https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=A._K._Ranganathan A. K. Ranganathan - Revision history 2026-08-01T06:33:09Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=A._K._Ranganathan&diff=483764&oldid=prev MDPOliva97 at 02:15, 1 April 2026 2026-04-01T02:15:05Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox officeholder<br /> | name = A. K. Ranganathan<br /> | image = <br /> | image size = <br /> | caption = <br /> | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1937}}<br /> | birth_place = Marungur<br /> | death_date = <br /> | death_place = <br /> | office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br /> | constituency1 = [[Vellore Assembly constituency|Vellore]]<br /> | term_start1 = 1977<br /> | term_end1 = 1980<br /> | predecessor1 =[[M. P. Sarathi]]<br /> | successor1 = [[V. M. Devaraj]]<br /> | office2 = <br /> | constituency2 = <br /> | term_start2 = <br /> | term_end2 = <br /> | successor2 =<br /> | term_start3 = <br /> | term_end3 = <br /> | term_start4 = <br /> | term_end4 = <br /> | party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /> | spouse = <br /> | alma_mater = <br /> | relations = <br /> | children = <br /> | profession = Politics<br /> | footnotes = <br /> | date = <br /> | year = <br /> | website =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;A. K. Ranganathan&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Indian politician]] and a former Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected as a member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 1977|1971 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections]] from [[Vellore Assembly constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ”Who&#039;s Who” 1977. Madras-600009: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. November 1977. p. 357-358&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/vellore-tamil-nadu-assembly-constituency | title=Vellore Assembly Constituency Election Result | publisher=ResultUniversity.com | accessdate=16 September 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Electoral performance==<br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Vellore&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=A. K. Ranganathan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,590 |percentage=30.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=A. K. Lalalajpathy |party=Janata Party |votes=25,758 |percentage=29.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. M. Devaraj |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=21,229 |percentage=24.33% |change=-28.52 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=V. Dakshinamoorthy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,043 |percentage=13.80% |change=-30.14 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=G. Moorthv |party=Independent politician |votes=1,064 |percentage=1.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=832 |percentage=0.95% |change= -7.95% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=87,258 |percentage=67.63% |change= -3.80% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,154 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -22.38% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranganathan, A. K.}}<br /> [[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1977–1980]]<br /> [[Category:1937 births]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]</div> MDPOliva97