| Poudousaram | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Puducherry |
| Established | 1964 |
| Abolished | 1969 |
Poudousaram[1] was a state assembly constituency in the India state of Puducherry. It was in existence from 1964 to 1969 state elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | N. Gurusamy | Indian People's Front | |
| 1969 | Communist Party of India | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1969[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | N. Gurusamy | 3,439 | 53.34% | New | |
| INC | M. Krishnasamy | 2,866 | 44.45% |  2.31
| |
| Independent | A. D. Dinadayalan | 142 | 2.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 573 | 8.89% | 4.16
| ||
| Turnout | 6,447 | 78.41% | 5.67
| ||
| Registered electors | 8,352 | 3.76
| |||
| CPI gain from Indian People's Front | Swing | 6.48
|
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Assembly Election 1964[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPF | N. Gurusamy | 2,698 | 46.86% | New | |
| INC | G. Rajamanickam | 2,426 | 42.14% | New | |
| Independent | Munisamy (Varadarasu) | 633 | 11.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 272 | 4.72% | |||
| Turnout | 5,757 | 72.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,049 | ||||
| Indian People's Front win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ā The Gazette of India. Delimitation Commission Notification. Election Commission of India.
- ā "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- ā "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.