Washermanpet Assembly constituency
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| Washermanpet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Total electors | 1,09,476 |
| Reservation | None |
Washermanpet was an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1971 elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jeevanandam | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]1971
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 38,989 | 54.04% | 3.35% | |
| INC | Ananthan | 32,231 | 44.68% | 4.60% | |
| Independent | K V Manavala Naicker | 923 | 1.28% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,758 | 9.37% | −1.25% | ||
| Turnout | 72,143 | 67.46% | −9.22% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,09,476 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 3.35% | |||
1967
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 34,571 | 50.70% | 15.33% | |
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 27,329 | 40.08% | 2.31% | |
| Independent | R. Nayakar | 6,072 | 8.90% | ||
| Independent | K. Balakrishnan | 218 | 0.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,242 | 10.62% | 8.22% | ||
| Turnout | 68,190 | 76.68% | 1.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,287 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.93% | |||
1962
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 25,732 | 37.77% | 8.28% | |
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 24,095 | 35.37% | ||
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 10,049 | 14.75% | ||
| SWA | P. M. Lingesan | 8,250 | 12.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,637 | 2.40% | 1.17% | ||
| Turnout | 68,126 | 75.32% | 33.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,359 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.28% | |||
1957
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 11,770 | 29.49% | 3.20% | |
| Independent | N. Jeevarathanam | 11,279 | 28.26% | ||
| Independent | P. M. Lingesan | 9,152 | 22.93% | ||
| CPI | A. S. K. Lyengar | 7,005 | 17.55% | ||
| Independent | S. Daivasigamoney | 707 | 1.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 491 | 1.23% | −5.70% | ||
| Turnout | 39,913 | 41.37% | −7.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,480 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | -3.73% | |||
1952
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 12,526 | 33.22% | ||
| INC | Radhakrishna Pillai | 9,914 | 26.29% | 26.29% | |
| Independent | Albert Jesudason | 3,649 | 9.68% | ||
| Independent | Jevarathinam | 3,618 | 9.59% | ||
| Independent | Pandian | 2,409 | 6.39% | ||
| TTP | Parthasarathy Naicker | 1,791 | 4.75% | ||
| Independent | B. Paramanandam | 1,311 | 3.48% | ||
| KMPP | Seetharaman Nayudu | 734 | 1.95% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Nayudu | 582 | 1.54% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Naicker | 448 | 1.19% | ||
| Independent | Ramanathan | 298 | 0.79% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,612 | 6.93% | |||
| Turnout | 37,710 | 48.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 77,709 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
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