Melapalayam Assembly constituency

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| map_image = | established = 1967

| district = Tirunelveli

| loksabha_cons = | state = Tamil Nadu

| party = Indian Union Muslim League

| mla = M. Kather Mohideen S.

| name = Melapalayam

| electors= 96,761

| reservation = None

| abolished= 1976

}}

Melapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

1971

M. Kather Mohideen S.

1967

M. M. P. Mohammed

Election results

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{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}|56.73}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Independent politician}}|55.04}}

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=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melapalayam{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1971 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006131227/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kather Mohideen S. |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=35,470 |percentage=56.73% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shanmugavel C. |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,785 |percentage=34.85% |change=-7.82% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Susai Mariyan M. |party=Independent politician |votes=3,743 |percentage=5.99% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sheik Thambi P. |party=Independent politician |votes=1,031 |percentage=1.65% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Muthusamy Pandian P. |party=Independent politician |votes=490 |percentage=0.78% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,685 |percentage=21.89% |change=9.51% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=62,519 |percentage=69.65% |change= -5.84% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,761 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian Union Muslim League |loser=Independent politician |swing= 1.69% }}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melapalayam{{Cite web| last = Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election 1967 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date= 19 April 2009}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=M. M. P. Mohammed |party=Independent politician |votes=36,123 |percentage=55.04% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. R. Reddiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,999 |percentage=42.66% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Periasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,508 |percentage=2.30% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,124 |percentage=12.38% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=65,630 |percentage=75.49% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,493 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}

References

External links

{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}

Category:Tirunelveli district

Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu

Category:Constituencies established in 1967

Category:1967 establishments in Madras State

Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1976

Category:1976 disestablishments in India