Talavasal Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Talavasal

| state = Tamil Nadu

| type = SLA

| map_image =

| established = 1951

| district = Kallakurichi

| loksabha_cons = Rasipuram

| electors= 182,114

| reservation = None

| abolished= 2008

}}

Talavasal is a former state assembly constituency in Salem district in Tamil Nadu.{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |accessdate=17 August 2022 |work=Tamil Nadu |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185928/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-04}}{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 22 January 2017}} It was a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. An election was not held in the year 1957.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Winner

! colspan="2"| Party

style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Madras State
|1952

| A. Sambasivam

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|1962

| A. Doraisamy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|1967

| Moo. Marimuthu

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|Tamil Nadu
1971

| Moo. Marimuthu

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1977

| S. M. Raju

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1980

| T. Rajambal

| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (I)}}

| Indian National Congress (I)

1984

| T. Rajambal

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1989

| S. Gunasekaran

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

1991

| K. Kandasamy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1996

| K. Rani

| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}

2001

| V. Alagammal

| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

2006

| K. Chinnadurai

| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|45.69}}

{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|58.24}}

{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}|57.71}}

{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|73.74}}

{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|33.93}}

{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|64.73}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.40}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|36.33}}

{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|48.67}}

{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.39}}

{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.84}}

{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.54}}

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=2006=

{{Election box begin|title= 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 2006 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | access-date = 12 May 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007200819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chinnadurai |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=60,287 |percentage=45.69% |change=11.42% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Elangovan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=50,238 |percentage=38.08% |change=-20.17% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Geetha |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=12,824 |percentage=9.72% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Rajkumar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,096 |percentage=1.59% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Paramasivam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,476 |percentage=1.12% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Saravanan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,309 |percentage=0.99% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Muthaiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,189 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Manivannan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,106 |percentage=0.84% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Rajamani |party=Independent politician |votes=548 |percentage=0.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Chellamuthu |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=451 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=J. Poongothai |party=Independent politician |votes=419 |percentage=0.32% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,049 |percentage=7.62% |change=-16.36% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,31,943 |percentage=72.45% |change= 11.72% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,82,114 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.55% }}

{{Election box end}}

=2001=

{{Election box begin|title= 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3338-tamil-nadu-2001/ |title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2001 |publisher=Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in|access-date=11 May 2023}}{{cite web |title = Statistical Report on General Election 2001 |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |date = 12 May 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=V. Alagammal |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=67,682 |percentage=58.24% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Pandiyarajan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,825 |percentage=34.27% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Singaravel |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,176 |percentage=2.73% |change=0.40% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Pandian |party=Independent politician |votes=2,805 |percentage=2.41% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Sujatha |party=Independent politician |votes=1,076 |percentage=0.93% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=915 |percentage=0.79% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. P. N. Palaniappan |party=Independent politician |votes=727 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,857 |percentage=23.97% |change=-1.06% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,16,206 |percentage=60.73% |change= -3.28% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,91,351 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress |swing= 0.53% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = 1996 Election Statistical Report | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. Rani |party=Tamil Maanila Congress |votes=63,132 |percentage=57.71% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kaliaperumal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=35,750 |percentage=32.68% |change=-41.06% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Ravichandran |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=6,147 |percentage=5.62% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Singaravel |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=2,550 |percentage=2.33% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Thangavel @ Thangam Ambedkar |party=Independent politician |votes=532 |percentage=0.49% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Jayakumar |party=Independent politician |votes=367 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Veerababu |party=Independent politician |votes=197 |percentage=0.18% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. S. Maran |party=Independent politician |votes=160 |percentage=0.15% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Vimaladevi |party=Independent politician |votes=144 |percentage=0.13% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=F. Amaladoss @ Kumaran |party=Independent politician |votes=96 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Vaiyapuri |party=Independent politician |votes=90 |percentage=0.08% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,382 |percentage=25.03% |change=-28.08% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,09,395 |percentage=64.02% |change= 2.50% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,76,313 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -16.03% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1991=

{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1991 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007161404/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf | archive-date = 7 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kandasamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=74,204 |percentage=73.74% |change=48.96% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Gunasekaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=20,757 |percentage=20.63% |change=-13.30% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. C. Rajendran |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=4,801 |percentage=4.77% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=474 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Sankar |party=Republican Party of India |votes=397 |percentage=0.39% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=53,447 |percentage=53.11% |change=46.73% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,00,633 |percentage=61.52% |change= -3.51% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,69,151 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 39.81% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1989=

