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Basin Bridge was an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below.
Madras State[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. N. Anandanayaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | T. N. Anandanayaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. R. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | M. R. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
1971[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M R Kannan | 48,959 | 81.59% | ||
| INC | K. Ramadoss | 33,174 | 55.29% | ||
| CPI(M) | K M Hari Bhatt | 2,312 | 3.85% | ||
| Independent | A Varadadesikan | 1,184 | 1.97% | ||
| Independent | K Muthiah | 672 | 1.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,785 | 18.29% | |||
| Turnout | 86,301 | 65.26% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | 14.75% | |||
1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. Kannan | 40,109 | 66.84% | ||
| INC | K. Ramdas | 30,757 | 51.26% | ||
| CPI | G. Kannan | 3,450 | 5.75% | ||
| Independent | T. Sundararajan | 229 | 0.38% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,352 | 15.59% | |||
| Turnout | 74,545 | 74.69% | |||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.