Melur (South)
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai
Established1967
Abolished1971
Total electors1,09,718

Melur South is a state assembly constituency in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It exists from 1967 to 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1971O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967O. P. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
1971
58.80%
1967
63.41%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Melur (South)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK O. P. Raman 45,090 58.80% -4.61%
INC C. Karuthanan 28,214 36.79% 0.20%
Independent P. Poosari 2,574 3.36%
Independent M. Gandhi Veeran 807 1.05%
Margin of victory 16,876 22.01% -4.82%
Turnout 76,685 75.80% -8.16%
Registered electors 1,09,718
DMK hold Swing -4.61%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Melur (South)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK O. P. Raman 50,913 63.41%
INC P. Kakkan 29,376 36.59%
Margin of victory 21,537 26.82%
Turnout 80,289 83.96%
Registered electors 98,125
DMK 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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