St. Thomas Mount Assembly constituency
| St. Thomas Mount | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 16 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
 Dr. M. G. Ramachandran - only M.L.A. from this constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chingleput |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Total electors | 163,527 |
| Reservation | None |
The St. Thomas Mount Assembly constituency was one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. It was in existence for the 1967 and 1971 assembly elections. At that time, this constituency was represented only by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran. Later, it was merged with the Alandur assembly constituency from the 1977 assembly election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Assembly (Election) |
Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) |
15 March 1967 | 5 January 1971 | 4th (1967) |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 22 March 1971 | 14 October 1972 | 5th (1971) | ||||
| 17 October 1972 | 31 January 1976 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||
Election Results
[edit]Assembly election 1971
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. G. Ramachandran | 65,405 | 61.11 |  5.56
| |
| INC(O) | T. L. Raghupathy | 40,773 | 38.10 | New | |
| Independent | M. Varadarajan | 850 | 0.79 | New | |
| Majority | 24,632 | 23.01 | 11.09
| ||
| Turnout | 107,028 | 67.31 | 9.26
| ||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.56
|
|||
Assembly election 1967
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. G. Ramachandran | 54,106 | 66.67 | New | |
| INC | T. L. Raghupathy | 26,432 | 32.57 | New | |
| ABJS | K. Kasinathan | 613 | 0.76 | New | |
| Majority | 27,674 | 34.10 | New | ||
| Turnout | 81,151 | 76.57 | New | ||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "1971 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "1967 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.