# Washermanpet Assembly constituency

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Washermanpet was an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The elections conducted in the constituency and winners are listed below. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1971 elections.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Jeevanandam | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | M. Mayandi Nadar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | M. Vedachalam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 1971 | 1971 | 54.04% | 54.04% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 50.70% | 50.70% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 37.77% | 37.77% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 29.49% | 29.49% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 33.22% | 33.22% |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Vedachalam | 38,989 | 54.04% | 3.35% |
| | INC | Ananthan | 32,231 | 44.68% | 4.60% |
| | Independent | K V Manavala Naicker | 923 | 1.28% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,758 | 9.37% | −1.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,143 | 67.46% | −9.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,09,476 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 3.35% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | M. Vedachalam | 34,571 | 50.70% | 15.33% |
| | INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 27,329 | 40.08% | 2.31% |
| | Independent | R. Nayakar | 6,072 | 8.90% | |
| | Independent | K. Balakrishnan | 218 | 0.32% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,242 | 10.62% | 8.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,190 | 76.68% | 1.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,287 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 12.93% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 25,732 | 37.77% | 8.28% |
| | DMK | M. Vedachalam | 24,095 | 35.37% | |
| | CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 10,049 | 14.75% | |
| | SWA | P. M. Lingesan | 8,250 | 12.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,637 | 2.40% | 1.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,126 | 75.32% | 33.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,359 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.28% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. Mayandi Nadar | 11,770 | 29.49% | 3.20% |
| | Independent | N. Jeevarathanam | 11,279 | 28.26% | |
| | Independent | P. M. Lingesan | 9,152 | 22.93% | |
| | CPI | A. S. K. Lyengar | 7,005 | 17.55% | |
| | Independent | S. Daivasigamoney | 707 | 1.77% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 491 | 1.23% | −5.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,913 | 41.37% | −7.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,480 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | -3.73% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Washermanpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | P. Jeevanandham | 12,526 | 33.22% | |
| | INC | Radhakrishna Pillai | 9,914 | 26.29% | 26.29% |
| | Independent | Albert Jesudason | 3,649 | 9.68% | |
| | Independent | Jevarathinam | 3,618 | 9.59% | |
| | Independent | Pandian | 2,409 | 6.39% | |
| | TTP | Parthasarathy Naicker | 1,791 | 4.75% | |
| | Independent | B. Paramanandam | 1,311 | 3.48% | |
| | KMPP | Seetharaman Nayudu | 734 | 1.95% | |
| | Independent | Arjuna Nayudu | 582 | 1.54% | |
| | Independent | Arjuna Naicker | 448 | 1.19% | |
| | Independent | Ramanathan | 298 | 0.79% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,612 | 6.93% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,710 | 48.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,709 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |