Melapalayam Assembly constituency

Melapalayam is a state assembly constituency in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It existed from 1967 to 1971.

Melapalayam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Established	1967
Abolished	1976
Total electors	96,761
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	M. Kather Mohideen S.		Indian Union Muslim League
1967	M. M. P. Mohammed		Independent politician

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1971			56.73%
1967			55.04%

1971

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	M. Kather Mohideen S.	35,470	56.73%
	INC	Shanmugavel C.	21,785	34.85%	−7.82%
	Independent	Susai Mariyan M.	3,743	5.99%
	Independent	Sheik Thambi P.	1,031	1.65%
	Independent	Muthusamy Pandian P.	490	0.78%
Margin of victory			13,685	21.89%	9.51%
Turnout			62,519	69.65%	−5.84%
Registered electors			96,761
	IUML gain from Independent		Swing	1.69%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Melapalayam^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. M. P. Mohammed	36,123	55.04%
	INC	S. R. Reddiar	27,999	42.66%
	Independent	P. Periasamy	1,508	2.30%
Margin of victory			8,124	12.38%
Turnout			65,630	75.49%
Registered electors			91,493
	Independent win (new seat)