https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gangaikondan_Assembly_constituency Gangaikondan Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T13:50:09Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Gangaikondan_Assembly_constituency&diff=499819&oldid=prev Hayaat at 23:20, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:20:42Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|State assembly constituency}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | name = Gangaikondan<br /> | map_image = <br /> | established = 1962<br /> | district = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = <br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished= 1971<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gangaikondan&#039;&#039;&#039; was a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was in existence from the 1962&lt;ref name=delimitation1961&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3950-dpaco-1961/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=7 December 1961 |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; to 1971 state elections.<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Winner<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;| Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | [[R. S. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |rowspan=2|A. Karuppiah<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangaikondan&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=A. Karuppiah |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=32,963 |percentage=58.83% |change=-0.76% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Koil Pillai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,207 |percentage=32.49% |change=-4.46% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. P. Karunanithi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,221 |percentage=5.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Padmanabhan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,641 |percentage=2.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,756 |percentage=26.33% |change=3.69% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=56,032 |percentage=63.88% |change= -4.19% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,985 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -0.76% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangaikondan&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=A. Karuppiah |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=34,797 |percentage=59.59% |change=39.84% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Chellappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,576 |percentage=36.95% |change=2.03% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Parasesi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,029 |percentage=1.76% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Raman |party=Independent politician |votes=602 |percentage=1.03% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Rmaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=389 |percentage=0.67% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,221 |percentage=22.64% |change=15.14% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=58,393 |percentage=68.07% |change= 9.40% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,350 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 24.67% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1962===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangaikondan&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=[[R. S. Arumugam]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,548 |percentage=34.92% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=S. Chelliah |party=Independent politician |votes=13,780 |percentage=27.42% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T. K. Velu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=9,926 |percentage=19.75% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Raman |party=Swatantra Party |votes=6,556 |percentage=13.04% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Chidambaranathan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,105 |percentage=2.20% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Ponnuchamy |party=Independent politician |votes=511 |percentage=1.02% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Arunachalam Kudumbar |party=Independent politician |votes=449 |percentage=0.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=P. Baliah |party=Independent politician |votes=382 |percentage=0.76% |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,768 |percentage=7.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=50,257 |percentage=58.67% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 89,573 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> * {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|accessdate= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate= 5 October 2010}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|8.86|77.78|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Tirunelveli district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in Madras State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1971]]<br /> [[Category:1971 disestablishments in India]]<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> {{Tirunelveli-geo-stub}}<br /> {{India-constituency-stub}}</div> Hayaat