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S. Murugaiyan (7 August 1920 - 6 January 2003) was an Indian politician, former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Thurinjapuram constituency in 1962 and from Kalasapakkam constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1967 and 1971 elections.[1][2] He was also elected as Member of Parliament from Tirupattur constituency in 1980 lok sabha election.[3] He then served as Municipal Chairman of Tiruvannamalai and leader of Tiruvannamalai Sengunthar Mahajana sangam.
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| In office 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976 | |
| Preceded by | M. Sundraswamy |
| Constituency | Kalasapakkam |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
In Tiruvannamalai an educational institution was named as S. Murugaiyan memorial model high school.[4]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Murugaiyan | 42,893 | 58.88% | +26.58 | |
| INC | M. Sundraswamy | 29,960 | 41.12% | −10.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,933 | 17.75% | −1.33% | ||
| Turnout | 72,853 | 77.32% | 4.52% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,470 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 7.50% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Murugaiyan | 32,697 | 51.37% | New | |
| DMK | M. Sundarasan | 20,554 | 32.30% | New | |
| Independent | K. R. K. Gounder | 10,393 | 16.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,143 | 19.08% | |||
| Turnout | 63,644 | 72.80% | |||
| Registered electors | 92,766 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ Election commission of India
- ^ "about us". Tiruvannamalai.
- ^ 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.