1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election

17–24 February 1962
All 206 seats in the Legislature of Madras State 104 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.65%
First party Second party   Leader K. Kamaraj C. N. Annadurai Party INC DMK Leader's seat Sattur Kancheepuram (lost) Seats won 139 50 Seat change 14 38 Popular vote 5,848,974 3,435,633 Percentage 46.14% 27.10% Swing 0.80% contested as independents
CM before election K. Kamaraj INC Elected CM K. Kamaraj INC

The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state (presently Tamil Nadu) was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam made significant in-roads in the election and emerged as the second party for the first time by winning 50 seats. 1962 Election remains the most recent election in which Indian National Congress to form a majority Government in the State as its support was heavily declined due to rise of Dravidian political parties.

Constituencies

Two member constituencies were abolished in 1961 by the Two-Member Constituencies(Abolition) Act, 1961. 38 two member constituencies were abolished and an equal number of single member constituencies were established and reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. The total number of constituencies remained at 206.

Background

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was emerging as a major challenger to Indian National Congress party in Tamil Nadu. However, its popularity was limited to the urban areas surrounding Madras and North and South Arcot districts. It had lacked a major support base in rural central and southern Tamil Nadu, a strong base of the Congress party. It won three city elections of the five largest cities, Madras, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Coimbatore in Madras state in alliance with the Communist Party of India in 1959 capitalising on its powerful urban base.

While trying to clarify DMK's position on "Northern domination", Annadurai said his party only meant that the existing Central Government was holding extraordinary powers over the States and his party only seeks to change this by "amendment of the Constitution through Constitutional methods". Infuriated by the softening of DMK's position, E. V. K. Sampath condemned what he called Annadurai's "dictatorship".

Parties and issues

Indian National Congress contested the election alone. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy supported Congress headed by K. Kamaraj. He said

I am old and may not live much longer. After I am gone, Kamaraj will safeguard the interests of the Tamils. He is my heir. Ultimately, Kamaraj is the one who matters—not others, candidates, or even voters who are unfit to judge what is right and good for them! Trust me, vote Congress, and you will be well. If you don't, the cunning Rajaji, riding the DMK horse, will trample you all without mercy.

Kamaraj fully made use of the popularity of E. V. Ramaswamy and identified himself with Tamil Nationalist aspirations. In February 1962, he introduced a bill Changing the name of Madras to Tamil Nadu for communications within the state and advocated to establish Madurai as the capital city of Madras.

As the 1962 election approached, the two wings of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam further polarised over the issue of electoral alliance. E. V. K. Sampath favoured alliance with Communist Party of India and Annadurai favoured alliance with the newly formed C. Rajagopalachari's Swatantra Party. Rajaji, the Chief Minister of Madras State between 1952 and 1954 had been a declared enemy of DMK and now he sought alliance with DMK. He said that the

Congress party is more communal than parties which are openly communal.

In 1961, Sampath left DMK to form his own party Tamil Nationalist Party with an objective and goal to establish an "autonomous Tamil State". Annadurai's idea to include Swatantra Party in the electoral alliance was not totally welcome in the DMK party and despite Rajaji's opposition DMK aligned with the Communist Party of India. It also formed coalition with Muthuramalinga Thevar's Forward Bloc and Mohammad Ismail's Muslim League.

Support from Tamil film industry

M. G. Ramachandran actively campaigned for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. S. S. Rajendran, one of the popular actors contested and won from Theni Constituency. Shivaji Ganesan extended his support & actively campaigned to Congress Party. Congress party made a movie Vakkurimai by popular film actors which was played all across Tamil Nadu.

Voting and results

Source: Election Commission of India

Results

Alliances	Party		Popular Vote	Vote %	Seats contested	Seats won	Change
INC Seats: 139 Seat Change: -12 Popular Vote: 5,848,974 Popular Vote %: 46.14%		Indian National Congress	5,848,974	46.14%	206	139	12
Others Seats: 67 Seat Change: +25 Popular Vote: 6,827,372 Popular Vote %: 53.86%		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	3,435,633	27.10%	143	50	37
		Swatantra Party	991,773	7.82%	94	6	6
		Forward Bloc	173,261	1.37%	6	3	3
		Communist Party of India	978,806	7.72%	68	2	2
		Socialist Party	48,753	0.38%	7	1	–
		Praja Socialist Party	159,212	1.26%	21	0	2
		We Tamils	117,640	0.93%	16	0	–
		Indian Union Muslim League	89,968	0.71%	6	0	–
		Republican Party of India	57,457	0.45%	4	0	–
		Tamil National Party	44,048	0.35%	9	0	–
		Socialist Labour	43,186	0.34%	7	0	–
		Jan Sangh	10,743	0.08%	4	0	–
		Independent	676,892	5.34%	207	5	17
Total	13 Political Parties		12,676,346	100%	—	206	—

By constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency

Assembly Constituency		Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Washermanpet	M. Mayandi Nadar		INC	25,732	37.77	M. Vedachalam		DMK	24,095	35.37	1,637
2	Harbour	K. S. G. Haja Shareef		INC	26,330	49.87	C. P. Chinnaraj		DMK	23,098	43.74	3,232
3	Basin Bridge	T. N. Anandanayaki		INC	31,477	50.63	N. V. Natarajan		DMK	25,913	41.68	5,564
4	Perambur	D. Sulochana		INC	40,451	54.48	Satyavani Muthu		DMK	32,309	43.51	8,142
5	Purasawalkam	Bashyam Reddy		INC	27,474	42.04	Pakkiriswami Pillai		SL	18,713	28.64	8,761
6	Thousand lights	K. A. Mathialagan		DMK	27,984	45.59	Indrani Chengalvarayan		INC	25,609	41.72	2,375
7	Egmore	Jothi Venkatachalam		INC	29,283	48.25	Anbazhagan		DMK	27,666	45.58	1,617
8	Triplicane	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan		DMK	33,273	51.29	Sivanesan		INC	22,903	35.31	10,370
9	Mylapore	Arangannal		DMK	25,825	40.24	A. Varadappa Chettiar		INC	18,472	28.78	7,353
10	T. Nagar	Kanchi Manimozhiar		DMK	35,402	41.02	Guntur Narasimha Rao		INC	26,834	31.09	8,568
11	Gummidipundi	A. Ragahava Reddy		SWA	19,575	46.50	K. Kamalambujammal		INC	18,946	45.01	629
12	Ponneri	T. P. Elumalai		INC	26,125	48.41	P. Nagalingam		DMK	15,721	29.13	10,404
13	Madhavaram	R. Govindarajulu Naidu		INC	29,896	47.00	A. P. Arasu		DMK	29,646	46.6	250
14	Saidapet	Munu Adhi		DMK	37,123	58.08	Vinayakam		INC	23,902	37.4	13,221
15	Kunnathur	P. Appavoo		INC	20,207	41.61	A. Ratnam		RPI	19,422	40	785
16	Chengapattu	C. G. Viswanathan		DMK	27,933	50.32	G. Rajarathana Nayagar		INC	25,809	46.5	2,124
17	Maduranthakam	B. Parameswaran		INC	29,743	51.67	P. S. Ellappan		SWA	19,424	33.75	10,319
18	Acharapakkam	Venkatasubba Reddy		INC	27,170	48.55	V. Venka		DMK	22,748	40.65	4,422
19	Uttangarai	M. Kamalanathan		DMK	33,766	53.71	T. Theerthagiri Gounder		INC	24,276	38.61	9,490
20	Kancheepuram	S. V. Natesa Mudaliar		INC	46,018	54.80	C. N. Annadurai		DMK	36,828	43.86	9,190
21	Sriperumbudur	M. Bhaktavatsalam		INC	33,825	49.64	Annamalai		DMK	32,588	47.82	1,237
22	Tiruvallur	V. S. Arunachalam		INC	21,609	50.19	S. M. Durairaj		DMK	17,175	39.89	4,434
23	Kadambathur	Ekambara Mudaliar		INC	17,314	44.28	Govindaswamy Naidu		SWA	10,767	27.54	6,547
24	Tiruttani	C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu		Independent	36,884	50.51	E. S. Thyagarajan Mudaliar		INC	34,176	46.81	2,708
25	Arakkonam	S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali		DMK	26,586	38.98	B. Bhaktavatsalu Naidu		INC	25,152	36.87	1,434
26	Sholinghur	A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar		INC	33,291	56.02	V. Munuswamy		DMK	20,762	34.94	12,529
27	Cheyyar	K. Govindan		DMK	23,250	41.99	V. Dharmalinga Naicker		INC	22,892	41.35	358
28	Vandavasi	S. Muthulingam		DMK	34,922	64.57	D. Dasarathan		INC	19,160	35.43	15,762
