Melur South Assembly constituency

Melur (South)
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai
Established1967
Abolished1971
Total electors1,09,718

Melur South is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It exists from 1967 to 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Winner Party
1971 O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
1971
58.80%
1967
63.41%

1971

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK O. P. Raman 45,090 58.80% −4.61%
INC C. Karuthanan 28,214 36.79% 0.20%
Independent P. Poosari 2,574 3.36%
Independent M. Gandhi Veeran 807 1.05%
Margin of victory 16,876 22.01% −4.82%
Turnout 76,685 75.80% −8.16%
Registered electors 1,09,718
DMK hold Swing -4.61%

1967

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1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK O. P. Raman 50,913 63.41%
INC P. Kakkan 29,376 36.59%
Margin of victory 21,537 26.82%
Turnout 80,289 83.96%
Registered electors 98,125
DMK win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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