Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977.
Assembly segments[edit]
Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Kumbakonam
- Thiruvaiyaru
- Valangaimaan
- Papanasam
- Aduthurai
- Jayankondam
Members of the Parliament[edit]
Election results[edit]
General election 1971[edit]
General election 1967[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| DMK | Era Chezhiyan | 213,866 | 48.6% |
| INC | C.R.P.Raman | 193,827 | 44.0% |
| IND | L.Seshsdri | 14,952 | 3.4% |
| IND | I.Bhaktar | 3,443 | 0.8% |
Majority | 20,039 | 4.6% |
Turnout | 426,088 | 79.8% |
| DMK gain from INC | | |
General election 1962[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| INC | C.R.Pattabiraman | 155,389 | 45.8% |
| DMK | T.K.Sreenivasan | 144,490 | 42.6% |
| PSP | S.A.Rahim | 18,268 | 5.4% |
| IND | T.S.Krishnamoorthy | 7,820 | 2.3% |
| IND | Irusappa Bhaktar | 3,187 | 0.9% |
Majority | 10,899 | 3.2% |
Turnout | 329,154 | 72.9% |
| INC Hold | | |
General election 1957[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| INC | C.R.Pattabiraman | 127,631 | 58.7% |
| PSP | S.A.Rahim | 60,309 | 27.8% |
| IND | R.M.Shesasdri | 29,346 | 13.5% |
Majority | 67,322 |
Turnout | 217,286 | 50.5% |
| INC Hold | | |
General election 1952[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| INC | C.Ramasamy Mudhaliar | 95,433 | 41.6% |
| IND | Ramaih | 62,124 | 27.1% |
| IND | S.Ramanathan Chettiyar | 33,286 | 14.5% |
| IND | K.Viswanathan | 20,166 | 8.8% |
| IND | S.A.Ramaih | 10,872 | 4.7% |
| IND | N.R.Narayanaswamy | 7,576 | 3.3% |
Majority | 33,309 | 14.5% |
Turnout | 229,457 | 63.5% |
| INC Win (New Seat) | | |
References[edit]
See also[edit]
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