M. A. B. Arumugasamy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Soundaram Ramachandran |
| Succeeded by | V. S. S. Mani |
| Constituency | Athoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1917 |
| Died | 31 July 1994[1] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Profession | Farmer |
M. A. B. Arumugasamy (March 1917-31 July 1994) is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu. He hails from Ayyampalayam village in the Batlagundu block of Dindigul district. He completed his primary education at St. Mary's High School in Dindigul. Representing the Indian National Congress party, he contested and won the 1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Athoor constituency, subsequently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
Electoral Performance[edit | edit source]
1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. A. B. Arumugasamy | 22,929 | 42.23% | −12.84% | |
| Independent | V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar | 12,669 | 23.33% | New | |
| Independent | L. K. A. Jeyaram | 10,139 | 18.67% | New | |
| Independent | M. N. Kamatchi | 6,077 | 11.19% | New | |
| Independent | Sadasivam | 2,480 | 4.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,260 | 18.90% | -3.39% | ||
| Turnout | 54,294 | 49.32% | −13.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,10,089 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -12.84% | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.tnlasdigital.tn.gov.in/jspui/viewer/viewer.html?search=&itemId=179856&bitstreamId=629802&file=/jspui/bitstream/123456789/153577/629802/TNLA-DB-10-1994-8-61-1-ORF%281994-11-03%29.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ↑ Madras Legislature WHO IS WHO 1957. Madras-9: Legislature Department, Madras. 1957. p. 4.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.