29	Peranamallur	P. Ramachandra		INC	24,817	49.50	V. D. Annamalai Mudaliar		DMK	16,252	32.41	8,565
30	Arcot	Munirathinam		DMK	28,485	48.26	S. Khader Sheriff		INC	19,705	33.38	8,780
31	Ranipet	Abdul Khaleel		DMK	24,082	39.32	A. E. Chandrasekara Naicker		INC	23,218	37.91	864
32	Katpadi	B. Rajagopal Naidu		INC	26,389	44.19	Natarajan		DMK	20,710	34.68	5,679
33	Gudiyatham	T. Manavalan		INC	25,795	44.97	C. Kuppuswamy		RPI	15,258	26.6	10,537
34	Vellore	R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar		INC	26,739	40.61	M. P. Sarathy		DMK	26,549	40.32	190
35	Virinchipuram	Sampangi Naidu		DMK	23,459	50.40	Krishnamurthi		INC	11,229	24.13	12,230
36	Ambur	P. Rajagopal		INC	25,505	53.73	S. R. Muniswamy		RPI	15,979	33.66	9,526
37	Vaniyambadi	M. P. Vadivel		DMK	27,275	54.86	T. Karia Gounder		INC	20,068	40.37	7,207
38	Tiruppattur (41)	K. Thirupathy Gounder		DMK	32,400	62.38	R. C. Samanna Gounder		INC	19,540	37.62	12,860
39	Chengam	C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder		DMK	34,374	55.22	Y. Shanmugam		INC	25,008	40.17	9,366
40	Polur	Kesava Reddiar		DMK	29,283	62.16	Periasami		INC	17,828	37.84	11,455
41	Arni	C. Kothandarama Bhagavathar		INC	30,773	51.60	A. C. Narasimhan		DMK	23,055	38.66	7,718
42	Thurinjapurma	S. Murugaiyan		DMK	21,163	43.18	Nataraja Mudaliar		INC	13,865	28.29	7,298
43	Tanippadi	A. Arumugam		INC	33,129	56.26	P. S. Santhanam		DMK	25,753	43.74	7,376
44	Tiruvannamalai	P. Palani Pillai		INC	35,148	50.06	P. U. Shanmugham		DMK	33,399	47.57	1,749
45	Sathyamangalam	Gopal Kounder		INC	23,914	59.63	Anthonisamy		Independent	10,115	25.22	13,799
46	Gingee	Rajaram		INC	29,235	51.53	Aranganathan		SWA	27,494	48.47	1,741
47	Tindivanam	A. Thangavelu		DMK	27,687	45.33	P. Veerappa Gounder		INC	27,422	44.9	265
48	Vanur	A. G. Balakrishnan		DMK	22,463	51.70	S. Kannana		INC	20,987	48.3	1,476
49	Vazhapadi	Ramasamy Udayar		INC	38,580	54.88	Karipatti T. Ponnumalai		DMK	31,718	45.12	6,862
50	Villupuram	M. Shanmugam		DMK	39,923	59.36	V. P. Sarangapani Gounder		INC	26,115	38.83	13,808
51	Ulundurpet	Manonmani		SWA	25,234	48.16	M. Kandaswamy Padayachi		INC	22,627	43.18	2,607
52	Nellikkuppam	V. Krishnamurthy Gounder		DMK	37,419	56.14	L. Subbarayalu Reddiar		INC	27,989	41.99	9,430
53	Kurinjipadi	N. Rajangam		DMK	32,046	56.48	Jayarama		INC	21,898	38.59	10,148
54	Cuddalore	P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi		INC	27,567	40.72	R. Sambasiva Reddiar		DMK	21,147	31.24	6,420
55	Bhuvanagiri	Ramachandra Rayar		INC	29,434	43.55	Vaithialingam		DMK	27,964	41.38	1,470
56	Chidambaram	S. Sivasubramanian		INC	33,438	53.34	K. Arumugham		DMK	23,837	38.02	9,601
57	Kattumannarkoil	M. R. Krishnamurthi		DMK	27,706	47.14	G. Vageesam Pillai		INC	27,599	46.95	107
58	Vridachalam	G. Boovaraghan		INC	26,990	44.42	M. Selvaraj		DMK	25,138	41.37	1,852
