Washermanpet Assembly constituency
Washermanpet | |
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Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Chennai |
Established | 1952 |
Abolished | 1976 |
Total electors | 1,09,476 |
Reservation | None |
Washermanpet was assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from 1952 to 1971 elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1952 | Jeevanandam | Communist Party of India | |
1957 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1971 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. Vedachalam | 38,989 | 54.04% | 3.35% | |
INC | Ananthan | 32,231 | 44.68% | 4.60% | |
Independent | K V Manavala Naicker | 923 | 1.28% | ||
Margin of victory | 6,758 | 9.37% | -1.25% | ||
Turnout | 72,143 | 67.46% | -9.22% | ||
Registered electors | 1,09,476 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 3.35% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. Vedachalam | 34,571 | 50.70% | 15.33% | |
INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 27,329 | 40.08% | 2.31% | |
Independent | R. Nayakar | 6,072 | 8.90% | ||
Independent | K. Balakrishnan | 218 | 0.32% | ||
Margin of victory | 7,242 | 10.62% | 8.22% | ||
Turnout | 68,190 | 76.68% | 1.36% | ||
Registered electors | 91,287 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.93% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 25,732 | 37.77% | 8.28% | |
DMK | M. Vedachalam | 24,095 | 35.37% | ||
CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 10,049 | 14.75% | ||
SWA | P. M. Lingesan | 8,250 | 12.11% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,637 | 2.40% | 1.17% | ||
Turnout | 68,126 | 75.32% | 33.96% | ||
Registered electors | 93,359 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 8.28% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 11,770 | 29.49% | 3.20% | |
Independent | N. Jeevarathanam | 11,279 | 28.26% | ||
Independent | P. M. Lingesan | 9,152 | 22.93% | ||
CPI | A. S. K. Lyengar | 7,005 | 17.55% | ||
Independent | S. Daivasigamoney | 707 | 1.77% | ||
Margin of victory | 491 | 1.23% | -5.70% | ||
Turnout | 39,913 | 41.37% | -7.16% | ||
Registered electors | 96,480 | ||||
INC gain from CPI | Swing | -3.73% |
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 12,526 | 33.22% | ||
INC | Radhakrishna Pillai | 9,914 | 26.29% | 26.29% | |
Independent | Albert Jesudason | 3,649 | 9.68% | ||
Independent | Jevarathinam | 3,618 | 9.59% | ||
Independent | Pandian | 2,409 | 6.39% | ||
TTP | Parthasarathy Naicker | 1,791 | 4.75% | ||
Independent | B. Paramanandam | 1,311 | 3.48% | ||
KMPP | Seetharaman Nayudu | 734 | 1.95% | ||
Independent | Arjuna Nayudu | 582 | 1.54% | ||
Independent | Arjuna Naicker | 448 | 1.19% | ||
Independent | Ramanathan | 298 | 0.79% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,612 | 6.93% | |||
Turnout | 37,710 | 48.53% | |||
Registered electors | 77,709 | ||||
CPI win (new seat) |