N. M. Velappan | |
|---|---|
| Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Succeeded by | S. S. Rajendran |
| Constituency | Theni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1916 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Profession | Farmer |
N. M. Velappan is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from the village of Kottoor in the Theni district. He was educated at Uthamapalayam Board High School. Velappan belonged to the Indian National Congress party. In the 1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, he contested and won from the Theni Assembly constituency and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[1]
Electoral Performance[edit | edit source]
1957[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. R. Thiagarajan | 38,185 | 26.62% | ||
| Independent | S. S. Rajendran | 31,404 | 21.90% | ||
| INC | N. M. Velappan | 26,673 | 18.60% | ||
| Independent | S. Arunachalam | 15,308 | 10.67% | ||
| Independent | A. Ayyanar (SC) | 13,163 | 9.18% | ||
| PSP | R. Suruliammal (SC) | 10,731 | 7.48% | ||
| Independent | P. Selvaraj (SC) | 7,960 | 5.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,781 | 4.73% | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,424 | 90.76% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,58,034 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Madras Legislature WHO IS WHO 1957. Madras-9: Legislature Department, Madras. 1957. p. 59.
- ↑ "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 2015-07-26.