Dindigul Assembly constituency
Dindigul is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Dindigul will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]
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| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Dindigul |
| LS constituency | Dindigul |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,76,583[1] |
| Reservation | General |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | C. Sreenivasan |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Munisamy Pillai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | R. Rengasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | A. Balasubramanyam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Tamil Nadu
Election results
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. J. Jamal Mohideen | 21,417 | 48.36% | 4.41% | |
| CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 18,640 | 42.09% | ||
| Independent | R. Janardhanam Naidu | 2,922 | 6.60% | ||
| Independent | M. V. Pichaya | 1,311 | 2.96% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,777 | 6.27% | 0.79% | ||
| Turnout | 44,290 | 47.48% | -10.75% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,280 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.41% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Munisamy Pillai | 16,667 | 43.95% | 43.95% | |
| CPI | A. Balasubramaniam | 14,588 | 38.47% | ||
| Independent | V. Venkatachalam | 2,794 | 7.37% | ||
| TTP | V. Arumugham | 2,686 | 7.08% | ||
| KMPP | K. Nagarattinam | 1,188 | 3.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,079 | 5.48% | |||
| Turnout | 37,923 | 58.23% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,129 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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