Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency

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Kumbakonam
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
Established1952
Abolished1971
ReservationNone

Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977.

Contents

Assembly segments

Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments: [1]

  1. Kumbakonam
  2. Thiruvaiyaru
  3. Valangaimaan
  4. Papanasam
  5. Aduthurai
  6. Jayankondam

Members of the Parliament

YearWinning CandidateParty
1951 C. Ramaswamy Mudaliar Indian National Congress
1957 C. R. Pattabhiraman Indian National Congress
1962 C. R. Pattabhiraman Indian National Congress
1967 Era Seziyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 Era Seziyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971
53.0%
1967
48.6%
1962
45.8%
1957
58.7%
1952
41.6%

General election 1971

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMK Era Chezhiyan 242,54753.0%
NCO C.R.Ramasamy203,79444.5%
Majority38,7538.5%
Turnout 446,34178.0%
DMK Hold

General election 1967

PartyCandidateVotes%
DMK Era Chezhiyan 213,86648.6%
INC C.R.P.Raman193,82744.0%
IND L.Seshsdri14,9523.4%
IND I.Bhaktar3,4430.8%
Majority20,0394.6%
Turnout 426,08879.8%
DMK gain from INC

General election 1962

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC C.R.Pattabiraman155,38945.8%
DMK T.K.Sreenivasan144,49042.6%
PSP S.A.Rahim18,2685.4%
IND T.S.Krishnamoorthy7,8202.3%
IND Irusappa Bhaktar3,1870.9%
Majority10,8993.2%
Turnout 329,15472.9%
INC Hold

General election 1957

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC C.R.Pattabiraman127,63158.7%
PSP S.A.Rahim60,30927.8%
IND R.M.Shesasdri29,34613.5%
Majority67,322
Turnout 217,28650.5%
INC Hold

General election 1952

PartyCandidateVotes%
INC C.Ramasamy Mudhaliar95,43341.6%
IND Ramaih62,12427.1%
IND S.Ramanathan Chettiyar33,28614.5%
IND K.Viswanathan20,1668.8%
IND S.A.Ramaih10,8724.7%
IND N.R.Narayanaswamy7,5763.3%
Majority33,30914.5%
Turnout 229,45763.5%
INC Win (New Seat)

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References

  1. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

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