Indian general election in Madras, 1962
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The Indian general election, 1962
polls in Tamil Nadu
were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress
winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu.
Indian general election, 1962
India held general elections to the 3rd Lok Sabha. Jawaharlal Nehru had led the Congress to a resounding victory in the 1962 elections with a majority win. During his tenure the Congress leader had also envisaged a new look for the country in the areas of development and growth...
polls in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu.
Results by Alliance
| INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
SEATS | DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
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| INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
31 | DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
7 | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
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| FB All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... |
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| SWA Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj... |
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| TOTAL (1967) | 31 | TOTAL (1967) | 7 | TOTAL (1967) | 3 |
| TOTAL (1962) | 24 | TOTAL (1962) | n/a | TOTAL (1962) | 10 |
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras North | P. Srinivasan | INC | 8,849 | Abdul Samad Abdul Samad Abdul Samad is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 911.-Age:... |
ML |
| Madras South | K. Manoharan Nanjil K. Manoharan Nanjil K. Manoharan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was Tamil Nadu's minister of Finance during 1977-80 and minister of Revenue during 1996-2000.- Personal life :... |
DMK | 62,146 | C. R. Ramaswamy C. R. Ramaswamy C. R. Ramaswamy was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mylapore constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1952, and 1957 elections.... |
INC |
| Sriperumbudur Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency) Sriperumbudur Loksabha constituency is one of the largest constituency in Tamilnadu.-Assembly segments:-Before 2009:#Gummidipundi #Ponneri #Sriperumbudur... |
P. Sivasankaran | DMK | 15,372 | K. Munuswamy | INC |
| Chengalpattu Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency) Chengalpattu is a defunct Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was earlier known as Chingleput. This constituency no longer exists, since it was removed after 2009, due to delimitation.-Assembly segments:... |
O. V. Alagesan O. V. Alagesan Ozhalur Viswanatha Mudaliar Alagesan was an Indian politician and freedom fighter from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament from 1951 to 1957, 1962 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1979.... |
INC | 19,878 | S. Krishnaswamy S. Krishnaswamy S. Krishnaswamy is an Indian documentary film-maker and writer who won the Padmashri award in 2009. His recent works include three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks... |
IND |
| Tiruvallur Thiruvallur (Lok Sabha constituency) Thiruvallur is a newly formed Lok Sabha constituency after the 2008 delimitation. It was formed after merging the assembly segments of Gummidipoondi, Ponneri , Tiruvallur and Poonamallee , which were earlier part of Sriperumbudur constituency and the newly formed Avadi and Madhavaram assembly... |
V. Govindaswamy Naidu | INC | 13,435 | M. Gopal | DMK |
| Vellore Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Vellore changed 1.1.09 Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Katpadi#Gudiyatham#Pernambut #Anaicut#Vellore#ArniAfter delimitation, it is currently composed of#Vellore#Anaicut... |
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INC | 23,966 | N. Sivaraj N. Sivaraj Rao Bahadur Namasivayam Sivaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and Dalit activist from the state of Tamil Nadu... |
REP |
| Vandavasi Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency) Vandavasi was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.-Assembly segments:Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :... |
Jayaraman | INC | 10,797 | M. Krishnaswami | REP |
| Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Lok Sabha constituency) Tiruvannamalai is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was created during 2008 assembly delimitation from former Tiruppattur constituency.- Assembly segments :#Jolarpet#Tiruppattur#Chengam #Tiruvannamalai#Kilpennathur#Kalasapakkam... |
Dharmalingam | DMK | 3,726 | G. Neelakantan | INC |
| Tindivanam Tindivanam (Lok Sabha constituency) Tindivanam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is defunct.-Assembly segments:Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :... |
R. Venkatasubba Reddiar | INC | 14,297 | K. Ramamoorthi Gounder | SWA |
| Cuddalore Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Before 2009, Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Ulundurpet #Nellikkuppam#Cuddalore#Panruti#Rishivandinam#Sankarapuram... |
