Kumbakonam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1951 to 1977.
Assembly segments Kumbakonam Lok Sabha constituency was previously composed of the following assembly segments: Kumbakonam Thiruvaiyaru Valangaimaan Papanasam Aduthurai Jayankondam
Members of the Parliament YearWinning CandidateParty1951C. Ramaswamy MudaliarIndian National Congress1957C. R. PattabhiramanIndian National Congress1962C. R. PattabhiramanIndian National Congress1967Era SeziyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1971Era SeziyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Election results
General election 1971 PartyCandidateVotes%DMKEra Chezhiyan242,54753.0%NCOC.R.Ramasamy203,79444.5%Majority38,7538.5%Turnout446,34178.0%DMK Hold
General election 1967 PartyCandidateVotes%DMKEra Chezhiyan213,86648.6%INCC.R.P.Raman193,82744.0%INDL.Seshsdri14,9523.4%INDI.Bhaktar3,4430.8%Majority20,0394.6%Turnout426,08879.8%DMK gain from INC
General election 1962 PartyCandidateVotes%INCC.R.Pattabiraman155,38945.8%DMKT.K.Sreenivasan144,49042.6%PSPS.A.Rahim18,2685.4%INDT.S.Krishnamoorthy7,8202.3%INDIrusappa Bhaktar3,1870.9%Majority10,8993.2%Turnout329,15472.9%INC Hold
General election 1957 PartyCandidateVotes%INCC.R.Pattabiraman127,63158.7%PSPS.A.Rahim60,30927.8%INDR.M.Shesasdri29,34613.5%Majority67,322Turnout217,28650.5%INC Hold
General election 1952 PartyCandidateVotes%INCC.Ramasamy Mudhaliar95,43341.6%INDRamaih62,12427.1%INDS.Ramanathan Chettiyar33,28614.5%INDK.Viswanathan20,1668.8%INDS.A.Ramaih10,8724.7%INDN.R.Narayanaswamy7,5763.3%Majority33,30914.5%Turnout229,45763.5%INC Win (New Seat)
References
Election Commission of India
See also Kumbakonam List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha