Parangimalai (state assembly constituency)
Parangimalai State Assembly constituency is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India is now defunct. It was in existence in 1967 and 1971 state elections. During that time, this constituency was represented only by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran. It was later merged Alandur assembly constituency from 1977 assembly election .
Parangimalai | |
|---|---|
state assembly constituency | |
 M. G. Ramachandran - only M.L.A. of this constituency | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Existence | 1967-76 |
| Elected Year | 1967 and 1971 |
| Total Electors | 1,63,527 |
| Most Successful Party | DMK (2 times) |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Assembly | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4th | M. G. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1967-1976 | |
| 1971 | 5th | ||||
Election Results
Assembly election 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. G. Ramachandran | 65,405 | 61.11 | -5.56 | |
| INC (O) | T. L. Raghupathy | 40,773 | 38.10 | New | |
| Independent | M. Varadarajan | 850 | 0.79 | New | |
| Majority | 24,632 | 23.01 | -11.09 | ||
| Turnout | 1,07,028 | 67.31 | -9.26 | ||
| DMK hold | Swing | -5.56 | |||
Assembly election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. G. Ramachandran | 54,106 | 66.67 | New | |
| INC | T. L. Raghupathy | 26,432 | 32.57 | New | |
| BJS | K. Kasinathan | 613 | 0.76 | New | |
| Majority | 27,674 | 34.10 | New | ||
| Turnout | 81,151 | 76.57 | New | ||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "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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