Gangaikondan Assembly constituency

Gangaikondan was a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1962[1] to 1971 state elections.

Gangaikondan
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli
Established1962
Abolished1971
ReservationNone

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1962 R. S. Arumugam Indian National Congress
1967 A. Karuppiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 A. Karuppiah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gangaikondan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Karuppiah 32,963 58.83% -0.76%
INC S. Koil Pillai 18,207 32.49% -4.46%
Independent M. P. Karunanithi 3,221 5.75%
Independent P. Padmanabhan 1,641 2.93%
Margin of victory 14,756 26.33% 3.69%
Turnout 56,032 63.88% -4.19%
Registered electors 95,985
DMK hold Swing -0.76%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gangaikondan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Karuppiah 34,797 59.59% 39.84%
INC M. Chellappa 21,576 36.95% 2.03%
Independent P. Parasesi 1,029 1.76%
Independent N. Raman 602 1.03%
Independent M. Rmaswamy 389 0.67%
Margin of victory 13,221 22.64% 15.14%
Turnout 58,393 68.07% 9.40%
Registered electors 91,350
DMK gain from INC Swing 24.67%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gangaikondan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. S. Arumugam 17,548 34.92%
Independent S. Chelliah 13,780 27.42%
DMK T. K. Velu 9,926 19.75%
SWA N. Raman 6,556 13.04%
Independent M. Chidambaranathan 1,105 2.20%
Independent M. Ponnuchamy 511 1.02%
Independent P. Arunachalam Kudumban 449 0.89%
Independent P. Baliah 382 0.76%
Margin of victory 3,768 7.50%
Turnout 50,257 58.67%
Registered electors 89,573
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  3. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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