| Election Name: | Indian general election in Madras, 1967 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Indian general election in Madras, 1962 |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971 |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
| Election Date: | February 1967 |
| Seats For Election: | 39 (of 520) seats in the Lok Sabha |
| Registered: | 20,796,700 |
| Turnout: | 15,922,449 (76.56%) 7.79% |
| Leader1: | C.N. Annadurai |
| Leaders Seat1: | Madras South |
| Party1: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Seat Change1: | 29 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,176,656 |
| Percentage1: | 52.96% |
| Swing1: | 22.48% |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 28 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,436,710 |
| Percentage2: | 41.69% |
| Swing2: | 3.57% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Before Election: | Indian National Congress |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
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.
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | ||||
| 2. | 7 | ||||
| 3. | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | 6 | |||
| Unrecognized parties, whose candidates ran as an independent supported by DMK | |||||
| 4. | 1 | ||||
| Alliance | Party | align=centre | Popular Vote | align=centre | Percentage | align=centre | Swing | align=centre | Seats won | align=centre | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,524,514 | 35.78% | 17.14% | 25 | 18 | |||||||
| Swatantra Party | 1,414,208 | 9.16% | 1.31% | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1,057,542 | 6.85% | new party | 4 | new party | ||||||||
| Independent | 180,392 | 1.17% | 0.20% | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 8,176,656 | 52.96% | 22.48% | 36 | 29 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress | 6,436,710 | 41.69% | 3.57% | 3 | 28 | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India | 299,841 | 1.69% | 8.55% | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33,626 | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0 | |||||||||
| Republican Party of India | 31,451 | 0.20% | 1.54% | 0 | |||||||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 12,162 | 0.08% | 1.60% | 0 | |||||||||
| Independents | 448,648 | 3.16% | 4.35% | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 15,439,094 | 100.00% | 39 | 2 | |||||||||
| Valid Votes | 15,439,094 | 96.96% | |||||||||||
| Invalid Votes | 483,355 | 3.04% | |||||||||||
| Total Votes | 15,922,449 | 100.00% | |||||||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 20,796,700 | 76.56% | 7.79% | ||||||||||
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha