| Gangaikondan | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Reservation | None |
Gangaikondan was a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was in existence from 1962[1] to 1971 state elections.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | R. S. Arumugam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | A. Karuppiah | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | |||
Election results
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Karuppiah | 32,963 | 58.83% | -0.76% | |
| INC | S. Koil Pillai | 18,207 | 32.49% | -4.46% | |
| Independent | M. P. Karunanithi | 3,221 | 5.75% | ||
| Independent | P. Padmanabhan | 1,641 | 2.93% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,756 | 26.33% | 3.69% | ||
| Turnout | 56,032 | 63.88% | -4.19% | ||
| Registered electors | 95,985 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.76% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Karuppiah | 34,797 | 59.59% | 39.84% | |
| INC | M. Chellappa | 21,576 | 36.95% | 2.03% | |
| Independent | P. Parasesi | 1,029 | 1.76% | ||
| Independent | N. Raman | 602 | 1.03% | ||
| Independent | M. Rmaswamy | 389 | 0.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,221 | 22.64% | 15.14% | ||
| Turnout | 58,393 | 68.07% | 9.40% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,350 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 24.67% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. S. Arumugam | 17,548 | 34.92% | ||
| Independent | S. Chelliah | 13,780 | 27.42% | ||
| DMK | T. K. Velu | 9,926 | 19.75% | ||
| SWA | N. Raman | 6,556 | 13.04% | ||
| Independent | M. Chidambaranathan | 1,105 | 2.20% | ||
| Independent | M. Ponnuchamy | 511 | 1.02% | ||
| Independent | P. Arunachalam Kudumbar | 449 | 0.89% | ||
| Independent | P. Baliah | 382 | 0.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,768 | 7.50% | |||
| Turnout | 50,257 | 58.67% | |||
| Registered electors | 89,573 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 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.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- "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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