| 128 | Bodinayakkanur | S. Srinivasan | INC | 34671 | 49.83% | P. V. Durairaj | CPI(M) | 766 |
| 129 | Cumbum | Rajangam | DMK | 41440 | 59.66% | N. S. K. S. Pandiaraj | INC | 13415 |
| 130 | Theni | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | DMK | 42111 | 58.73% | M. Malaichami | INC | 12514 |
| 131 | Andipatti | S. Paramasivam | SWA | 35351 | 54.86% | A. Thiruvenkidasamy | INC | 6260 |
| 132 | Sedapatti | V. T. Thevar | SWA | 41167 | 63.84% | T. A. Nadar | INC | 19614 |
| 133 | Tirumangalam | N. S. V. Chitthan | INC | 20319 | 33.58% | M. P. Rajan | SWA | 3257 |
| 134 | Usilampatti | P.K. Mookiah Thevar | AIFB | 44714 | 72.11% | A. M. N. Thevar | INC | 28489 |
| 135 | Nilakottai | A. Muniyandi | DMK | 37601 | 57.71% | V. K. L. Gounder | INC | 12486 |
| 136 | Sholavandan | P. S. Maniyan | DMK | 45221 | 60.19% | R. S. Servai | INC | 16493 |
| 137 | Thiruparankundram | S. Agniraju | DMK | 49169 | 63.94% | S. Sonaimuthu | INC | 22377 |
| 138 | Madurai West | N. Sankaraiah | CPI(M) | 46882 | 59.42% | M. Chelliah | INC | 23870 |
| 139 | Madurai Central | C. Govindarajan | DMK | 39566 | 62.86% | V. Sankaran | INC | 16779 |
| 140 | Madurai East | K. P. Janakiammal | CPI(M) | 32173 | 50.32% | A. G. Subburaman | INC | 8244 |
| 141 | Melur South | O. P. Raman | DMK | 50913 | 63.41% | P. Kakkan | INC | 21537 |
| 142 | Melur North | P. Malaichamy | DMK | 38895 | 56.15% | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | 8519 |
| 143 | Vadamadurai | P. T. Naicker | INC | 30507 | 49.11% | V. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 1856 |
| 144 | Dindigul | A. Balasubramanayam | CPI(M) | 42381 | 58.93% | O. C. Pillai | INC | 12844 |
| 145 | Athoor | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | DMK | 37879 | 50.7% | R. R. Reddiar | INC | 1755 |
| 146 | Vedasandur | N. Varadaraj | CPI(M) | 30063 | 48.16% | S. N. Rao | INC | 691 |
| 147 | Aravakurichi | S. K. Gounder | SWA | 46614 | 67.46% | V. P. Gounder | INC | 24132 |
| 148 | Karur | T. M. Nallaswamy | INC | 33552 | 44.95% | S. Nallaswamy | CPI(M) | 4875 |
| 149 | Thottiyam | Vadivel | DMK | 39701 | 53.94% | T. Veerappan | INC | 10031 |
| 150 | Musiri | P. S. Muthuselvan | DMK | 32615 | 51.48% | K. V. K. Reddiar | INC | 4865 |
| 151 | Uppiliapuram | T. P. Alagamuthu | DMK | 43453 | 56.29% | A. V. Mudaliar | INC | 12037 |
| 152 | Perambalur | J. S. Raju | DMK | 33657 | 51.03% | M. Ayyakannu | INC | 4793 |
| 153 | Varahur | R. Narayanan | DMK | 32846 | 49.64% | M. V. Perumal | INC | 12313 |
| 154 | Andimadam | K. N. Ramachandran | DMK | 32253 | 48.25% | N. Manickam | DMK | 5683 |
| 155 | Jayankondam | K. A. A. K. Moorthy | DMK | 34751 | 52.57% | S. Ramasami | INC | 5960 |
| 156 | Ariyalur | R. Karuppiam | INC | 26440 | 37.37% | G. Sepperumal | DMK | 1423 |
| 157 | Lalgudi | D. Natarajan | DMK | 37352 | 50.63% | D. R. Udaiyar | INC | 2640 |
| 158 | Srirangam | S. Ramalingam | INC | 34474 | 50.48% | P. Ponchockalingam | DMK | 1118 |
| 159 | Tiruchirappalli I | M. S. Mani | DMK | 34504 | 52.07% | A. S. G. L. Piliai | INC | 3305 |
| 160 | Tiruchirappalli II | R. Nagasundaram | DMK | 26048 | 46.08% | M. K. M. A. Salam | INC | 7206 |
| 161 | Thiruverumbur | V. Swaminathan | INC | 33513 | 50.15% | K. Kamakshi | DMK | 4629 |
| 162 | Kulithalai | M. Kandaswamy | DMK | 36120 | 49.68% | P. E. S. Reddiar | INC | 3815 |