59	Nallur	K. Narayanasami		INC	28,322	55.03	T. Pichamuthu		DMK	20,209	39.27	8,113
60	Tirukoilur	Lakshminarasimma Ammal		INC	27,954	51.26	Balasubramaniam		DMK	14,687	26.93	13,267
61	Rishivandiyam	L. Anandan		INC	25,057	58.82	M. Anadan		DMK	17,544	41.18	7,513
62	Kallakurichi	T. Chinnasamy		DMK	25,084	48.76	P. Vedamanickam		INC	18,837	36.61	6,247
63	Sankarapuram	K. Parthasarathi		INC	26,123	52.71	S. P. Pachaiya Pillai		DMK	23,441	47.29	2,682
64	Harur	C. Manickam		DMK	26,879	41.33	M. K. Mariappa		INC	22,411	34.46	4,468
65	Uthiramerur	O. Srinivasa Reddiar		INC	37,259	58.38	Doraisamy Naicker		Independent	23,313	36.53	13,946
66	Krishnagiri	Sreeramulu		DMK	38,833	58.47	P. M. Munisamy Gounder		INC	27,583	41.53	11,250
67	Udagamandalam	T. Karchan		INC	12,732	30.13	K. Bojan		SWA	10,107	23.92	2,625
68	Hosur	Ramachandra Reddy		INC	25,577	64.46	K. Shamanna		SWA	14,101	35.54	11,476
69	Pennagaram	M. V. Karivengadam		DMK	26,911	53.86	S. Hemalatha Devi		INC	17,303	34.63	9,608
70	Dharmapuri	R. S. Veerappa Chettiar		Independent	24,191	40.81	M. Subramania Gounder		DMK	18,754	31.64	5,437
71	Yercaud	M. Kolandaisamy Gounder		INC	19,921	52.47	Chinna Gounder		DMK	18,048	47.53	1,873
72	Valavanur	K. M. Krishna Kounder		INC	31,154	55.51	A. Govindasamy		DMK	23,259	41.44	7,895
73	Salem - I	G. Venkataraman		INC	43,726	50.67	E. R. Krishnan		DMK	39,838	46.16	3,888
74	Salem - II	A. Rathnavel Gounder		INC	28,811	47.56	S. M. Ramiah		CPI	19,976	32.98	8,835
75	Veerapandi	S. Arumugam		DMK	30,840	54.78	A. Mariappan		INC	22,171	39.39	8,669
76	Attur	S. Angamuthu Naicker		INC	23,542	39.28	K. N. Sivaperumal		DMK	19,811	33.05	3,731
77	Talavasal	A. Doraiswamy		INC	22,286	46.84	K. R. Thangavel		DMK	17,386	36.54	4,900
78	Rasipuram	N. P. Sengottuvel		DMK	26,846	49.21	Muthuswamy Gounder		INC	26,776	49.08	70
79	Sendamangalam	V. R. Periannan		DMK	27,728	53.39	P. B. K. Thiagaraja Reddiar		INC	24,205	46.61	3,523
80	Namakkal	S. Chinnayan		INC	26,756	48.48	K. V. Rasappan		DMK	24,937	45.18	1,819
81	Kapilamali	V. Velappa Gounder		DMK	36,960	63.82	P. K. Ramalinga Gounder		INC	20,954	36.18	16,006
82	Mallasamudram	R. Nallamuthu		DMK	18,718	56.30	R. Kandasamy		INC	12,545	37.73	6,173
83	Tiruchengode	T. M. Kaliannan		INC	24,640	48.64	T. A. Rajavelu		DMK	21,050	41.55	3,590
84	Sankari	K. S. Subramania Gounder		INC	26,531	48.38	B. Pandarinathan		DMK	17,587	32.07	8,944
85	Taramangalam	N. S. Sundararajan		INC	30,020	52.65	P. R. Nallathambi Gounder		DMK	26,997	47.35	3,023
86	Mettur	K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder		INC	18,065	34.04	M. Sundaram		PSP	17,620	33.21	445
87	Bhavani	N. K. Ranganayaki		INC	32,739	49.10	A. M. Raja		DMK	22,919	34.37	9,820
88	Andhiyur	Perumalraju		INC	22,533	56.01	Kalimuthu		DMK	11,984	29.79	10,549
89	Gobichettipalayam	Muthuvelappa Gounder		INC	31,977	49.14	Sundaramurthi		SWA	17,249	26.51	14,728
