S. Duraisamy was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruppur constituency in 1967, and 1971 elections.[1][2]

Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 - 1972
1971 - 1976
ConstituencyTiruppur
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Electoral performance

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Duraisamy 40,762 54.88% 4.82%
Independent S. A. Khader 32,995 44.42%
Independent N. Rangasami Chettiar 524 0.71%
Margin of victory 7,767 10.46% −9.48%
Turnout 74,281 70.43% −8.09%
Registered electors 111,543
DMK hold Swing 4.82%
1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tiruppur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Duraisamy 35,518 50.05% 40.18%
INC K. N. Palanisamy Gounder 21,373 30.12% −21.77%
CPI P. Murugesan 14,073 19.83%
Margin of victory 14,145 19.93% 0.58%
Turnout 70,964 78.52% 0.21%
Registered electors 96,272
DMK gain from INC Swing -1.84%

References

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  1. ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.