Panjapatti Assembly constituency

Panjapatti is a former constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. It was in Karur district and it was also part of Karur Lok Sabha constituency.

Panjapatti
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Karur
Lok Sabha constituency	Karur
Established	1957
Abolished	1967
Total electors	84,244
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1962	K. Karunagari Muthiah[1]		Indian National Congress
1957	K. Karunagari Muthiah		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

1962			56.27%
1957			54.50%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Panjapatti^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Karunagari Muthiah	25,520	56.27%	1.76%
	DMK	A. S. Ganapathy	15,416	33.99%
	SWA	P. Krishnaswamy	2,825	6.23%
	Independent	T. M. Andivappan	967	2.13%
	Independent	K. V. Karupasami	628	1.38%
Margin of victory			10,104	22.28%	4.07%
Turnout			45,356	57.09%	8.85%
Registered electors			84,244
	INC hold		Swing	1.76%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Panjapatti^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Karunagari Muthiah	20,799	54.50%
	Independent	P. Poonambala Gounder	13,852	36.30%
	Independent	V. S. M. Abdulla Rowther	3,510	9.20%
Margin of victory			6,947	18.20%
Turnout			38,161	48.23%
Registered electors			79,117
	INC win (new seat)