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D. Vijayaraj | |
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| Member of the Madras Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | P. U. Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | P. U. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Tiruvannamalai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1932 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Profession | Bus Owner |
D. Vijayaraj is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from Tiruvannamalai town in Tiruvannamalai district. He studied at Tiruvannamalai Municipal High School. Belonging to the Indian National Congress party, he contested in the 1967 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections from the Tiruvannamalai constituency and won, becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[1]
Electoral performance[edit | edit source]
1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Vijayaraj | 38,153 | 49.39 | −0.68 | |
| DMK | P. U. Shanmugam | 34,968 | 45.26 | −2.31 | |
| Independent | M. Arumugam | 4,134 | 5.35 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,185 | 4.12 | 1.63 | ||
| Turnout | 77,255 | 84.43 | 10.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 94,545 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -0.68 | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly” Who's Who 1967. Madras-9: Madras Legislative Assembly Department. December 1968. p. 263.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results in 1967".