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Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 10°58′N 79°25′E / 10.97°N 79.42°E / 10.97; 79.42
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Kumbakonam
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Established1952
Abolished1971
ReservationNone

Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977.

Assembly segments

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Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

  1. Kumbakonam
  2. Thiruvaiyaru
  3. Valangaimaan
  4. Papanasam
  5. Aduthurai
  6. Jayankondam

Members of the Parliament

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Year Winning Candidate Party
1951 C. Ramaswamy Mudaliar Indian National Congress
1957 C. R. Pattabhiraman Indian National Congress
1962 C. R. Pattabhiraman Indian National Congress
1967 Era Seziyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971 Era Seziyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
1971
 
 53.0%
1967
 
 48.6%
1962
 
 45.8%
1957
 
 58.7%
1952
 
 41.6%

General election 1971

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Party Candidate Votes %
DMK Era Chezhiyan 242,547 53.0%
NCO C.R.Ramasamy 203,794 44.5%
Majority 38,753 8.5%
Turnout 446,341 78.0%
DMK Hold

General election 1967

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Party Candidate Votes %
DMK Era Chezhiyan 213,866 48.6%
INC C.R.P.Raman 193,827 44.0%
IND L.Seshsdri 14,952 3.4%
IND I.Bhaktar 3,443 0.8%
Majority 20,039 4.6%
Turnout 426,088 79.8%
DMK gain from INC

General election 1962

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Party Candidate Votes %
INC C.R.Pattabiraman 155,389 45.8%
DMK T.K.Sreenivasan 144,490 42.6%
PSP S.A.Rahim 18,268 5.4%
IND T.S.Krishnamoorthy 7,820 2.3%
IND Irusappa Bhaktar 3,187 0.9%
Majority 10,899 3.2%
Turnout 329,154 72.9%
INC Hold

General election 1957

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Party Candidate Votes %
INC C.R.Pattabiraman 127,631 58.7%
PSP S.A.Rahim 60,309 27.8%
IND R.M.Shesasdri 29,346 13.5%
Majority 67,322
Turnout 217,286 50.5%
INC Hold

General election 1952

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Party Candidate Votes %
INC C.Ramasamy Mudhaliar 95,433 41.6%
IND Ramaih 62,124 27.1%
IND S.Ramanathan Chettiyar 33,286 14.5%
IND K.Viswanathan 20,166 8.8%
IND S.A.Ramaih 10,872 4.7%
IND N.R.Narayanaswamy 7,576 3.3%
Majority 33,309 14.5%
Turnout 229,457 63.5%
INC Win (New Seat)

References

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  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

See also

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10°58′N 79°25′E / 10.97°N 79.42°E / 10.97; 79.42

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