https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Acharapakkam_Assembly_constituency Acharapakkam Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T23:24:15Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Acharapakkam_Assembly_constituency&diff=344836&oldid=prev ImportMaster at 05:33, 18 May 2022 2022-05-18T05:33:54Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency <br /> | image = <br /> | parl_name = State Assembly<br /> | established = 1962<br /> | district = [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]<br /> | constituency= Acharapakkam Assembly constituency<br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> | mla = [[Sankaravalli|Sankara Valli @ Sankari Narayanan]]<br /> | year = 2006<br /> | name = Acharapakkam<br /> | electors= 1,46,977<br /> | reservation = General<br /> <br /> | abolished= 2006<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Acharapakkam&#039;&#039;&#039; (SC) was a [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly constituency]] in [[Kancheepuram district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{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=25 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archivedate=14 June 2012 }}&lt;/ref&gt; It included the town, [[Acharapakkam]]. . Acharapakkam assembly constituency (SC) was part of [[Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)]] which is now defunct.<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Assembly<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|Third]]<br /> | 1962<br /> | [[Venkatasubba Reddy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Madras State legislative assembly election|Fourth]]<br /> | 1967<br /> | [[P. S. Ellappan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Fifth]]<br /> | 1971-77<br /> | [[V. Balasundaram]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Sixth]]<br /> | 1977-80<br /> | [[K. Ethirajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Seventh]]<br /> | 1980-84<br /> | [[C. Ganesan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eighth]]<br /> | 1984-89<br /> | [[K. Ethirajan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Ninth]]<br /> | 1989-91<br /> | [[E. Ramakrishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Tenth]]<br /> | 1991-96<br /> | [[E. Ramakrishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Eleventh]]<br /> | 1996-01<br /> | [[S. Mathivanan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Twelfth]]<br /> | 2001-02<br /> | [[A. Selvaraj]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2002–03_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_by-elections|2002 By-elections]]<br /> | 2002-06<br /> | [[A. Boovaraghamoorthy]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/aiadmk-wrests-two-seats/article27850505.ece | location=Chennai, India | newspaper=The Hindu | title=AIADMK wrests two seats | date=3 June 2002 | accessdate=3 July 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|Thirteenth]]<br /> | 2006-2011<br /> | [[Sankara Valli]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election Results==<br /> ===2006=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sankaravalli|Sankara Valli @ Sankari Narayanan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=55,116 |percentage=50.56% |change=12.23% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Saraswathi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,260 |percentage=36.02% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kantha Gurunathan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=10,478 |percentage=9.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. K. Balasundaram |party=Independent politician |votes=1,926 |percentage=1.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. M. Shanmugam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,629 |percentage=1.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Anandan |party=Independent politician |votes=594 |percentage=0.54% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,856 |percentage=14.55% |change=-0.81% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=109,003 |percentage=74.16% |change= 14.00% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 146,977 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Pattali Makkal Katchi |swing= -3.12% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> <br /> ===Bye-election, 2002===<br /> Source: &#039;&#039;[[The Hindu]]&#039;&#039;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/06/03/stories/2002060302730400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105080534/http://www.hindu.com/2002/06/03/stories/2002060302730400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-05 |title=Dalits favour AIADMK in Acharapakkam |date=2002-06-03 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-09-21}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> The MDMK, did not contest this seat, instead supported the PMK candidate, which also got the support of DMK and BJP.<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2002–03 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: Acharapakkam<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |candidate = [[A. Boovaragamoorthy]]<br /> |votes = 55,507 <br /> |percentage = 53.4%<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> |candidate = D. Parventhan<br /> |votes = 37,590<br /> |percentage = 36.2%<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Communist Party of India<br /> |candidate = P.S. Ellappan<br /> |votes = 4,047<br /> |percentage = 3.9%<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Ambedkar Puratchikara Makkal Katchi<br /> |candidate = S.J. Raja<br /> |votes = 1,928<br /> |percentage = 1.9%<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 17,917<br /> |percentage = 3.89%<br /> |change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 103,911<br /> |percentage = 62.1%<br /> |change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Selvaraj]] |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=54,114 |percentage=53.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. T. Murugesan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=38,636 |percentage=38.33% |change=-17.81% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Sekar |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,397 |percentage=3.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Balaraman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,153 |percentage=2.14% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Kadirvelu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,943 |percentage=1.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Kothandam |party=Independent politician |votes=550 |percentage=0.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,478 |percentage=15.36% |change=-10.75% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=100,793 |percentage=60.16% |change= -8.93% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 167,541 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -2.46% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1996=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. Mathivanan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=54,558 |percentage=56.15% |change=26.36% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Boovaraghamoorthy]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=29,187 |percentage=30.04% |change=-26.26% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Adhikesavan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=8,098 |percentage=8.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. V. Nagarajan |party=Janata Dal |votes=2,676 |percentage=2.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Kadirvelu |party=Independent politician |votes=656 |percentage=0.68% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. K. Varatharajan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=350 |percentage=0.36% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. G. Selladurai |party=Independent politician |votes=305 |percentage=0.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Mari @ Marinath |party=Independent politician |votes=259 |percentage=0.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Kannan |party=Independent politician |votes=239 |percentage=0.25% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=238 |percentage=0.24% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Er. Arumugam |party=Independent politician |votes=185 |percentage=0.