Kodaikanal Assembly constituency

Kodaikanal is a former state assembly constituency in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Kodaikanal
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dindigul
Lok Sabha constituency	Dindigul
Established	1957
Abolished	1962
Total electors	90,838

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1957	M. Alagirisamy		Indian National Congress
1962

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1962			49.71%
1957			47.94%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kodaikanal^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Alagirisamy	31,062	49.71%	1.77%
	DMK	Somasundaram	27,671	44.29%
	PSP	Thangiah Bhoopathi	2,879	4.61%
	Independent	Murugiah	869	1.39%
Margin of victory			3,391	5.43%	−2.65%
Turnout			62,481	71.34%	24.44%
Registered electors			90,838
	INC hold		Swing	1.77%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kodaikanal^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Alagirisamy	21,107	47.94%
	Independent	Gurusamy	17,552	39.87%
	Independent	Gnanavaram	5,365	12.19%
Margin of victory			3,555	8.08%
Turnout			44,024	46.90%
Registered electors			93,864
	INC win (new seat)