Veluchamy Thevar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Independent candidate from Alangulam constituency in 1957 election.[1]

Electoral performance

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Alangulam[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Veluchamy Thevar 19,458 51.64% New
INC S. Chellapandian Thevar 15,362 40.77% +8.2
Independent Ambalavana Pillai 2,858 7.59% New
Margin of victory 4,096 10.87% 1.98%
Turnout 37,678 39.70% -14.07%
Registered electors 94,908
Independent gain from INC Swing 19.07%

References

  1. 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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