Porayar Assembly constituency

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1962

| district = Nagapattinam

| loksabha_cons = Porayar Assembly constituency

| state = Tamil Nadu

| name = Porayar

| electors= 85,974

| reservation = None

| abolished= 1967

}}

Porayar was one of the 234 constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Nagapattinam district.

Madras state

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1962K. R. Sambandam{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.45}}

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{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Porayar{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1962 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |access-date= 19 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201143/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Sambandam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,112 |percentage=39.45% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Ganesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,018 |percentage=34.39% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bhasathimohan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=12,718 |percentage=20.81% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chinnasami Ravuthaminda Nainar |party=Swatantra Party |votes=2,826 |percentage=4.62% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paul Sathianathan |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=0.72% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,094 |percentage=5.06% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=61,114 |percentage=74.00% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,974 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

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References

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