T. Ramabadra Naidu | DMK | 35,387 | T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu T. D. Muthukumaraswamy Naidu was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Cuddalore constituency as an Independent candidate in 1957 election.... |
INC |
| Chidambaram Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency) Chidambaram is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Before 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Kurinjipadi... |
R. Kanagasabai | INC | 4,060 | R. Thillai Mailalan | DMK |
| Tirukoilur | L. Elayaperumal | INC | 17,700 | C. Govindaraju | DMK |
| Tiruppattur Tiruppattur (Lok Sabha constituency) Tiruppattur was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.-Assembly segments:Tiruppattur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :... |
R. Muthu Gounder | DMK | 33,635 | Duraisamy Gounder | INC |
| Krishnagiri Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency) -Before 2009:#Hosur#Thalli#Kaveripattinam#Krishnagiri#Bargur#Palacode -2009-present:#Uthangarai #Bargur#Krishnagiri#Veppanahalli#Hosur#Thalli-Members of Parliament:- Election results :... |
K. Rajaram K. Rajaram K. Rajaram was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when... |
DMK | 8,601 | C. R. Narasimhan C. R. Narasimhan Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari Narasimhan was an Indian politician, freedom-fighter and member of the Indian Parliament from 1952 to 1962. He was the son of Indian statesman Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.- Early life :... |
INC |
| Salem Salem (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Salem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Omalur#Salem North#Salem South#Salem West#Veerapandi#Edappadi-Members of the Parliament:Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation... |
S. V. Ramaswamy S. V. Ramaswamy S. V. Ramaswamy was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Salem constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1951, 1957 and 1962 elections.- References :... |
INC | 11,738 | K. Rajagopal K. Rajagopal Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach.... |
DMK |
| Tiruchengode Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency) Tiruchengode was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.-Assembly segments:Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Kapilamalai... |
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INC | 12,164 | S. Kandappan S. Kandappan S. Kandappan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruchengode constituency in 1971 election.... |
DMK |
| Namakkal Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency) Namakkal is a Lok sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It was a part of Rasipuram Loksabha in previous parliament Election. Namakkal Loksabha Constituency consists of Sankari, Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Namakkal, Paramathi-Velur and Tiruchengodu assembly segments... |
V. K. Ramaswamy V. K. Ramaswamy Virinchirpuram Krishnamoorthi Ramaswamy is a former Indian Test cricket umpire.Ramaswamy was born in Madras and worked for Indian Railways. He umpired in Indian domestic first-class matches from the early 1970s, including the finals of the Ranji Trophy in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, and 1997 and the... |
INC | 8,951 | M. P. Vadivelu | DMK |
| Erode Erode (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly constituents:* Kumarapalayam* Erode * Erode * Modakurichi* Dharapuram * Kangayam- Members of Parliament :-References:... |
Paramasiva Gounder | INC | 39,178 | Narayanan Narayanan Narayanan may mean*Narayana, an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu and in many contemporary vernaculars, a common Indian name.*R. K. Narayan, a widely read Indian novelist writing in English.*K. R. Narayanan, the tenth President of the Republic of India.... |
DMK |
| Gobichettipalayam Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency) Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has been removed by Election commission after rearrangement of constituencies in 2008.-Assembly segments:Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :... |
P. G. Karuthiruman P. G. Karuthiruman P. G. Karuthiruman is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Gobichettipalayam constituency in 1957 election and from Sathyamangalam constituency in 1967... |
INC | 71,435 | K. M. Ramaswamy Gounder | IND |
| Nilgiris Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency) Nilgiris is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Mettupalayam#Avanashi... |
Akkamma Devi | INC | 88,121 | M. E. Madhanan | CPI |
| Coimbatore Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency) Coimbatore is one of the largest Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamilnadu.-Assembly segments:Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Singanallur#Coimbatore West#Coimbatore East#Perur#Palladam... |
P. R. Ramakrishnan | INC | 42,561 | Parvathi Krishnan Parvathi Krishnan Parvathi Krishnan is an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India.-Early life:Parvathi was born on March 15, 1919 to P. Subbarayan and Radhabai Subbarayan. She did her B. A... |
CPI |
