M. Chinnaraj

±%

M. Chinnaraj
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1980–1984
	AIADMK	M. Chinnaraj	57,822	57.54	+24.25
	DMK	R. Manickkavachagam	42,673	42.46	+17.05
Margin of victory			15,149	15.07	7.20
Turnout			100,495	61.60	2.79
Registered electors			165,819
	AIADMK hold		Swing	24.25

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettupalayam ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Chinnaraj	61,951	59.60%	+0.63
	DMK	M. Mathiyan	41,527	39.95%	New
Margin of victory			20,424	19.65%	0.16%
Turnout			103,952	76.28%	16.96%
Registered electors			142,909
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.63%

References

1. தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப் பேரவை “யார் - எவர்” 1980. சென்னை: தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப் பேரவைச் செயலகம். ஏப்ரல் 1981. p. 226-227
2. "1980 Vidhan Sabha / Assembly election results, Tamil Nadu". IndiaVotes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
3. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.