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- ↑ 1952 election for Travancore-Cochin assembly
- ↑ Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954
- ↑ 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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