Kadambur Assembly constituency

8°59′N 77°52′E / 8.98°N 77.87°E / 8.98; 77.87

Kadambur
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThoothukudi
LS constituencyThoothukkudi
Established1952
Abolished1962
ReservationNone

Kadambur was a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.[1] It was in existence from 1952 to 1962 state elections.

Members of the Legislative Assembly edit

Year Winner Party
1952 Venugopala Krishnaswamy Indian National Congress
1957 S. Sangili and K. Ramasubbu Indian National Congress
1962 S. Sangili Indian National Congress

Election results edit

1957 edit

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kadambur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Ramasubbu 34,155 29.28% -15.01%
INC Sangili (SC) 27,787 23.82% -20.47%
Independent S. Arunachala Nadar 13,447 11.53%
Independent V. Suppayan (SC) 9,867 8.46%
Independent Marinaicker 9,096 7.80%
Independent M. Mariappan 8,865 7.60%
CPI Muthia (SC) 6,770 5.80%
Independent Velayudam (SC) 6,669 5.72%
Margin of victory 6,368 5.46% -18.82%
Turnout 1,16,656 72.29% 21.63%
Registered electors 1,61,364
INC hold Swing -15.01%

1952 edit

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kadambur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Venugopala Krishnaswamy 17,000 44.29% 44.29%
Independent Subbiah Naicker 7,682 20.01%
Socialist Krishnaswami 6,343 16.53%
KMPP Karunakara Pandian 3,943 10.27%
Independent John 3,414 8.89%
Margin of victory 9,318 24.28%
Turnout 38,382 50.67%
Registered electors 75,752
INC win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ "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 14 October 2014.

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