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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kovilpalayam<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = <br />
| constituency_no = <br />
| established = 1951<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| abolished = 1967<br />
| electors = 80,641<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kovilpalayam Assembly constituency''' was former [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Coimbatore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1967.<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! colspan="2"| Party<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|'''Madras State'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
| V . K . Palani Swamy Gounder<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| C. Subramaniam<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
{{Bar box<br />
| float=right<br />
| title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
| titlebar=#ddd<br />
| width=300px<br />
| barwidth=275px<br />
| bars=<br />
{{Bar percent<br />
| [[#1962|1962]]<br />
| {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 51.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Bar percent<br />
| [[#1957|1957]]<br />
| {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 56.27<br />
}}<br />
{{Bar percent<br />
| [[#1952|1952]]<br />
| {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 54.99<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== 1962 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
| title = [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Koilpalayam<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder <br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| votes = 27,464<br />
| percentage = 51.22%<br />
| change = -5.05%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = K. Gopal<br />
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
| votes = 13,636<br />
| percentage = 25.43%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = C. Gurusami Naidu<br />
| party = Praja Socialist Party<br />
| votes = 11,216<br />
| percentage = 20.92%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = S. Krishnasami Gounder<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| votes = 1,308<br />
| percentage = 2.44%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory<br />
| votes = 13,828<br />
| percentage = 25.79%<br />
| change = 7.17%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 53,624<br />
| percentage = 70.77%<br />
| change = 8.85%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
| reg. electors = 80,641<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| winner = Indian National Congress<br />
| loser = Indian National Congress<br />
| swing = -5.05%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1957 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
| title = [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Koilpalayam<ref>{{Cite web | last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1957 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = C. Subramaniam<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| votes = 27,199<br />
| percentage = 56.27%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = C. Guruswamy Naidu<br />
| party = Praja Socialist Party<br />
| votes = 18,202<br />
| percentage = 37.66%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = N. Krishnamurthy<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| votes = 2,937<br />
| percentage = 6.08%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory<br />
| votes = 8,997<br />
| percentage = 18.61%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 48,338<br />
| percentage = 61.92%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
| reg. electors = 78,059<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| winner = Indian National Congress<br />
| loser =<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 1952 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
| title = [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Koilpalaiyam<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = V . K . Palani Swamy Gounder<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| votes = 20,539<br />
| percentage = 54.99%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = Ramaswamy Naidu<br />
| party = Socialist Party (India)<br />
| votes = 10,193<br />
| percentage = 27.29%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = Shanmugasundaram Chettiar<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| votes = 5,336<br />
| percentage = 14.29%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| candidate = Stephen<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| votes = 1,281<br />
| percentage = 3.43%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory<br />
| votes = 10,346<br />
| percentage = 27.70%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 37,349<br />
| percentage = 55.66%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
| reg. electors = 67,098<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
| winner = Indian National Congress<br />
| loser =<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{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 />
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{{Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Coimbatore district]]<br />
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1967]]<br />
[[Category:1967 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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