| Pollachi Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency) -Before 2009:#Kinathukkadavu#Pollachi#Valparai #Udumalpet#Pongalur#Dharapuram -2009-present:#Thondamuthur#Kinathukadavu#Pollachi#Valparai #Udumalpet#Madathukulam-Members of Parliament:... |
C. Subramanian | INC | 100,097 | R. M. Ramasamy | SWA |
| Periyakulam Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :#Periyakulam#Theni#Bodinayakkanur#Cumbum#Andipatti#SedapattiIt is Renamed as Theni Lok sabha constituency-Members of the Parliament:... |
Malaichamy Thevar | INC | 2,899 | Muthiaiah | IND |
| Madurai Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Madurai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Madurai North#Madurai West#Madurai Central#Madurai East#Madurai South#Melur-Members of Parliament:- Election results : -References:... |
N. M. R. Subbaraman | INC | 17,188 | K. T. K. Thangamani K. T. K. Thangamani K. T. K. Thangamani was a politician from Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was a senior Communist leader and former State secretary of the Communist Party of India. He was also a prominent trade union leader. He died at the age of 88 on 26 December 2001. He was also a member of Lok Sabha elected from... |
CPI |
| Melur | P. Maruthaiah | INC | 12,919 | V. S. Sivaprakasam | SWA |
| Dindigul Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency) -Before 2009:#Tirumanagalam #Usilampatti #Nilakottai #Sholavandan #Dindigul#Athoor-2009-present:#Palani#Oddachatram#Athoor... |
T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran | INC | 53,653 | M. S. Abdul Khader | DMK |
| Karur Karur (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Karur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Aravakurichi#Karur#Krishnarayapuram #Manapparai#Vedasanthur#Viralimalai-Members of Parliament:-Election results: -See also:* Karur... |
R. Ramanathan Chettiar | INC | 39,156 | P. Ponnambala Gounder | SWA |
| Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:The Tiruchirappalli Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: :#Musiri#Lalgudi#Perambalur#Thuraiyur#Manachanallur#Kulithalai-Members of Parliament:- Election results : -References:* -See also:... |
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CPI | 9,374 | M. K. M. Abdul Salam | INC |
| Perambalur Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency) Perambalur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Before 2009,Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Uppiliapuram #Perambalur #Varahur... |
Era. Sezhiyan | DMK | 55,390 | M. Palaniyandi M. Palaniyandi Maruthaiya Palaniyandi was an Indian politician and trade union leader from Tamil Nadu. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and later, Tamil Maanila Congress.- Personal life :... |
INC |
| Pudukkottai Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency) Pudukkottai was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation in 2009, it is now a defunct constituency.-Assembly segments:Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments :... |
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CPI | 30,218 | L. Alagusundaram Chettiar | INC |
| Kumbakonam Kumbakonam (Lok Sabha constituency) Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977 when it was abolished-Assembly segments:Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments :#Orathanad#Tiruvaiyaru#Papanasam... |
C. R. Pattabiraman | INC | 10,899 | T. K. Srinivasan | DMK |
| Mayuram | Maragatham | INC | 43,271 | Subbiravelu | DMK |
| Nagapattinam Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency) Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Nannilam #Tiruvarur #Nagapattinam#Vedaranyam... |
Gopalsamy Thengondar | INC | 32,417 | C. Kandasamy Thevar | CPI |
| Thanjavur Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments :#Orathanad#Thiruvonam#Thanjavur#Tiruvaiyaru#Papanasam#Valangiman... |
Vairava Thevar | INC | 28,073 | Vallatharasu | PSP |
| Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments before 2008:Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Manamadurai #Paramakudi #Ramanathapuram#Kadaladi#Mudukulathur#Aruppukottai-Assembly segments after 2008:#Paramakudi... |
N. Arunachalam | INC | 30,833 | Salivatteeswaran | SWA |
| Aruppukkottai | U. Muthuramalinga Thevar | FB | 19,853 | Arumugasami | INC |
| Koilpatti | S. C. Balakrishnan | INC | 56,332 | Velu Kudumban | SWA |
| Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency) Tirunelveli is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest Lok Sabha constituency in India since independence.-Assembly segments:... |
Muthiah | INC | 22,019 | Mariadhas Rathnaswamy | SWA |
| Tenkasi Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency) Tenkasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :... |
M. P. Swamy | INC | 71,440 | S. A. Muruganandam | CPI |
| Tiruchendur Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency) -Assembly segments:Before constituencies realignment, Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency used to be composed of the following assembly segments:*Cheranmadevi* Nanguneri* Radhapuram* Sathankulam* Tiruchendur*Kanyakumari.-List of elected members:- 2004 :... |
T. T. Krishnamachari T. T. Krishnamachari - References :... |
INC | Unopposed | N/A | |
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INC | 75,621 | P. Vivekananda | IND |