Melur South is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.
Melur (South) | |
---|---|
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Madurai |
Established | 1967 |
Abolished | 1971 |
Total electors | 1,09,718 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editYear | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1971 | O. P. Raman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1967 | O. P. Raman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
edit1971
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | O. P. Raman | 45,090 | 58.80% | −4.61% | |
INC | C. Karuthanan | 28,214 | 36.79% | 0.20% | |
Independent | P. Poosari | 2,574 | 3.36% | ||
Independent | M. Gandhi Veeran | 807 | 1.05% | ||
Margin of victory | 16,876 | 22.01% | −4.82% | ||
Turnout | 76,685 | 75.80% | −8.16% | ||
Registered electors | 1,09,718 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -4.61% |
1967
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | O. P. Raman | 50,913 | 63.41% | ||
INC | P. Kakkan | 29,376 | 36.59% | ||
Margin of victory | 21,537 | 26.82% | |||
Turnout | 80,289 | 83.96% | |||
Registered electors | 98,125 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
External links
edit- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
10°01′37″N 78°20′06″E / 10.027°N 78.335°E