Vazhapadi Assembly constituency
{{Short description|1962 Madras Assembly Election, Vazhapadi constitution}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Vazhapadi
| state = Tamil Nadu
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| established = 1951
| district = Salem
| loksabha_cons =
| reservation = None
| abolished= 1967
}}
Vazhapadi is a former state assembly constituency in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1967.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=1962=
{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vazhapadi{{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=Ramasamy Udayar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,154 |percentage=55.51% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ponnumalai |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,259 |percentage=41.44% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Kuppusamy |party=Independent politician |votes=1,202 |percentage=2.14% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vyamalai |party=Independent politician |votes=506 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,895 |percentage=14.07% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,121 |percentage=73.37% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,148 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1952=
{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vazhapadi{{cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | 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=P. Kandasamy Gounder |party=Independent politician |votes=16,245 |percentage=45.43% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. A. Rajarathnam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,290 |percentage=37.17% |change=37.17% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. Ramaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=2,759 |percentage=7.72% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Podujanaupa T. V. Anganna Chettiar |party=Independent politician |votes=2,293 |percentage=6.41% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Thiruvenginathan |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=1,168 |percentage=3.27% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,955 |percentage=8.26% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=35,755 |percentage=51.26% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,749 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Independent politician |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
References
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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 }}
{{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}
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Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu
Category:Constituencies established in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in Madras State
Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1967
Category:1967 disestablishments in India
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