Washermanpet Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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| Washermanpet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Total electors | 1,09,476 |
| Reservation | None |
Washermanpet was an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1971 elections.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jeevanandam | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 38,989 | 54.04% | 3.35% | |
| INC | Ananthan | 32,231 | 44.68% | 4.60% | |
| Independent | K V Manavala Naicker | 923 | 1.28% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,758 | 9.37% | −1.25% | ||
| Turnout | 72,143 | 67.46% | −9.22% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,09,476 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 3.35% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 34,571 | 50.70% | 15.33% | |
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 27,329 | 40.08% | 2.31% | |
| Independent | R. Nayakar | 6,072 | 8.90% | ||
| Independent | K. Balakrishnan | 218 | 0.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,242 | 10.62% | 8.22% | ||
| Turnout | 68,190 | 76.68% | 1.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,287 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.93% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 25,732 | 37.77% | 8.28% | |
| DMK | M. Vedachalam | 24,095 | 35.37% | ||
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 10,049 | 14.75% | ||
| SWA | P. M. Lingesan | 8,250 | 12.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,637 | 2.40% | 1.17% | ||
| Turnout | 68,126 | 75.32% | 33.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,359 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.28% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 11,770 | 29.49% | 3.20% | |
| Independent | N. Jeevarathanam | 11,279 | 28.26% | ||
| Independent | P. M. Lingesan | 9,152 | 22.93% | ||
| CPI | A. S. K. Lyengar | 7,005 | 17.55% | ||
| Independent | S. Daivasigamoney | 707 | 1.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 491 | 1.23% | −5.70% | ||
| Turnout | 39,913 | 41.37% | −7.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,480 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | -3.73% | |||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 12,526 | 33.22% | ||
| INC | Radhakrishna Pillai | 9,914 | 26.29% | 26.29% | |
| Independent | Albert Jesudason | 3,649 | 9.68% | ||
| Independent | Jevarathinam | 3,618 | 9.59% | ||
| Independent | Pandian | 2,409 | 6.39% | ||
| TTP | Parthasarathy Naicker | 1,791 | 4.75% | ||
| Independent | B. Paramanandam | 1,311 | 3.48% | ||
| KMPP | Seetharaman Nayudu | 734 | 1.95% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Nayudu | 582 | 1.54% | ||
| Independent | Arjuna Naicker | 448 | 1.19% | ||
| Independent | Ramanathan | 298 | 0.79% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,612 | 6.93% | |||
| Turnout | 37,710 | 48.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 77,709 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||