M. A. B. Arumugasamy

M. A. B. Arumugasamy
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu
In office
1957–1962
Preceded bySoundaram Ramachandran
Succeeded byV. S. S. Mani
ConstituencyAthoor
Personal details
BornMarch 1917
Died31 July 1994[1]
PartyIndian National Congress
ProfessionFarmer

M. A. B. Arumugasamy (March 1917-31 July 1994) is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu. He hails from Ayyampalayam village in the Batlagundu block of Dindigul district. He completed his primary education at St. Mary's High School in Dindigul. Representing the Indian National Congress party, he contested and won the 1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Athoor constituency, subsequently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[2]

Electoral Performance

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Athoor[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. A. B. Arumugasamy 22,929 42.23% −12.84%
Independent V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar 12,669 23.33% New
Independent L. K. A. Jeyaram 10,139 18.67% New
Independent M. N. Kamatchi 6,077 11.19% New
Independent Sadasivam 2,480 4.57% New
Margin of victory 10,260 18.90% −3.39%
Turnout 54,294 49.32% −13.60%
Registered electors 1,10,089
INC hold Swing -12.84%

References

  1. ^ https://www.tnlasdigital.tn.gov.in/jspui/viewer/viewer.html?search=&itemId=179856&bitstreamId=629802&file=/jspui/bitstream/123456789/153577/629802/TNLA-DB-10-1994-8-61-1-ORF%281994-11-03%29.pdf
  2. ^ Madras Legislature WHO IS WHO 1957. Madras-9: Legislature Department, Madras. 1957. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.