Virinchipuram
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictVellore
Established1962
Abolished1967
ReservationNone

Virinchipuram is a former state assembly constituency in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It exists from 1962 to 1971.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Winner Party
1962Sampangi Naidu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
1962
50.40%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Virinchipuram[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Sampangi Naidu 23,459 50.40%
INC Krishnamurthi 11,229 24.13%
Independent R. Radhakrishnan 5,489 11.79%
Independent A. M. Jayaraman 2,043 4.39%
Independent Neduncheralathan 1,826 3.92%
SWA Narayanaswami Mudaliar 1,339 2.88%
Independent T. R. Rangasamy Reddiar 587 1.26%
Independent V. P. Kuppusamy Gounder 570 1.22%
Margin of victory 12,230 26.28%
Turnout 46,542 60.45%
Registered electors 82,644
DMK win (new seat)

References

  1. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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