Valavanur is a former state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu, India.
| Valavanur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| LS constituency | Viluppuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 1962 |
| Total electors | 1,02,634 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. M. Krishna Goundar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | A. Govindasam Nayagar | Independent politician | |
Election results
edit1962
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. M. Krishna Goundar | 38,580 | 54.88% | 23.54% | |
| DMK | A. Govindasamy | 31,718 | 45.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,862 | 9.76% | −20.28% | ||
| Turnout | 70,298 | 71.54% | 16.44% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,02,634 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | -6.51% | |||
1957
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Govindasam Nayagar | 31,836 | 61.39% | ||
| INC | K. M. Krishna Goundar | 16,256 | 31.35% | ||
| Independent | P. Alagappa | 3,769 | 7.27% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,580 | 30.04% | |||
| Turnout | 51,861 | 55.10% | |||
| Registered electors | 94,114 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
External links
edit- "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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