| Thurinjapuram | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
Thurinjapuram was one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Tiruvannamalai district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. A. Manickavelu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Murugaiyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Murugaiyan | 21,163 | 43.18% | ||
| INC | Nataraja Mudaliar | 13,865 | 28.29% | ||
| Independent | S. M. Anamalai | 8,979 | 18.32% | ||
| SWA | Chandranathan Kandar | 1,551 | 3.16% | ||
| Independent | C. Govinda Naidu | 1,259 | 2.57% | ||
| Independent | Perianayagam | 937 | 1.91% | ||
| Independent | Narayanasami | 795 | 1.62% | ||
| Independent | D. Chinthamani Mudali | 464 | 0.95% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,298 | 14.89% | |||
| Turnout | 49,013 | 59.69% | |||
| Registered electors | 87,936 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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