| Porayar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Mayiladuthurai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Porayar Assembly constituency |
| Established | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Total electors | 85,974 |
| Reservation | None |
Porayar was one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It is located in Mayiladuthurai district.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. R. Sambandam | Indian National Congress | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. R. Sambandam | 24,112 | 39.45% | ||
| DMK | S. Ganesan | 21,018 | 34.39% | ||
| CPI | Bhasathimohan | 12,718 | 20.81% | ||
| SWA | K. Chinnasami Ravuthaminda Nainar | 2,826 | 4.62% | ||
| Independent | Paul Sathianathan | 440 | 0.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,094 | 5.06% | |||
| Turnout | 61,114 | 74.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,974 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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