| 163 | Krishnarayapuram | P. Soundarapandiyan | DMK | 28444 | 48.72% | T. V. Sannasi | INC | 2541 |
| 164 | Kadavur | Karuraigiri Muthiah | INC | 35102 | 54.94% | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | DMK | 6314 |
| 165 | Viralimalai | S. S. Thethuvandar | DMK | 30288 | 49.63% | P. P. Gounder | INC | 3934 |
| 166 | Thirumayam | Ponnambalam | DMK | 44511 | 62.79% | V. Ramiah | INC | 20221 |
| 167 | Alangudi | K. V. Subbiah | DMK | 32984 | 50.64% | T. A. S. Thangavelu | INC | 836 |
| 168 | Pudukkottai | R. V. Thondaiman | INC | 45342 | 62.07% | Thiagarajan | DMK | 20087 |
| 169 | Thiruvaiyaru | G. M. Sethurar | DMK | 37693 | 51.94% | K. B. Palani | INC | 3528 |
| 170 | Thanjavur | A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar | INC | 33228 | 53.36% | S. Natarajan | DMK | 4511 |
| 171 | Papanasam | R. S. Mooppanar | INC | 41323 | 56.57% | A. M. Sali | Independent | 10246 |
| 172 | Valangiman | N. Somasundaram | DMK | 34436 | 53.1% | R. Subramaniam | INC | 4018 |
| 173 | Kumbakonam | N. Kasiraman | INC | 37276 | 50.63% | K. S. Mani | DMK | 1193 |
| 174 | Aduthurai | A. Marimuthu | INC | 36537 | 48.52% | M. G. Mani | DMK | 4572 |
| 175 | Sirkazhi | K. B. S. Mani | Independent | 34316 | 58.23% | R. Thangavelu | INC | 12814 |
| 176 | Sembanarkoil | S. Ganesan | DMK | 40453 | 65.29% | S. Ramalingam | INC | 18947 |
| 177 | Mayiladuthurai | N. Kittappa | DMK | 33721 | 51.21% | M.R.Krishnappa | INC | 3342 |
| 178 | Kuttalam | G. B. Mohan | CPI(M) | 31548 | 53.99% | M. Sivakadaksham | INC | 6736 |
| 179 | Kudavasal | C. Krishnamoorthi | DMK | 34880 | 54.96% | M. D. T. Pillai | INC | 6295 |
| 180 | Nannilam | P. Jayaraj | INC | 26053 | 46.36% | T. P. Ramachandran | CPI(M) | 6482 |
| 181 | Thiruvarur | P.S. Dhanushokody | CPI(M) | 30510 | 48.04% | Vedaiyan V | INC | 2554 |
| 182 | Nagapattinam | K. R. Gnanasambandan | CPI(M) | 36596 | 56.4% | R. R. V. Naidu | INC | 10134 |
| 183 | Vedaranyam | P. V. Thevar | INC | 25942 | 38.71% | M. Meenakshisundaram | DMK | 264 |
| 184 | Thiruthuraipoondi | N. Dharumalingam | DMK | 23728 | 38.04% | K. C. Manali | CPI | 1502 |
| 185 | Kottur | A. K. Subbaih | CPI | 28156 | 42.47% | C. M. Ambikapathy | INC | 5529 |
| 186 | Mannargudi | T. S. Swaminatha Odayar | INC | 32481 | 50.1% | S. Narayanaswamy | DMK | 923 |
| 187 | Orathanadu | L. Ganesan | DMK | 45232 | 60.82% | M. D. Pillai | INC | 16093 |
| 188 | Gandharvakottai | R. R. Durai | INC | 34665 | 52.68% | D. G. Kalingarar | DMK | 4231 |
| 189 | Pattukkottai | A. R. Marimuthu | PSP | 35198 | 54.6% | N. Ramasamy | INC | 7142 |
| 190 | Peravurani | M. Krishnamurthy | DMK | 35505 | 45.4% | A. V. Servai | INC | 9118 |
| 191 | Aranthangi | A. Thurairasan | DMK | 42943 | 53.11% | K. B. Dervaikarar | INC | 6421 |
| 192 | Tiruppattur Sivaganga | S. Madhavan | DMK | 40170 | 58.73% | V. S. S. Chettiar | INC | 13638 |
| 193 | Karaikudi | S. Meiyappan | SWA | 38310 | 58.73% | C. V. C. V. V. Chettiar | INC | 16318 |
| 194 | Tiruvadanai | K. Ambalam | SWA | 37556 | 52.21% | M. Arunachalam | INC | 3969 |
| 195 | Ilayangudi | V. Malaikannan | DMK | 40461 | 57.44% | S. Ramachandran | INC | 10483 |
| 196 | Ramanathapuram | T. Thangappan | DMK | 35880 | 56.82% | S. R. Sethupathy | INC | 8610 |
| 197 | Kadaladi | M. Alangaram | DMK | 38681 | 61.5% | K. Paramalai | INC | 18125 |
| 198 | Mudukulathur | R. R. Thevar | SWA | 33790 | 53.17% | S. A. Servai | INC | 11290 |
