Kovilpalayam Assembly Constituency
Kovilpalayam Assembly constituency was former state assembly constituency in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It exists from 1952 to 1967.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madras State | |||
| 1952 | V . K . Palani Swamy Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | C. Subramaniam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder | 27,464 | 51.22% | −5.05% | |
| DMK | K. Gopal | 13,636 | 25.43% | ||
| PSP | C. Gurusami Naidu | 11,216 | 20.92% | ||
| Independent | S. Krishnasami Gounder | 1,308 | 2.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,828 | 25.79% | 7.17% | ||
| Turnout | 53,624 | 70.77% | 8.85% | ||
| Registered electors | 80,641 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -5.05% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Subramaniam | 27,199 | 56.27% | ||
| PSP | C. Guruswamy Naidu | 18,202 | 37.66% | ||
| Independent | N. Krishnamurthy | 2,937 | 6.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,997 | 18.61% | |||
| Turnout | 48,338 | 61.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,059 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V . K . Palani Swamy Gounder | 20,539 | 54.99% | ||
| Socialist | Ramaswamy Naidu | 10,193 | 27.29% | ||
| Independent | Shanmugasundaram Chettiar | 5,336 | 14.29% | ||
| Independent | Stephen | 1,281 | 3.43% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,346 | 27.70% | |||
| Turnout | 37,349 | 55.66% | |||
| Registered electors | 67,098 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
External links
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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