S. Chellapandian

S. Chellapandian was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and member of the legislative assembly of Madras state from Tirunelveli. He served as the Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967.^[2][3]

S. Chellapandian
Speaker, Madras Legislative Assembly
In office 31 March 1962 – 14 March 1967
Preceded by	U. Krishna Rao
Succeeded by	S. P. Adithanar
Personal details
Born	(1913-08-25)25 August 1913[1]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Cheranmadevi Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Cheranmadevi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	D. S. Adhimoolam	36,206	53.78%	New
	INC	S. Chellapandian	29,831	44.31%	New
	Independent	N. Hariharan	840	1.25%	New
	Independent	P. Annamalai	445	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			6,375	9.47%
Turnout			67,322	80.62%
Registered electors			85,484
	SWA win (new seat)

This section is transcluded from Alangulam Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alangulam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Chellapandian Thevar	32,650	51.44%	+10.67
	SWA	N. H. M. Pandian	22,438	35.35%	New
	DMK	V. Arunachalam Nadar	8,387	13.21%	New
Margin of victory			10,212	16.09%	5.22%
Turnout			63,475	69.02%	29.33%
Registered electors			95,066
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-0.21%

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alangulam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Veluchamy Thevar	19,458	51.64%	New
	INC	S. Chellapandian Thevar	15,362	40.77%	+8.2
	Independent	Ambalavana Pillai	2,858	7.59%	New
Margin of victory			4,096	10.87%	1.98%
Turnout			37,678	39.70%	−14.07%
Registered electors			94,908
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	19.07%