Washermanpet Assembly constituency

13°06′47″N 80°17′19″E / 13.1131°N 80.2886°E / 13.1131; 80.2886

Washermanpet
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
Established1951
Abolished1976
Total electors1,09,476
ReservationNone

Washermanpet was an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1971 elections.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1952 Jeevanandam Communist Party of India
1957 M. Mayandi Nadar Indian National Congress
1962 M. Mayandi Nadar Indian National Congress
1967 M. Vedachalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 M. Vedachalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971
 
 54.04%
1967
 
 50.70%
1962
 
 37.77%
1957
 
 29.49%
1952
 
 33.22%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Vedachalam 38,989 54.04% 3.35%
INC Ananthan 32,231 44.68% 4.60%
Independent K V Manavala Naicker 923 1.28%
Margin of victory 6,758 9.37% −1.25%
Turnout 72,143 67.46% −9.22%
Registered electors 1,09,476
DMK hold Swing 3.35%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Vedachalam 34,571 50.70% 15.33%
INC M. Mayandi Nadar 27,329 40.08% 2.31%
Independent R. Nayakar 6,072 8.90%
Independent K. Balakrishnan 218 0.32%
Margin of victory 7,242 10.62% 8.22%
Turnout 68,190 76.68% 1.36%
Registered electors 91,287
DMK gain from INC Swing 12.93%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Mayandi Nadar 25,732 37.77% 8.28%
DMK M. Vedachalam 24,095 35.37%
CPI P. Jeevanandham 10,049 14.75%
SWA P. M. Lingesan 8,250 12.11%
Margin of victory 1,637 2.40% 1.17%
Turnout 68,126 75.32% 33.96%
Registered electors 93,359
INC hold Swing 8.28%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Mayandi Nadar 11,770 29.49% 3.20%
Independent N. Jeevarathanam 11,279 28.26%
Independent P. M. Lingesan 9,152 22.93%
CPI A. S. K. Lyengar 7,005 17.55%
Independent S. Daivasigamoney 707 1.77%
Margin of victory 491 1.23% −5.70%
Turnout 39,913 41.37% −7.16%
Registered electors 96,480
INC gain from CPI Swing -3.73%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI P. Jeevanandham 12,526 33.22%
INC Radhakrishna Pillai 9,914 26.29% 26.29%
Independent Albert Jesudason 3,649 9.68%
Independent Jevarathinam 3,618 9.59%
Independent Pandian 2,409 6.39%
TTP Parthasarathy Naicker 1,791 4.75%
Independent B. Paramanandam 1,311 3.48%
KMPP Seetharaman Nayudu 734 1.95%
Independent Arjuna Nayudu 582 1.54%
Independent Arjuna Naicker 448 1.19%
Independent Ramanathan 298 0.79%
Margin of victory 2,612 6.93%
Turnout 37,710 48.53%
Registered electors 77,709
CPI win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 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.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.