Washermanpet (state assembly constituency)

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Washermanpet was assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from 1952 to 1967 elections.

Madras State[edit | edit source]

Year	Winner
1952	Jeevanandam	Communist Party of India
1957	M. Mayandi Nadar	Indian National Congress
1962	M. Mayandi Nadar	Indian National Congress
1967	M. Vedachalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	M. Vedachalam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[edit | edit source]

1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DMK	M.Vedachalam	38,989	54.04%
	NCO	Ananthan	32,231	44.68%
	Independent	K V Manavala Naicker	923	1.28%
Margin of victory			6,758	9.37%
Turnout			72,143	76.68%
	DMK hold		Swing

1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DMK	M. Vedachalam	34,571	50.70%
	INC	M. M. Nadar	27,329	40.08%
	Independent	R. Nayakar	6,072	8.90%
	Independent	K. Balakrishnan	218	0.32%
Margin of victory			7,242	10.62%
Turnout			68,190	76.68%
	DMK gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

References[edit | edit source]

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2010.