Kariapatti Assembly constituency

Kariapatti was former state assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.

Kariapatti
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVirudhunagar
Established1967
Abolished1976
Total electors94,337
ReservationNone

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1971A. R. Perumal All India Forward Bloc
1967A. R. Perumal Swatantra Party

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
1971
51.33%
1967
45.09%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kariapatti[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB A. R. Perumal 31,499 51.33%
INC Muthuvel Serval M. 22,175 36.14% -7.18%
Independent David Ramasamy S. 7,096 11.56%
Independent Meyya Thevar V. 590 0.96%
Margin of victory 9,324 15.20% 13.43%
Turnout 61,360 67.56% -5.80%
Registered electors 94,337
AIFB gain from SWA Swing 6.24%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kariapatti[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA A. R. Perumal 28,484 45.09%
INC P. M. Baskaran 27,366 43.32%
Independent K. K. Thevar 7,316 11.58%
Margin of victory 1,118 1.77%
Turnout 63,166 73.37%
Registered electors 89,931
SWA win (new seat)

References

  1. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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