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S. M. Annamalai
Member of the Legislative Assembly. Tamil Nadu
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byManickavelu Naicker
Succeeded byKesava Reddiar
ConstituencyPolur
Personal details
Born(1921-07-01)1 July 1921
Political partyDMK
ProfessionFarmer

S. M. Annamalai was an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was from Kadambur village in Tiruvannamalai district. He studied at Tiruvannamalai Municipal High School and Vellore High School. A member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he contested and won the 1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Polur Assembly constituency, becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Polur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. M. Annamalai 17,222 42.96% New
Independent T. B. Kesava Reddiar 10,616 26.48% New
INC V. Krishnakanthan 7,613 18.99% −26.36
Independent Vediappa Mudaliar 4,059 10.13% New
Independent Purushothama Mudali 578 1.44% New
Margin of victory 6,606 16.48% 7.18%
Turnout 40,088 48.88% −5.51%
Registered electors 82,019
Independent gain from Commonweal Party Swing -11.69%

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Madras Legislature WHO IS WHO 1957. Madras-9: Legislature Department, Madras. 1957. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.