Vazhapadi Assembly constituency
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| Vazhapadi | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
Vazhapadi is a former state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1967.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ramasamy Udayar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952 | P. Kandasamy Gounder | Independent politician | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]1962
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramasamy Udayar | 31,154 | 55.51% | ||
| DMK | Ponnumalai | 23,259 | 41.44% | ||
| Independent | Kuppusamy | 1,202 | 2.14% | ||
| Independent | Vyamalai | 506 | 0.90% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,895 | 14.07% | |||
| Turnout | 56,121 | 73.37% | |||
| Registered electors | 79,148 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1952
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Kandasamy Gounder | 16,245 | 45.43% | ||
| INC | B. A. Rajarathnam | 13,290 | 37.17% | 37.17% | |
| Independent | A. Ramaswamy | 2,759 | 7.72% | ||
| Independent | Podujanaupa T. V. Anganna Chettiar | 2,293 | 6.41% | ||
| KMPP | Thiruvenginathan | 1,168 | 3.27% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,955 | 8.26% | |||
| Turnout | 35,755 | 51.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 69,749 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
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