Kudavasal Assembly constituency

Kudavasal was former state assembly constituency in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1962 to 1971.

Kudavasal
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvarur
Established	1962
Abolished	1971
Total electors	81,818
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	Periasamy Udayar K.		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967	C. Krishnamoorthi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962	P. Jayaraj		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971			47.75%
1967			54.96%
1962			48.64%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kudavasal^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Periasamy Udayar K.	31,302	47.75%	−7.21%
	INC	Daksinamoorthy Kalingaraya	23,576	35.97%	−9.08%
	CPI(M)	Veeraiyan G.	10,221	15.59%
	Independent	Uruthirapathy Nadar K. S.	453	0.69%
Margin of victory			7,726	11.79%	1.87%
Turnout			65,552	82.59%	−2.31%
Registered electors			81,818
	DMK hold		Swing	-7.21%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kudavasal^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	C. Krishnamoorthi	34,880	54.96%
	INC	M. D. T. Pillai	28,585	45.04%	−3.60%
Margin of victory			6,295	9.92%	−11.92%
Turnout			63,465	84.89%	12.72%
Registered electors			76,794
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	6.32%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kudavasal^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Jayaraj	29,819	48.64%
	CPI	P. Appasamy	16,433	26.81%
	SWA	M. S. Veeraiah	12,083	19.71%
	Independent	C. Chinnaniyan	1,961	3.20%
	Independent	U. Krishnan	1,006	1.64%
Margin of victory			13,386	21.84%
Turnout			61,302	72.17%
Registered electors			89,549
	INC win (new seat)