RAMANATHAPURAM
Constituency no. 34 in Madras · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Madras also has an assembly constituency called RAMANATHAPURAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 1962
N. ARUNACHALAM
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
IND
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
30,883
8.74% of valid votes
Result, 1962
Runner-up
SWASALIVATEESWARAN
- Votes
- 1,14,513
- Vote share
- 32.40%
- Behind by
- 30,883
Electors
5,17,361
Total votes polled
3,53,453
Valid votes
3,53,453
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 1962
5 candidates · 3,53,453 valid votes
N. ARUNACHALAMINCwon
1,45,396
41.1%
SALIVATEESWARANSWA
1,14,513
32.4%
MANGALASAMYCPI
75,089
21.2%
RAMAN CHETTYIND
10,376
2.9%
R. K. RAMAKRISHNANIND
8,079
2.3%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. SHERIFF | IND | 1,80,392 | 47.23% | S. BALAKRISHNAN | 32,025 |
| 1962 | N. ARUNACHALAM | INC | 1,45,396 | 41.14% | SALIVATEESWARAN | 30,883 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
