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S. M. Dorairaj

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S. M. Dorairaj
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 - 1972
1971 - 1976
Preceded byV. S. Arunachalam
ConstituencyThiruvallur
Personal details
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

S. M. Dorairaj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvallur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections and he was also first Treasurer of the ADMK party.[1][2] He was elected from Ponneri constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 election.[3]

Electoral performance

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiruvallur [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 36,496 62.81% Decrease3.25
INC V. S. Arunachalam 17,759 30.56% New
Independent Gopal 3,855 6.63% New
Margin of victory 18,737 32.24% Decrease2.92
Turnout 64,934 71.32% Decrease2.34
Total valid votes 58,110
Registered electors 91,042 Increase4.18
DMK hold Swing Decrease3.25
1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Thiruvallur [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 40,687 66.06% Increase26.17
INC V. S. Arunachalam 19,030 30.90% Decrease19.29
Independent P. Gopal 1,875 3.04% New
Margin of victory 21,657 35.16% Increase24.86
Turnout 64,372 73.66% Increase12.90
Total valid votes 61,592
Registered electors 87,391 Increase17.54
DMK gain from INC Swing Increase15.87
1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Thiruvallur [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. S. Arunachalam 21,609 50.19% Decrease12.62
DMK S. M. Dorairaj 17,175 39.89% New
SWA M. Dharmalingam 4,269 9.92% New
Margin of victory 4,434 10.30% Decrease9.14
Turnout 45,173 60.76% Decrease9.65
Total valid votes 43,053
Registered electors 74,349 Decrease56.10
INC hold Swing Increase16.47

References

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  1. ↑ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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