| 199 | Paramakudi | T. K. Siraimeetan | DMK | 40428 | 56.67% | R. Thavasi | INC | 14466 |
| 200 | Sivaganga | S. Sethuraman | DMK | 41604 | 59.22% | R. V. Swaminathan | INC | 12950 |
| 201 | Manamadurai | K. Cheemaichamy | SWA | 30752 | 44.42% | C. B. Rena | INC | 453 |
| 202 | Kariapatti | A. R. Perumal | SWA | 28484 | 45.09% | P. M. Baskaran | INC | 1118 |
| 203 | Aruppukottai | S. S. Bharathi | SWA | 34153 | 54.68% | T. K. Sundarm | INC | 9141 |
| 204 | Virudhunagar | P. Seenivasan | DMK | 33421 | 49.9% | K. Kamaraj | INC | 1285 |
| 205 | Sattur | S. Ramaswamy Naidu | SWA | 45223 | 64.11% | R. Krishnasamy Naidu | INC | 19910 |
| 206 | Sivakasi | S. Alagu Thevar | SWA | 38416 | 55.73% | R. R. Thevar | INC | 11498 |
| 207 | Srivilliputhur | K. A. A. Gurusamy | DMK | 36732 | 53.34% | S. P. Dharmaraj | INC | 8941 |
| 208 | Rajapalayam | A. A. S. Raja | Independent | 38936 | 53.29% | P. A. A. Raja | INC | 13261 |
| 209 | Vilathikulam | M. Rathinasabapathy | DMK | 23905 | 37.47% | M. P. S. Reddiar | Independent | 3555 |
| 210 | Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | CPI | 33311 | 55.02% | V. O. C. A. Pillai | INC | 10426 |
| 211 | Ottapidaram | M. Muthiah | SWA | 25937 | 45.45% | S. Dhanushkodi | INC | 5123 |
| 212 | Sankarankoil | P. Durairaj | DMK | 37173 | 62.79% | P. Urkavalan | INC | 17962 |
| 213 | Vasudevanallur | A. Velladurai | DMK | 33865 | 50.24% | M. P. Swamy | INC | 6980 |
| 214 | Kadayanallur | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | Independent | 36349 | 49.89% | S. M. A. Majid | INC | 446 |
| 215 | Tenkasi | I. A. Chidambaram Pillai | INC | 34561 | 49.86% | K. M. K. Samsudin | DMK | 743 |
| 216 | Alangulam | Aladi Aruna | DMK | 33509 | 51.26% | A. B. Balagan | INC | 2571 |
| 217 | Ambasamudram | G. G. S. Dikshidar | INC | 30682 | 46.35% | A. Nallasivan | CPI(M) | 2513 |
| 218 | Cheranmahadevi | D. S. Adhimoolam | SWA | 36206 | 53.78% | S. Chellapandian | INC | 6375 |
| 219 | Gangaikondan | A. Karuppiah | DMK | 34797 | 59.59% | M. Chellappa | INC | 13221 |
| 220 | Tirunelveli | A. L. Subramanian | DMK | 41589 | 61.74% | M. S. M. Pillai | INC | 16225 |
| 221 | Melapalayam | M. M. P. Mohammed | Independent | 36123 | 55.04% | S. R. Reddiar | INC | 8124 |
| 222 | Srivaikuntam | S. P. Adithanar | DMK | 41828 | 62.57% | R. Nadar | INC | 19061 |
| 223 | Thoothukkudi | M. S. Sivasami | DMK | 41851 | 60.61% | S. P. Nadar | INC | 14658 |
| 224 | Tiruchendur | E. Fernando | DMK | 39619 | 56.06% | S. Nadar | INC | 10648 |
| 225 | Sattangulam | Martin | INC | 31143 | 52.51% | Adithan | DMK | 4297 |
| 226 | Nanguneri | N. Duraipandian | INC | 33269 | 53.34% | T. G. Nadar | DMK | 4172 |
| 227 | Radhapuram | N. Soundarapandian | INC | 31588 | 50.44% | V. Karthesan | DMK | 548 |
| 228 | Kanniyakumari | B. M. Pillai | INC | 37998 | 56.89% | S. M. Pillai | SWA | 9738 |
| 229 | Nagercoil | M. C. Balan | DMK | 36502 | 55.05% | T. Nadar | INC | 6692 |
| 230 | Colachel | A. Chidambaranatha Nadar | INC | 29325 | 48.37% | S. Retnaraj | SWA | 1446 |
| 231 | Padmanabhapuram | V. George | INC | 24661 | 46.06% | M. M. Ali | CPI(M) | 6923 |
| 232 | Thiruvattar | J. James | INC | 29345 | 54.47% | D. Gnanasingamoni | CPI(M) | 8092 |
| 233 | Vilavancode | R. Ponnappan Nadar | INC | 27511 | 56.19% | P. M. N. Pillai | Independent | 11327 |
| 234 | Killiyoor | William | INC | 21423 | 42.4% | Paniadimai | SWA | 5656 |