90	Nambiyur	A. K. Kaliappa Gounder		INC	27,795	55.66	P. A. Saminathan		DMK	16,275	32.59	11,520
91	Perundurai	N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Manrdadiar		INC	36,225	58.41	N. K. Palaniswami		CPI	24,986	40.29	11,239
92	Erode	A. S. Dhakshinamoorthy Gounder		INC	32,895	39.61	M. Chinnasami Gounder		We Tamils	25,392	30.57	7,503
93	Chennimalai	K. R. Nallasivam		Socialist	35,379	50.82	K. S. periasami Gounder		INC	26,978	38.75	8,401
94	Kangayam	K. S. Nataraja Gounder		INC	41,006	61.56	M. Palanisamy Gounder		DMK	24,711	37.1	16,295
95	Dharapuram	Parvathi Anjuman		INC	37,842	57.45	A. R. Subramanian		DMK	18,059	27.42	19,783
96	Udumalpet	R. rajagopalasami Naicker		INC	29,529	41.72	S. J. Sadiq Pasha		DMK	25,514	36.05	4,015
97	Anamalai	K. Ponniah		INC	22,474	42.30	Ramasamy		DMK	15,767	29.67	6,707
98	Pollachi	N. Mahalingam		INC	38,929	56.18	Rangaswamy		DMK	28,780	41.53	10,149
99	Kovilpalayam	M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder		INC	27,464	51.22	K. Gopal		DMK	13,636	25.43	13,828
100	Palladam	Sengaliappan		INC	33,437	51.66	P. S. Chinnadurai		PSP	14,736	22.77	18,701
101	Tiruppur	K. N. Palanisamy Gounder		INC	41,748	51.89	Ponnulinga Gounder		CPI	26,175	32.53	15,573
102	Avanashi	Marappa Gounder		INC	27,009	53.02	M. Ponnusami		SWA	12,196	23.94	14,813
103	Sulur	C. Kolantaiammal		INC	25,732	38.76	K. N. Chinnaiyan		CPI	21,375	32.19	4,357
104	Tondamuttur	V. Ellama Naidu		INC	32,520	52.67	L. Arputhaswamy		CPI	12,735	20.63	19,785
105	Coimbatore - I	G. E. Chinnadurai		INC	38,645	42.10	Rajamanickam		DMK	21,023	22.9	17,622
106	Coimbatore - II	K. P. Palanisamy		INC	32,313	37.38	N. Marudachalam		CPI	23,948	27.7	8,365
107	Mettupalayam	N. Shamnugasundaram		INC	25,398	46.90	K. Vellingiri		CPI	19,145	35.36	6,253
108	Coonoor	J. Matha Gowder		INC	36,668	51.65	J. Belli		DMK	15,103	21.27	21,565
109	Uddanapalli	Chinna Munisamy Chettiar		SWA	32,860	49.57	K. Muni Reddy		INC	26,278	39.64	6,582
110	Palani	Venkidusamy Gounder		Independent	29,908	46.32	Lakshmipathy Raju		INC	22,174	46.32	7,734
111	Kodaikanal	M. Alagarsamy		INC	31,062	49.71	Somasundaram		DMK	27,671	44.29	3,391
112	Bodinayakanoor	A. S. Subbaraj		INC	35,398	54.61	R. Subbiah		Independent	16,759	25.85	18,639
113	Uthamapalayam	M. Rajangam		DMK	28,907	42.99	K. S. Rajagopal		INC	27,368	40.7	1,539
114	Theni	S. S. Rajendran		DMK	37,404	59.91	N. R. Thyagarajan		INC	24,610	39.42	12,794
115	Andipatti	A. Krishnaveni		INC	19,853	45.68	T. Mokkayan		FL	16,478	37.91	3,375
116	Tirumangalam	Thiruvengada Reddiar		INC	34,188	53.58	M. C. M. Muthurama Thevar		SWA	25,919	40.62	8,269
117	Usilampatti	P. K. Mookiah Thevar		FL	47,069	67.18	Thinagarasamy Thevar		INC	22,992	32.82	24,077
118	Madurai East	P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan		INC	36,679	48.11	N. Sankariah		CPI	27,228	35.72	9,451
