Kaniyambadi Assembly constituency

Kaniyambadi
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore
Established1967
Abolished1976
Total electors86,907
ReservationNone

Kaniyambadi was former constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Vellore district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1971 Thopputhiruvengadam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967 L. Balaraman Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971
 
 54.11%
1967
 
 49.62%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kaniyambadi[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thopputhiruvengadam 34,435 54.11% 6.87%
INC L. Balaraman 24,647 38.73% −10.89%
Independent R. Shanmugam 3,084 4.85%
Independent C. Rathinam 1,182 1.86%
Independent Jayarama Gounder 292 0.46%
Margin of victory 9,788 15.38% 13.01%
Turnout 63,640 76.58% −1.06%
Registered electors 86,907
DMK gain from INC Swing 4.49%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kaniyambadi[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC L. Balaraman 29,512 49.62%
DMK T. Thiruvengadam 28,100 47.24%
RPI K. Mayakrishnan 1,867 3.14%
Margin of victory 1,412 2.37%
Turnout 59,479 77.64%
Registered electors 80,337
INC win (new seat)

References

  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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