A. Thangavelu
A. Thangavelu | |
|---|---|
| Members of Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Constituency | Tindivanam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1917 |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Farmer |
A. Thangavelu was an Indian politician and former member of Tamil Nadu Assembly. He was a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and served as the MLA of Tindivanam Assembly constituency from 1962 to 1967.
Personal life
[edit]Thangavelu was born on 6th April 1917 at Kaveripakkam of Ranipettai District in Tamil Nadu. He has completed special teacher training at Chidambaram, Annamalai University.[1]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangavelu A. | 27,687 | 45.33 | New | |
| INC | Veerappa Kounder P. | 27,422 | 44.90 | +24.23 | |
| CPI | R. Murugesan | 4,927 | 8.07 | New | |
| Independent | M. Krishnan | 1,044 | 1.71 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 265 | 0.43 | −1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 61,080 | 71.79 | −17.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,723 | ||||
| DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 18.33 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ Madras Legislative Assembly Who Who 1962. Madras-9: Legislative Assembly Department. April 1962. p. 225.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
