S. M. Dorairaj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvallur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections and he was also first Treasurer of the ADMK party.[1][2] He was elected from Ponneri constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 election.[3]

Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 - 1972
1971 - 1976
Preceded byV. S. Arunachalam
ConstituencyThiruvallur
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Electoral performance

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 36,496 62.81% −3.25
INC V. S. Arunachalam 17,759 30.56% −0.34
Independent Gopal 3,855 6.63% New
Margin of victory 18,737 32.24% −2.92%
Turnout 58,110 71.32% −2.34%
Registered electors 91,042
DMK hold Swing -3.25%
1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 40,687 66.06% +26.17
INC V. S. Arunachalam 19,030 30.90% −19.29
Independent P. Gopal 1,875 3.04% New
Margin of victory 21,657 35.16% 24.86%
Turnout 61,592 73.66% 12.90%
Registered electors 87,391
DMK gain from INC Swing 15.87%
1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. S. Arunachalam 21,609 50.19% +16.47
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 17,175 39.89% New
SWA M. Dharmalingam 4,269 9.92% New
Margin of victory 4,434 10.30% 5.67%
Turnout 43,053 60.76% −9.65%
Registered electors 74,349
INC hold Swing 16.47%

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. ^ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.