Uthamapalayam Assembly constituency

Uthamapalayam is a former state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2]

Uthamapalayam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
Established1952
Abolished1962
Total electors91,106
ReservationNone

Madras State
Year Winner Party
1952 A. S. Subbaraj Indian National Congress
1957 K. Pandiaraj
1962 M. Rajangam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results
Vote share of Winning candidates
1962
 
 42.99%
1957
 
 53.60%
1952
 
 48.56%

1962
1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Uthamapalayam[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Rajangam 28,907 42.99%
INC K. S. Rajagopal 27,368 40.70% -12.91%
CPI S. Venkitasamy Gowder 9,674 14.39%
SWA K. V. Rengasamy Gowder 1,297 1.93%
Margin of victory 1,539 2.29% -8.77%
Turnout 67,246 75.97% 15.86%
Registered electors 91,106
DMK gain from INC Swing -10.62%

1957
1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Uthamapalayam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Pandiaraj 30,559 53.60% 5.04%
Independent P. T. Rajan 24,256 42.55%
Independent S. N. Ponnusamy 2,193 3.85%
Margin of victory 6,303 11.06% -5.55%
Turnout 57,008 60.11% -16.35%
Registered electors 94,840
INC hold Swing 5.04%

1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Uthamapalayam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. S. Subbaraj 25,939 48.56% 48.56%
Socialist Muthiah 17,069 31.96%
Independent Sonaimuthu 8,836 16.54%
KMPP Ramaswami Servai 1,570 2.94%
Margin of victory 8,870 16.61%
Turnout 53,414 76.46%
Registered electors 69,858
INC win (new seat)

References
  1. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  5. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.


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