119	Madurai Central	V. Sankaran		INC	32,801	54.60	S. Devasahayam		FL	15,445	25.71	17,356
120	Thirupparangundram	Chinnakaruppa Thevar		INC	35,491	42.82	Janakiammal		CPI	25,179	30.38	10,312
121	Samayanallur	P. Kakkan		INC	33,091	52.23	G. R. Muniyandi		CPI	16,596	26.19	16,495
122	Melur	M. Sivaramanambalam		INC	28,986	43.19	V. V. N. Natarajan		DMK	20,985	31.27	8,001
123	Sholavandan	V. Ponnammal		INC	25,911	46.37	A. Muniandi		DMK	18,445	33.01	7,466
124	Nilakkottai	Abdul Aziz		INC	20,187	31.75	Anbuchezhiyan		DMK	19,246	30.27	941
125	Athoor	V. S. S. Mani		DMK	34,632	50.30	M. A. B. Arumugasamy		INC	29,136	42.32	5,496
126	Oddanchatram	A. Senapathi Gounder		INC	30,380	54.25	Nachimuthu Gounder		DMK	24,327	43.44	6,053
127	Dindigul	R. Rengaswamy		INC	32,047	48.23	A. Balasubramanian		CPI	29,174	43.91	2,873
128	Vadamadurai	M. Maruthanayagam Pillai		INC	27,975	57.97	A. Nallathambi		DMK	18,788	38.93	9,187
129	Vedasandur	S. Nanjunda Roy		INC	30,394	48.58	V. Madanagopal		CPI	25,171	40.24	5,223
130	Aravakurichi	S. Sadasivam		INC	28,372	45.26	C. Muthusami Gounder		SWA	21,082	33.63	7,290
131	Karur	T. M. Nallasamy		INC	35,969	51.02	K. S. Ramasamy		CPI	20,160	28.59	15,809
132	Kulittalai	V. Ramanathan		INC	47,243	64.04	N. Rathanam		DMK	26,525	35.96	20,718
133	Panjapatti	K. Karunagiri Muthiah		INC	25,520	56.27	A. S. Ganapathy		DMK	15,416	33.99	10,104
134	Manapparai	P. Chinniah Gounder		INC	24,048	42.54	S. Annavi		DMK	19,412	34.34	4,636
135	Tirumayam	V. Ramaiah		INC	28,219	43.58	V. Balakrishnan		Independent	17,916	27.67	10,303
136	Alangudi	P. Murugaiyan		DMK	31,438	60.99	V. R. Mangappan		INC	18,472	35.84	12,966
137	Pudukkottai	A. Thiagarajan		DMK	37,563	64.97	V. Arunachala Thevar		INC	20,252	35.03	17,311
138	Andanallur	A. Chinnathurai Ambalakaran		INC	32,580	58.29	K. P. Annavi		DMK	20,970	37.52	11,610
139	Tiruchirappalli - I	M. S. Mani		DMK	31,221	51.37	E. P. Mathuram		INC	28,379	46.69	2,842
140	Tiruchirappalli - II	M. Kalyanasundaram		CPI	38,281	55.71	T. N. Rajendran		INC	30,436	44.29	7,845
141	Srirangam	N. Subramanian Chettiar		INC	39,101	54.76	T. Oraisamy		DMK	24,651	34.52	14,450
142	Musiri	S. Ramalingam		INC	32,155	50.79	A. Dorairaju		DMK	27,661	43.69	4,494
143	Uppiliapuram	V. A. Muthiah		INC	29,435	47.26	N. Pethu Reddiar		DMK	29,077	46.69	358
144	Perambalur	T. P. Alagamuthu		DMK	38,686	55.38	R. Rama Reddiar		INC	31,168	44.62	7,518
145	Vengalam	S. Mani		DMK	24,091	41.66	M. Ayyakannu		INC	22,498	38.9	1,593
146	Lalgudi	P. Dharmalingam		DMK	38,951	51.85	I. Anthoniswamy		INC	31,707	42.21	7,244
147	Ariyalur	R. Narayanan		DMK	41,721	64.34	R. Viswanathan		INC	17,681	27.27	24,040
148	Jayankondam	Jagadambal Velayudam		DMK	33,005	52.16	S. Samikannu Padayachi		INC	24,856	39.28	8,149
149	T. Palur	S. Ramasami		DMK	40,593	60.06	T. K. Subiah		INC	22,969	33.98	17,624
150	Tiruvayar	Palani		INC	33,332	53.77	Vaiyapuri Nattar		DMK	24,220	39.07	9,112