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1989 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf | archive-date = 6 October 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Gunasekaran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,309 |percentage=33.93% |change=3.10% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Rajambal |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,230 |percentage=27.54% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kandasamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,596 |percentage=24.78% |change=-39.95% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Venkatachalam |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=10,855 |percentage=11.40% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Rajathi |party=Independent politician |votes=685 |percentage=0.72% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=447 |percentage=0.47% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. C. Rajendiran |party=Independent politician |votes=351 |percentage=0.37% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Muthulingam |party=Independent politician |votes=288 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Sadeyan |party=Independent politician |votes=206 |percentage=0.22% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Moo. Marimuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=155 |percentage=0.16% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Maruthamuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=107 |percentage=0.11% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,079 |percentage=6.38% |change=-27.52% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=95,229 |percentage=65.03% |change= -2.36% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,50,564 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -30.80% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1984=

{{Election box begin|title= 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3331-tamil-nadu-1984/ |title=Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 1984 |publisher=Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in|access-date=18 May 2023}}{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1984 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120117121208/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf | archive-date = 17 Jan 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=T. Rajambal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=53,104 |percentage=64.73% |change=12.33% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Ravichandar |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=25,291 |percentage=30.83% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Kandasamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,479 |percentage=1.80% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Kullandi |party=Independent politician |votes=836 |percentage=1.02% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Raju |party=Independent politician |votes=803 |percentage=0.98% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kalia Perumal |party=Independent politician |votes=278 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Thangemuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=246 |percentage=0.30% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,813 |percentage=33.90% |change=29.11% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=82,037 |percentage=67.39% |change= 11.00% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,28,351 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 12.33% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1980=

{{Election box begin|title= 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1980 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006231656/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf | archive-date = 6 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=T. Rajambal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,217 |percentage=52.40% |change=24.42% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Devarajan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,718 |percentage=47.60% |change=11.27% }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,499 |percentage=4.80% |change=-3.56% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=72,935 |percentage=56.39% |change= 4.51% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,31,995 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 16.07% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1977=

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India | title = Statistical Report on General Election 1977 | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | access-date = 19 April 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf | archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. M. Raju |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=24,681 |percentage=36.33% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Kaliyaperumal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,004 |percentage=27.97% |change=-15.89% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Thangavelu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=13,603 |percentage=20.02% |change=-28.65% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=C. Veermani |party=Janata Party |votes=10,645 |percentage=15.67% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,677 |percentage=8.36% |change=3.55% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=67,933 |percentage=51.88% |change= -14.27% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,33,495 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.34% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1971=

{{Election box begin|title= 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{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=Moo. Marimuthu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,195 |percentage=48.67% |change=-6.72% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Er. Sappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,013 |percentage=43.86% |change=3.18% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. R. Palamuthu |party=Independent politician |votes=4,289 |percentage=6.48% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Shanmugan |party=Independent politician |votes=648 |percentage=0.98% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,182 |percentage=4.81% |change=-9.90% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=66,145 |percentage=66.16% |change= -3.82% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,04,113 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -6.72% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{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=Moo. Marimuthu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=33,289 |percentage=55.39% |change=18.85% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Doraisamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,448 |percentage=40.68% |change=-6.16% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. Muthusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,687 |percentage=2.81% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Vajjiravel |party=Independent politician |votes=353 |percentage=0.59% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=324 |percentage=0.54% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,841 |percentage=14.71% |change=4.41% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=60,101 |percentage=69.97% |change= 6.99% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,072 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 8.55% }}

{{Election box end}}

=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{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=A. Doraiswamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,286 |percentage=46.84% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. R. Thangavel |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=17,386 |percentage=36.54% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. Irusappan |party=Tamil National Party |votes=6,402 |percentage=13.45% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Arumugham |party=Swatantra Party |votes=1,507 |percentage=3.17% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,900 |percentage=10.30% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=47,581 |percentage=62.98% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,445 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Talavasal{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. Sambasivam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,738 |percentage=39.54% |change=39.54% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Gopala Chetty |party=Independent politician |votes=11,522 |percentage=30.92% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Ugravel |party=Independent politician |votes=7,458 |percentage=20.01% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Periasamy Moopan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,551 |percentage=9.53% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,216 |percentage=8.63% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=37,269 |percentage=49.72% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,952 |change = }}

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

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