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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = St. Thomas Mount<br />
|constituency_no = 16<br />
|type = SLA<br />
| map_image = MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg<br />
| map_caption = Dr. [[M. G. Ramachandran]] - only [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]] from this constituency<br />
|state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|district = [[Chingleput district|Chingleput]]<br />
|established = 1967<br />
|abolished = 1976<br />
|electors = {{formatnum:163527}}<br />
|reservation = None<br />
}}<br />
The '''St. Thomas Mount Assembly constituency''' was one of the 234 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu]], a [[Federated state|state]] in southern [[India]]. It was in existence for the [[1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] and [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]] assembly elections. At that time, this constituency was represented only by the former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. Later, it was merged with the [[Alandur Assembly constituency|Alandur assembly constituency]] from the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]] assembly election.<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
!rowspan=2|No.<br />
!rowspan=2|Name<br/>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}<br />
!colspan=2|Term of office<br />
!rowspan=2|[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<br/>{{small|([[Elections in Tamil Nadu|Election]])}}<br />
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Political party<br />
|-<br />
!Assumed office<br />
!Left office<br />
|-<br />
!rowspan=3|1<br />
|rowspan=3|'''[[M. G. Ramachandran]]'''<br/><small>(1917–1987)</small><br />
|15 March 1967<br />
|5 January 1971<br />
|[[4th Madras Assembly|4th]]<br/>{{small|([[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]])}}<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|22 March 1971<br />
|14 October 1972<br />
|rowspan=2|5th<br/>{{small|([[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]])}}<br />
|-<br />
|17 October 1972<br />
|31 January 1976<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float = right<br />
|title = Vote share of winning candidates<br />
|titlebar = #ddd<br />
|width = 260px<br />
|barwidth = 250px<br />
|bars = {{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|61.11}}<br />
{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|66.67}}<br />
}}<br />
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===Assembly election 1971===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[St. Thomas Mount]]<ref name="1971_TN_Results">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3326-tamil-nadu-1971/|title=1971 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />
|votes = 65,405<br />
|percentage = 61.11<br />
|change = {{decrease}}5.56<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress (Organisation)<br />
|candidate = T. L. Raghupathy<br />
|votes = 40,773<br />
|percentage = 38.10<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = M. Varadarajan<br />
|votes = 850<br />
|percentage = 0.79<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = 24,632<br />
|percentage = 23.01<br />
|change = {{decrease}}11.09<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 107,028<br />
|percentage = 67.31<br />
|change = {{decrease}}9.26<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|swing = {{decrease}}5.56<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly election 1967===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[St. Thomas Mount]]<ref name="1967_TN_Results">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3325-tamil-nadu-1967/|title=1967 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />
|votes = 54,106<br />
|percentage = 66.67<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = T. L. Raghupathy<br />
|votes = 26,432<br />
|percentage = 32.57<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh<br />
|candidate = K. Kasinathan<br />
|votes = 613<br />
|percentage = 0.76<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = 27,674<br />
|percentage = 34.10<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 81,151<br />
|percentage = 76.57<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
}}<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|accessdate=July 8, 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate=5 October 2010}}<br />
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{{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Kanchipuram district]]<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]]</div>
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