Habibullah Baig

Dr. Habibullah Baig
Dr. Habibullah Baig
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1967 - 1972
Preceded by	K. S. G. Haja Shareef
Constituency	Harbour
Personal details
Political party	Independent politician

Dr.Habibullah Baig was an Indian politician who served as member of the Madras Legislative Assembly and mayor of Madras during 1967-68. He belonged to the Muslim League. He defeated K. S. G. Haja Shareef in the 1967 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election for the Harbour Assembly constituency.

Electoral performance

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Harbour^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. M. Mohideen	29,225	49.44%	*New*
	INC	G. Umapathy	28,739	48.62%	+3.71
	Independent	Habibullah Baig	1,151	1.95%	New
Margin of victory			486	0.82%	−5.96%
Turnout			59,115	67.52%	−5.16%
Registered electors			90,850
	Independent hold		Swing	-2.25%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Harbour^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Habibullah Baig	29,360	51.69%	*New*
	INC	K. S. G. Haja Shareef	25,510	44.91%	−4.96
	ABJS	Motilal	1,935	3.41%	New
Margin of victory			3,850	6.78%	0.66%
Turnout			56,805	72.68%	1.00%
Registered electors			80,590
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.82%

^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

S. Muthiah, ed. (2008). "Appendix 2". Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India. Vol. 1. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 438.

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