Melur South Assembly constituency

{{distinguish|Melur Assembly constituency|Melur North Assembly constituency}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1967

| district = Madurai

| loksabha_cons =

| state = Tamil Nadu

| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

| mla = O. P. Raman

| name = Melur (South)

| electors= 1,09,718

| reservation =

| abolished= 1971

}}

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

1971O. P. Raman{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
1967O. P. Raman{{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.80}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|63.41}}

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=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South){{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=O. P. Raman |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=45,090 |percentage=58.80% |change=-4.61% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Karuthanan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,214 |percentage=36.79% |change=0.20% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Poosari |party=Independent politician |votes=2,574 |percentage=3.36% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Gandhi Veeran |party=Independent politician |votes=807 |percentage=1.05% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,876 |percentage=22.01% |change=-4.82% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=76,685 |percentage=75.80% |change= -8.16% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,09,718 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.61% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melur (South){{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=O. P. Raman |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,913 |percentage=63.41% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kakkan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,376 |percentage=36.59% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,537 |percentage=26.82% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=80,289 |percentage=83.96% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,125 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}

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References

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