| Basin Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| LS constituency | Chennai North |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Total electors | 1,35,430 |
| Reservation | None |
Basin Bridge was an assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. N. Anandanayaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | T. N. Anandanayaki | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. R. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1971 | M. R. Kannan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
| Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.73% | |||
| 1967 | 53.81% | |||
| 1962 | 50.63% | |||
| 1957 | 56.41% | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. Kannan | 48,959 | 56.73% | 2.93% | |
| INC | K. Ramadoss | 33,174 | 38.44% | −2.82% | |
| CPI(M) | K. M. Hari Bhatt | 2,312 | 2.68% | ||
| Independent | A. Varadadesikan | 1,184 | 1.37% | ||
| Independent | K. Muthiah | 672 | 0.78% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,785 | 18.29% | 5.75% | ||
| Turnout | 86,301 | 65.26% | −9.44% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,35,430 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 2.93% | |||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. R. Kannan | 40,109 | 53.81% | 12.12% | |
| INC | K. Ramdas | 30,757 | 41.26% | −9.37% | |
| CPI | G. Kannan | 3,450 | 4.63% | ||
| Independent | T. Sundararajan | 229 | 0.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,352 | 12.55% | 3.60% | ||
| Turnout | 74,545 | 74.69% | 1.70% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,02,515 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.17% | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. N. Anandanayaki | 31,477 | 50.63% | −5.77% | |
| DMK | N. V. Natarajan | 25,913 | 41.68% | ||
| SWA | V. S. Kannan | 3,554 | 5.72% | ||
| Independent | T. Kannan | 1,221 | 1.96% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,564 | 8.95% | −7.81% | ||
| Turnout | 62,165 | 73.00% | 30.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,271 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -5.77% | |||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. N. Anandanayaki | 20,441 | 56.41% | ||
| Independent | N. V. Natarajan | 14,367 | 39.65% | ||
| Independent | R. Ramanathan | 866 | 2.39% | ||
| Independent | Pachaiyappan | 564 | 1.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,074 | 16.76% | |||
| Turnout | 36,238 | 42.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,667 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1962" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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