Valavanur Assembly constituency

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = SLA

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| established = 1957

| district = Viluppuram

| loksabha_cons = Viluppuram

| state = Tamil Nadu

| name = Valavanur

| electors = 1,02,634

| reservation = None

| abolished = 1962

}}

Valavanur is a former state assembly constituency in Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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!Winner

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1962K. M. Krishna Goundar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1957A. Govindasam Nayagar{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|54.88}}

{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|Independent politician}}|61.39}}

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=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Valavanur{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |title=1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India |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. M. Krishna Goundar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,580 |percentage=54.88% |change=23.54% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Govindasamy |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=31,718 |percentage=45.12% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,862 |percentage=9.76% |change=-20.28% }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=70,298 |percentage=71.54% |change= 16.44% }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,02,634 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= -6.51% }}

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=1957=

{{Election box begin|title= 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Valavanur{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. Govindasam Nayagar |party=Independent politician |votes=31,836 |percentage=61.39% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=K. M. Krishna Goundar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,256 |percentage=31.35% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Alagappa |party=Independent politician |votes=3,769 |percentage=7.27% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,580 |percentage=30.04% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=51,861 |percentage=55.10% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 94,114 |change = }}

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

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References

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