Washermanpet Assembly constituency
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13°06′47″N 80°17′19″E / 13.1131°N 80.2886°E
| Washermanpet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Total electors | 1,09,476 |
| Reservation | None |
Washermanpet was an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from 1952 to 1971 elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Election results
[edit]1971
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 38,989 | 54.04% | 3.35% | |
| INC | Ananthan | 32,231 | 44.68% | 4.60% | |
| Independent | K V Manavala Naicker | 923 | 1.28% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,758 | 9.37% | −1.25% | ||
| Turnout | 72,143 | 67.46% | −9.22% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,09,476 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 3.35% | |||
1967
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 34,571 | 50.70% | 15.33% | |
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 27,329 | 40.08% | 2.31% | |
| Independent | R. Nayakar | 6,072 | 8.90% | ||
| Independent | K. Balakrishnan | 218 | 0.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,242 | 10.62% | 8.22% | ||
| Turnout | 68,190 | 76.68% | 1.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,287 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.93% | |||
1962
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 25,732 | 37.77% | 8.28% | |
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 24,095 | 35.37% | ||
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 10,049 | 14.75% | ||
| SWA | P. M. Lingesan | 8,250 | 12.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,637 | 2.40% | 1.17% | ||
| Turnout | 68,126 | 75.32% | 33.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,359 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.28% | |||
1957
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 11,770 | 29.49% | 3.20% | |
| Independent | N. Jeevarathanam | 11,279 | 28.26% | ||
| Independent | P. M. Lingesan | 9,152 | 22.93% | ||
| CPI | A. S. K. Lyengar | 7,005 | 17.55% | ||
| Independent | S. Daivasigamoney | 707 | 1.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 491 | 1.23% | −5.70% | ||
| Turnout | 39,913 | 41.37% | −7.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,480 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | -3.73% | |||
1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 12,526 | 33.22% | ||
| INC | Radhakrishna Pillai | 9,914 | 26.29% | 26.29% | |
| Independent | Albert Jesudason | 3,649 | 9.68% | ||
| Independent | Jevarathinam | 3,618 | 9.59% | ||
| Independent | Pandian | 2,409 | 6.39% | ||
| TTP | Parthasarathy Naicker | 1,791 | 4.75% | ||
| Independent | B. Paramanandam | 1,311 | 3.48% | ||
| KMPP | Seetharaman Nayudu | 734 | 1.95% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Nayudu | 582 | 1.54% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Naicker | 448 | 1.19% | ||
| Independent | Ramanathan | 298 | 0.79% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,612 | 6.93% | |||
| Turnout | 37,710 | 48.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 77,709 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.