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,371 |percentage=26.11% |change=-0.41% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=97,170 |percentage=69.09% |change= -0.20% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,264 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.15% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1991=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. Ramakrishnan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=52,494 |percentage=56.30% |change=40.13% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Jayapal |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=27,769 |percentage=29.78% |change=-21.84% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghavan Alias Ambedkar Pithan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=11,465 |percentage=12.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Vinayagam |party=Independent politician |votes=737 |percentage=0.79% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Mohan |party=Independent politician |votes=461 |percentage=0.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Manoharan |party=Tharasu Makkal Mandram |votes=315 |percentage=0.34% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,725 |percentage=26.52% |change=-8.94% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=93,241 |percentage=69.29% |change= 4.22% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,588 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.68% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1989=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. Ramakrishnan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=40,609 |percentage=51.62% |change=7.79% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Singaram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,716 |percentage=16.16% |change=-38.49% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Ramalingam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,534 |percentage=13.39% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhanasingh |party=Independent politician |votes=10,122 |percentage=12.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Mariappan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,921 |percentage=3.71% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Goodalore Jayaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=1,205 |percentage=1.53% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Kupuswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=328 |percentage=0.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Ponnuswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=162 |percentage=0.21% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Munuswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=67 |percentage=0.09% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=27,893 |percentage=35.46% |change=24.64% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=78,664 |percentage=65.07% |change= -10.15% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,447 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -3.03% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1984=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Ethirajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=43,323 |percentage=54.66% |change=4.57% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[E. Ramakrishnan]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,744 |percentage=43.83% |change=-6.08% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Sukumaran |party=Independent politician |votes=1,199 |percentage=1.51% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,579 |percentage=10.82% |change=10.65% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=79,266 |percentage=75.22% |change= 5.57% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,675 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 4.57% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1980=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. Ganesan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,233 |percentage=50.08% |change=6.90% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. M. Manavalan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=35,114 |percentage=49.92% |change=11.24% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=119 |percentage=0.17% |change=-4.35% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=70,347 |percentage=69.65% |change= 5.70% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 102,790 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.90% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1977=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&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=[[K. Ethirajan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=26,756 |percentage=43.19% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Muthuvel |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=23,959 |percentage=38.67% |change=-28.09% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Kuppuswamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,366 |percentage=10.28% |change=-12.29% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Ayyavoo |party=Janata Party |votes=4,871 |percentage=7.86% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,797 |percentage=4.51% |change=-39.69% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=61,952 |percentage=63.94% |change= -10.00% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,677 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -23.58% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1971=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[V. Balasundaram]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=39,816 |percentage=66.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[C. Ganesan]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,457 |percentage=22.57% |change=-15.33% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Perumal |party=Independent politician |votes=4,346 |percentage=7.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Elumalai |party=Independent politician |votes=1,652 |percentage=2.77% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. R. Jeyaraj |party=Independent politician |votes=365 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=26,359 |percentage=44.20% |change=19.99% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=59,636 |percentage=73.94% |change= -3.68% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,083 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= 4.66% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1967=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[P. S. Ellappan]] |party=Swatantra Party |votes=38,223 |percentage=62.11% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Saradambal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,322 |percentage=37.89% |change=-10.66% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,901 |percentage=24.21% |change=16.31% }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=61,545 |percentage=77.62% |change= 4.42% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,554 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Swatantra Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 13.55% }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===1962=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]] : Acharapakkam&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Venkatasubba Reddy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,170 |percentage=48.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Venka |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=22,748 |percentage=40.65% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=O. N. Borai Babu |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=6,044 |percentage=10.80% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,422 |percentage=7.90% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=55,962 |percentage=73.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,633 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> ==External Links==<br /> {{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 }}<br /> <br /> {{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Kanchipuram district]]</div> ImportMaster