151	Papanasam	R. Subramanian		INC	33,144	53.42	N. Somasundaram		DMK	28,904	46.58	4,240
152	Saliamangalam	A. Appavoo Thevar		INC	36,259	57.01	Abdul Samad		AIML	11,527	18.12	24,732
153	Kumbakonam	Ramaswami		INC	32,397	49.72	Krishnamoorthy		DMK	22,704	34.84	9,693
154	Aduthurai	K. S. Mani		DMK	39,750	53.38	Ramamirtha Thondaman		INC	32,125	43.14	7,625
155	Kudavasal	P. Jayaraj		INC	29,819	48.64	P. Appasamy		CPI	16,433	26.81	13,386
156	Mayuram	G. Narayanasamy Naidu		INC	37,362	51.10	Palanisamy Nadar		DMK	25,220	34.49	12,142
157	Sirkazhi	R. Thangavelu		INC	22,434	35.80	K. B. S. Mani		Independent	15,890	25.36	6,544
158	Porayar	K. R. sambandam		INC	24,112	39.45	S. Ganesan		DMK	21,018	34.39	3,094
159	Nannilam	M. D. Thiagaraja Pillai		INC	26,346	39.78	Ramiah Mudaliar		DMK	21,519	32.49	4,827
160	Tiruvarur	C. M. Ambikapathy		INC	29,384	44.89	S. Vadivelu		CPI	23,993	36.66	5,391
161	Nagapattinam	A. M. P. S. Balagangadaran		INC	27,447	42.89	G. Bhaktavatchalam		CPI	20,355	31.81	7,092
162	Vedaranyam	N. S. Ramalingam		INC	27,200	40.09	N. Dharmalingam		DMK	17,764	26.18	9,436
163	Thiruthuraipundi	A. K. Subbaiah		CPI	45,148	56.28	V. VEdaiyan		INC	35,078	43.72	10,070
164	Mannargudi	T. S. Swaminatha Odayar		INC	37,117	51.94	P. Narayanasami		DMK	19,021	26.62	18,096
165	Thanjavur	M. Karunanidhi		DMK	32,145	50.89	A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar		INC	30,217	47.84	1,928
166	Gandarvakottai	R. Krishnaswamy Gopalar		INC	24,878	41.99	Govindarasu Kalingarar		DMK	22,061	37.24	2,817
167	Adiramapattinam	Dhandayuthapani Pillai		INC	31,503	47.33	Marimuthu		PSP	26,104	39.22	5,399
168	Pattukkottai	V. Arunachala Thevar		DMK	35,151	44.39	R. Srinivasa Iyer		INC	28,806	36.38	6,345
169	Arantangi	A. Durai Arasan		DMK	33,781	55.25	K. Ramanathan Servai		INC	25,112	41.07	8,669
170	Tiruvadanai	KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam		SWA	37,612	59.88	S. Ramakrishna Thevar		INC	23,011	36.64	14,601
171	Karaikudi	Saw Ganesan		SWA	27,890	49.31	A. I. Subbiah Ambalam		INC	23,282	41.16	4,608
172	Tirukostiyur	S. Madhavan		DMK	24,833	37.95	N. V. Chokkalingam Ambalam		INC	21,284	32.53	3,549
173	Sivaganga	R. V. Swaminathan		INC	43,410	53.93	Kalailingam		SWA	34,159	42.44	9,251
174	Ramanathapuram	Shanmuga Rajeshwara Sethupathi		INC	44,942	61.92	S. Abdul Rahim		AIML	18,363	25.3	26,579
175	Paramakudi	C. Srinivasa Iyengar		INC	33,301	44.78	S. P. Thangavelan		DMK	22,439	30.17	10,862
176	Manamadurai	K. Cheemaichamy		SWA	33,895	54.62	M. Amin Nainar Howth		INC	26,627	42.91	7,268
177	Tiruchili	A. Perumal		FL	28,524	55.94	M. Vellathurai		INC	18,428	36.14	10,096
178	Mudukulathur	T. L. Sasivarna Thevar		FL	37,162	49.36	Kasinatha Dorai		INC	34,217	45.45	2,945
179	Aruppukkottai	T. Kadambavana Sundaram		INC	35,597	54.54	S. Sowdi Sundara Bharathi		FL	28,583	43.8	7,014
