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Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977 when it was abolished
Assembly segments
Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Kumbakonam
- Thiruvaiyaru
- Valangaimaan
- Papanasam
- Aduthurai
- Jayankondam
Members of the Parliament
Election results
General election 1971
General election 1967
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
DMK
|
Era Chezhiyan
|
213,866
|
48.6%
|
|
|
INC
|
C.R.P.Raman
|
193,827
|
44.0%
|
|
|
IND
|
L.Seshsdri
|
14,952
|
3.4%
|
|
|
IND
|
I.Bhaktar
|
3,443
|
0.8%
|
| Majority
|
20,039
|
4.6%
|
| Turnout
|
426,088
|
79.8%
|
|
|
DMK gain from INC
|
|
|
General election 1962
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
INC
|
C.R.Pattabiraman
|
155,389
|
45.8%
|
|
|
DMK
|
T.K.Sreenivasan
|
144,490
|
42.6%
|
|
|
PSP
|
S.A.Rahim
|
18,268
|
5.4%
|
|
|
IND
|
T.S.Krishnamoorthy
|
7,820
|
2.3%
|
|
|
IND
|
Irusappa Bhaktar
|
3,187
|
0.9%
|
| Majority
|
10,899
|
3.2%
|
| Turnout
|
329,154
|
72.9%
|
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
General election 1957
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
INC
|
C.R.Pattabiraman
|
127,631
|
58.7%
|
|
|
PSP
|
S.A.Rahim
|
60,309
|
27.8%
|
|
|
IND
|
R.M.Shesasdri
|
29,346
|
13.5%
|
| Majority
|
67,322
|
| Turnout
|
217,286
|
50.5%
|
|
|
INC Hold
|
|
|
General election 1952
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
INC
|
C.Ramasamy Mudhaliar
|
95,433
|
41.6%
|
|
|
IND
|
Ramaih
|
62,124
|
27.1%
|
|
|
IND
|
S.Ramanathan Chettiyar
|
33,286
|
14.5%
|
|
|
IND
|
K.Viswanathan
|
20,166
|
8.8%
|
|
|
IND
|
S.A.Ramaih
|
10,872
|
4.7%
|
|
|
IND
|
N.R.Narayanaswamy
|
7,576
|
3.3%
|
| Majority
|
33,309
|
14.5%
|
| Turnout
|
229,457
|
63.5%
|
|
|
INC Win (New Seat)
|
|
|
References
See also
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