Melur South Assembly constituency

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Melur (South)
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Established1967
Abolished1971
Total electors1,09,718

Melur South is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
1971 O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971
58.80%
1967
63.41%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK O. P. Raman 45,090 58.80% −4.61%
INC C. Karuthanan28,21436.79%0.20%
Independent P. Poosari2,5743.36%
Independent M. Gandhi Veeran8071.05%
Margin of victory16,87622.01%−4.82%
Turnout 76,68575.80%−8.16%
Registered electors 1,09,718
DMK hold Swing -4.61%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK O. P. Raman 50,913 63.41%
INC P. Kakkan29,37636.59%
Margin of victory21,53726.82%
Turnout 80,28983.96%
Registered electors 98,125
DMK win (new seat)

References

  1. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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