C. T. Dhandapani

C. T. Dhandapani
Member of Parliament
In office
1967–1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyDharapuram
In office
1980–1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byK. A. Raju
Succeeded byR. Anna Nambi
ConstituencyPollachi
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. Selvaraj
Succeeded byS. Maheswari
ConstituencyCoimbatore West
Personal details
Born(1933-03-19)March 19, 1933
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu[1]
DiedOctober 28, 2001(2001-10-28) (aged 68)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu[2]

C. T. Dhandapani (March 19, 1933 – October 28, 2001) was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, 1971 and 1980 elections.[3][4]

He also served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Coimbatore West constituency in 1996 election.[5]

Elections contested

Lok Sabha Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1967 Indian general election Dharapuram DMK Won 60.6 S.R. Arumugham INC 34.8
1971 Indian general election Dharapuram DMK Won 64.38 K Paramalai INC(O) 35.62
1977 Indian general election Pollachi DMK Lost 33.61 K.A.Raju AIADMK 64.48
1980 Indian general election Pollachi DMK Won 51.41 M. A. M. Natarajan AIADMK 47.94
1984 Indian general election Nilgiris DMK Lost 47.94 R. Prabhu INC 60.31
1991 Indian general election Pollachi DMK Lost 37.03 B. Raja Ravi Varma AIADMK 65.65

Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Avanashi DMK Lost 30.53 Annanambi. R. AIADMK(J) 32.60
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Coimbatore West DMK Won 62.47 Raja Thangavel INC 16.15
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Coimbatore West DMK Lost 38.58 Maheswari S INC 51.44

References

  1. ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Reference Made To The Passing Away Of Shri C.T. Dhandapani (Member 4 ... on 26 November, 2001". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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