Vadamadurai is a state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.
| Vadamadurai | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dindigul |
| LS constituency | Erode |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Total electors | 92,205 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras State | |||
| 1967 | P. T. Naicker | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. Maruthanayagam Pillai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker | Independent politician | |
| 1952 | Chinaswamy Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| Tamil Nadu | |||
| 1971 | Nagarajan. K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results edit
1971 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Nagarajan. K | 35,989 | 58.75% | 12.62% | |
| INC | Rajendran. S | 25,270 | 41.25% | -7.86% | |
| Margin of victory | 10,719 | 17.50% | 14.51% | ||
| Turnout | 61,259 | 70.55% | -3.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 92,205 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 9.64% | |||
1967 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. T. Naicker | 30,507 | 49.11% | -8.86% | |
| DMK | V. S. Lakshmanan | 28,651 | 46.13% | 7.19% | |
| Independent | S. P. Pillai | 1,656 | 2.67% | ||
| Independent | K. A. Gounder | 1,301 | 2.09% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,856 | 2.99% | -16.05% | ||
| Turnout | 62,115 | 73.94% | 4.02% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,792 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -8.86% | |||
1962 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Maruthanayagam Pillai | 27,975 | 57.97% | 19.38% | |
| DMK | A. Nallathambi | 18,788 | 38.93% | ||
| Independent | N. Ramarajan | 1,495 | 3.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,187 | 19.04% | 13.63% | ||
| Turnout | 48,258 | 69.92% | 25.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 71,585 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 13.97% | |||
1957 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Thirumalaimuthu Veerasakkayya Tiruvenkatasamy Naicker | 13,996 | 44.00% | ||
| INC | S. Chinnasamy Naidu | 12,275 | 38.59% | -24.37% | |
| PSP | R. Gopalakrishna Reddiar | 3,707 | 11.65% | ||
| Independent | T. Ramalingam | 1,830 | 5.75% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,721 | 5.41% | -34.84% | ||
| Turnout | 31,808 | 44.83% | -1.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 70,949 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | -18.96% | |||
1952 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chinaswamy Naidu | 22,745 | 62.97% | 62.97% | |
| Socialist | Srinivasan | 8,205 | 22.71% | ||
| KMPP | P. Venkataramadoss | 5,173 | 14.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,540 | 40.25% | |||
| Turnout | 36,123 | 46.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,116 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). 19 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
- ^ "1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
External links edit
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.