N. M. Velappan

N. M. Velappan
Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1957–1962
Succeeded byS. S. Rajendran
ConstituencyTheni
Personal details
Born(1916-02-14)14 February 1916
PartyIndian National Congress
ProfessionFarmer

N. M. Velappan is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from the village of Kottoor in the Theni district. He was educated at Uthamapalayam Board High School. Velappan belonged to the Indian National Congress party. In the 1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, he contested and won from the Theni Assembly constituency and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[1]

Electoral Performance

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Theni[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. R. Thiagarajan 38,185 26.62%
Independent S. S. Rajendran 31,404 21.90%
INC N. M. Velappan 26,673 18.60%
Independent S. Arunachalam 15,308 10.67%
Independent A. Ayyanar (SC) 13,163 9.18%
PSP R. Suruliammal (SC) 10,731 7.48%
Independent P. Selvaraj (SC) 7,960 5.55%
Margin of victory 6,781 4.73%
Turnout 1,43,424 90.76%
Registered electors 1,58,034
INC win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Madras Legislature WHO IS WHO 1957. Madras-9: Legislature Department, Madras. 1957. p. 59.
  2. ^ "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 2015-07-26.