S. M. Dorairaj

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S. M. Dorairaj
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	36,496	62.81%	−3.25
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	17,759	30.56%	−0.34
	Independent	Gopal	3,855	6.63%	New
Margin of victory			18,737	32.24%	−2.92%
Turnout			58,110	71.32%	−2.34%
Registered electors			91,042
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.25%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	40,687	66.06%	+26.17
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	19,030	30.90%	−19.29
	Independent	P. Gopal	1,875	3.04%	New
Margin of victory			21,657	35.16%	24.86%
Turnout			61,592	73.66%	12.90%
Registered electors			87,391
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	15.87%

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvallur ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. S. Arunachalam	21,609	50.19%	+16.47
	DMK	S. M. Dorairaj	17,175	39.89%	New
	SWA	M. Dharmalingam	4,269	9.92%	New
Margin of victory			4,434	10.30%	5.67%
Turnout			43,053	60.76%	−9.65%
Registered electors			74,349
	INC hold		Swing	16.47%

References

1. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
5. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.