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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = | established = 1967<br />
| district = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = Indian Union Muslim League<br />
| mla = M. Kather Mohideen S.<br />
| name = Melapalayam<br />
| electors= 96,761<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| abolished= 1976<br />
}}<br />
'''Melapalayam''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Tirunelveli district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! colspan="2"| Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]||M. Kather Mohideen S. || {{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||M. M. P. Mohammed|| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#1971|1971]]|{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}|56.73}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#1967|1967]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|55.04}}<br />
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}}<br />
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===1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Melapalayam<ref>{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kather Mohideen S. |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=35,470 |percentage=56.73% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shanmugavel C. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,785 |percentage=34.85% |change=-7.82% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Susai Mariyan M. |party=Independent politician |votes=3,743 |percentage=5.99% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sheik Thambi P. |party=Independent politician |votes=1,031 |percentage=1.65% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Muthusamy Pandian P. |party=Independent politician |votes=490 |percentage=0.78% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,685 |percentage=21.89% |change=9.51% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=62,519 |percentage=69.65% |change= -5.84% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,761 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian Union Muslim League |loser=Independent politician |swing= 1.69% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Melapalayam<ref>{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. M. P. Mohammed |party=Independent politician |votes=36,123 |percentage=55.04% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Reddiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,999 |percentage=42.66% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Periasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,508 |percentage=2.30% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,124 |percentage=12.38% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,630 |percentage=75.49% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,493 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br />
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{{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Tirunelveli district]]<br />
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br />
[[Category:1967 establishments in Madras State]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1976]]<br />
[[Category:1976 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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