180	Sattur	K. Kamaraj Nadar		INC	46,950	56.38	P. Ramamoorthy		SWA	33,506	40.24	13,444
181	Sivakasi	S. Ramasamy Naidu		INC	35,726	57.62	K. Doraisamy Thevar		SWA	23,078	37.22	12,648
182	Srivilliputhur	M. Chelliah		INC	36,122	57.60	G. Gurusamy		DMK	26,595	42.4	9,527
183	Rajapalayam	R. Krishnasamy Naidu		INC	41,692	51.73	V. Ramakrishna Raja		SWA	19,165	23.78	22,527
184	Kovilpatti	N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami		INC	22,158	36.22	R. S. Appasami		SWA	18,059	29.52	4,099
185	Kadambur	S. Sangili		INC	19,200	50.29	M. Muthiah		SWA	17,838	46.73	1,362
186	Ottapidaram	A. L. Ramakrishna Naicker		INC	30,067	44.17	K. Vaiyappan		SWA	19,906	29.24	10,161
187	Tuticorin	Ponnusamy Nadar		INC	31,280	43.88	K. R. Ramalingam		DMK	19,924	27.95	11,356
188	Srivaikuntam	A. P. C. Veerabahu		INC	29,949	48.28	S. Pechi		DMK	12,844	20.7	17,105
189	Tirunelveli	Rajathi Kunchithapatham		INC	25,985	36.89	Ramasami		SWA	24,544	34.85	1,441
190	Gangaikondan	R. S. Arumugam		INC	17,548	34.92	S. Chelliah		Independent	13,780	27.42	3,768
191	Alangulam	S. Chellapandian		INC	32,650	51.44	N. H. M. Pandian		SWA	22,438	35.35	10,212
192	Puliyangudi	P. Urkavala Kudumbar		INC	23,485	42.69	P. Dorairaj		DMK	13,458	24.46	10,027
193	Sankarankoil	S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib		INC	32,799	52.41	S. Krishnan Servai		DMK	16,388	26.19	16,411
194	Tenkasi	A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar		INC	29,684	44.33	Reboi Sahib		AIML	16,882	25.21	12,802
195	Ambasamudram	G. Gomathisankara Dikshithar		INC	25,883	38.16	A. Nallasivan		CPI	20,216	29.81	5,667
196	Kadayam	A. B. Balagan		INC	46,160	67.75	R. V. Ananthakrishnan		CPI	13,821	20.28	32,339
197	Tiruchendur	M. S. Selvarajan		INC	39,944	58.00	S. P. Adithanar		We Tamils	27,994	40.65	11,950
198	Sathankulam	K. T. Kosalram		INC	43,428	68.42	A. P. Rajsingh		We Tamils	17,351	27.33	26,077
199	Radhapuram	N. Soundrapandian		INC	42,334	67.04	P. R. Carmel		SWA	19,271	30.52	23,063
200	Nanguneri	M. G. Sankar		INC	28,548	43.97	S. Madasamy		SWA	23,211	35.75	5,337
201	Kanyakumari	B. Natarajan		INC	46,263	80.58	S. Rassiah		PSP	9,825	17.11	36,438
202	Nagercoil	A. Chidambaranatha Nadar		INC	37,079	54.13	M. C. Balan		DMK	17,318	25.28	19,761
203	Colachel	A. Swamidhes Nadar		Independent	36,054	55.64	Lourdammal Simon		INC	28,275	43.63	7,779
204	Killiyur	R. Ponnappan Nadar		INC	25,278	60.05	G. Devadas		Independent	9,872	23.45	15,406
205	Padmanabapuram	Kunjan Nadar (Rayan Nadar)		Independent	23,747	46.47	Francis		CPI	11,572	22.65	12,175
206	Vilavancode	M. William		INC	30,386	58.19	D. Gnanasigamony		CPI	21,388	40.96	8,998

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu
• Legislature of Tamil Nadu
• Government of Tamil Nadu

External links

• Election Commission of India
• Rethinking Dravidian Hegemony in Tamil Nadu Party Politics