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

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!Year

!Winner

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1962Ramasamy Udayar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1952P. Kandasamy Gounder{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}

Election results

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{{bar percent|1962|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|55.51}}

{{bar percent|1952|{{party color|Independent politician}}|45.43}}

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=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}}

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