Kuruchikuppam Assembly constituency

Kuruchikuppam^[1] also known as 'Couroussoucoupom' and 'Kurusukuppam'^[2] was a state assembly constituency in the India state of Puducherry. It was in existence from 1964 to 1969 state elections.

Kuruchikuppam
Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Puducherry
Established	1964
Abolished	1969

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1964	Padmini Chandrasekaran		Indian National Congress
1969	G. Perumal Raja		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
1969			59.89%
1964			53.23%

Assembly Election 1969

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruchikuppam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Perumal Raja	4,068	59.89%
	INC	N. Govindaraj	1,550	22.82%	−30.41%
	Independent	R. Lakshmanasamy Odayar	1,175	17.30%
Margin of victory			2,518	37.07%	30.62%
Turnout			6,793	76.26%	3.45%
Registered electors			9,043		−4.06%
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	6.66%

Assembly Election 1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election : Kuruchikuppam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Padmini Chandrasekaran	3,605	53.23%
	Independent	Murugesa Mudaliar. M.	3,168	46.77%
Margin of victory			437	6.45%
Turnout			6,773	72.81%
Registered electors			9,426
	INC win (new seat)