M. Surendran

M. Surendran was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mettur constituency as a Praja Socialist Party candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections.^[1][2]

M. Surendran
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976 1971 - 1976
Preceded by	Karuppanna Gounder
Constituency	Mettur
Personal details
Political party	Praja Socialist Party

Electoral performance

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mettur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	M. Surendran	32,656	57.45%	New
	INC	Karuppanna Gounder	21,538	37.89%	−1.28
	Independent	Sengoda Gounder	2,650	4.66%	New
Margin of victory			11,118	19.56%	9.94%
Turnout			56,844	62.86%	−12.07%
Registered electors			97,813
	PSP hold		Swing	8.67%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mettur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	M. Surendran	30,635	48.78%	New
	INC	K. K. Gounder	24,597	39.17%	+5.12
	Independent	R. S. Kandasami	5,950	9.47%	New
	Independent	M. Arulsami	1,619	2.58%	New
Margin of victory			6,038	9.61%	8.78%
Turnout			62,801	74.93%	6.00%
Registered electors			89,534
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	14.74%