Uthamapalayam Assembly constituency

Uthamapalayam is a former state assembly constituency in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, India.^[1][2]

Uthamapalayam
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Established	1951
Abolished	1962
Total electors	91,106
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
Madras State
1952	A. S. Subbaraj		Indian National Congress
1957	K. Pandiaraj
1962	M. Rajangam		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1962			42.99%
1957			53.60%
1952			48.56%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthamapalayam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Rajangam	28,907	42.99%
	INC	K. S. Rajagopal	27,368	40.70%	−12.91%
	CPI	S. Venkitasamy Gowder	9,674	14.39%
	SWA	K. V. Rengasamy Gowder	1,297	1.93%
Margin of victory			1,539	2.29%	−8.77%
Turnout			67,246	75.97%	15.86%
Registered electors			91,106
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-10.62%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthamapalayam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Pandiaraj	30,559	53.60%	5.04%
	Independent	P. T. Rajan	24,256	42.55%
	Independent	S. N. Ponnusamy	2,193	3.85%
Margin of victory			6,303	11.06%	−5.55%
Turnout			57,008	60.11%	−16.35%
Registered electors			94,840
	INC hold		Swing	5.04%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Uthamapalayam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. S. Subbaraj	25,939	48.56%	48.56%
	Socialist	Muthiah	17,069	31.96%
	Independent	Sonaimuthu	8,836	16.54%
	KMPP	Ramaswami Servai	1,570	2.94%
Margin of victory			8,870	16.61%
Turnout			53,414	76.46%
Registered electors			69,858
	INC win (new seat)