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{{Short description|Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Kumbakonam
| map_image =
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| established = 1952
| abolished = 1971
| reservation = None
}}
'''[[Kumbakonam]]''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. It existed from 1951 to 1977.

==Assembly segments==
Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|accessdate=2008-10-12
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archivedate=2006-05-04
}}</ref>
#[[Kumbakonam (State Assembly Constituency) |Kumbakonam]]
#[[Thiruvaiyaru (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvaiyaru]]
#[[Valangaiman (State Assembly Constituency)|Valangaimaan]]
#[[Papanasam (State Assembly Constituency)|Papanasam]]
#[[Aduthurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aduthurai]]
#[[Jayankondam Assembly constituency|Jayankondam]]

==Members of the Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="40%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Candidate
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|----
|1951
|[[C. Ramaswamy Mudaliar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1957
|[[C. R. Pattabhiraman]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1962
|[[C. R. Pattabhiraman]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1967
|[[Era Seziyan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|----
|1971
|[[Era Seziyan]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|}

==Election results==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|53.0}}
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.6}}
{{bar percent|[[#1962|1962]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|45.8}}
{{bar percent|[[#1957|1957]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.7}}
{{bar percent|[[#1952|1952]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.6}}
}}
===General election 1971===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|'''[[Era Sezhiyan|Era Chezhiyan]]'''
|'''242,547'''
|'''53.0%'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Organization)}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]
|C.R.Ramasamy
|203,794
|44.5%
|-
! colspan="3" |Majority
|38,753
|8.5%
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]
|446,341
|78.0%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] '''Hold'''
!
!
|}

===General election 1967===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|'''[[Era Sezhiyan|Era Chezhiyan]]'''
|'''213,866'''
|'''48.6%'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|C.R.P.Raman
|193,827
|44.0%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|L.Seshsdri
|14,952
|3.4%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|I.Bhaktar
|3,443
|0.8%
|-
! colspan="3" |Majority
|20,039
|4.6%
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]
|426,088
|79.8%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] '''gain''' from [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
!
!
|}

===General election 1962===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|'''C.R.Pattabiraman'''
|'''155,389'''
|'''45.8%'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|T.K.Sreenivasan
|144,490
|42.6%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}"|
|[[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|S.A.Rahim
|18,268
|5.4%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|T.S.Krishnamoorthy
|7,820
|2.3%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|Irusappa Bhaktar
|3,187
|0.9%
|-
! colspan="3" |Majority
|10,899
|3.2%
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]
|329,154
|72.9%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] '''Hold'''
!
!
|}

===General election 1957===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|'''C.R.Pattabiraman'''
|'''127,631'''
|'''58.7%'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}"|
|[[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|S.A.Rahim
|60,309
|27.8%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|R.M.Shesasdri
|29,346
|13.5%
|-
! colspan="3" |Majority
|67,322
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]
|217,286
|50.5%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] '''Hold'''
!
!
|}

===General election 1952===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|'''C.Ramasamy Mudhaliar'''
|'''95,433'''
|'''41.6%'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|Ramaih
|62,124
|27.1%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|S.Ramanathan Chettiyar
|33,286
|14.5%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|K.Viswanathan
|20,166
|8.8%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|S.A.Ramaih
|10,872
|4.7%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|N.R.Narayanaswamy
|7,576
|3.3%
|-
! colspan="3" |Majority
|33,309
|14.5%
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]
|229,457
|63.5%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| colspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] '''Win (New Seat)'''
!
!
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]

==See also==
* [[Kumbakonam]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:Thanjavur district]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1977]]
[[Category:Former Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

JerilynSturgess at 15:01, 17 May 2024