M. Surendran was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mettur constituency as a Praja Socialist Party candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections.[1][2]

Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 - 1972
1971 - 1976
1971 - 1976
Preceded byKaruppanna Gounder
ConstituencyMettur
Personal details
Political partyPraja Socialist Party

Electoral performance edit

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Mettur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP M. Surendran 32,656 57.45% New
INC Karuppanna Gounder 21,538 37.89% -1.28
Independent Sengoda Gounder 2,650 4.66% New
Margin of victory 11,118 19.56% 9.94%
Turnout 56,844 62.86% -12.07%
Registered electors 97,813
PSP hold Swing 8.67%
1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Mettur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP M. Surendran 30,635 48.78% New
INC K. K. Gounder 24,597 39.17% +5.12
Independent R. S. Kandasami 5,950 9.47% New
Independent M. Arulsami 1,619 2.58% New
Margin of victory 6,038 9.61% 8.78%
Turnout 62,801 74.93% 6.00%
Registered electors 89,534
PSP gain from INC Swing 14.74%

References edit

  1. ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.