A. K. Ranganathan
A. K. Ranganathan | |
|---|---|
| Member Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | M. P. Sarathi |
| Succeeded by | V. M. Devaraj |
| Constituency | Vellore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 (age 87–88) Marungur |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Politics |
A. K. Ranganathan is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 1971 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections from Vellore Assembly constituency.[1][2]
Electoral performance
[edit]1977
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | A. K. Ranganathan | 26,590 | 30.47% | New | |
| JP | A. K. Lalalajpathy | 25,758 | 29.52% | New | |
| DMK | V. M. Devaraj | 21,229 | 24.33% | −28.52 | |
| INC | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 12,043 | 13.80% | −30.14 | |
| Independent | G. Moorthv | 1,064 | 1.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 832 | 0.95% | −7.95% | ||
| Turnout | 87,258 | 67.63% | −3.80% | ||
| Registered electors | 130,154 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -22.38% | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ”Who's Who” 1977. Madras-600009: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. November 1977. p. 357-358
- ^ "Vellore Assembly Constituency Election Result". ResultUniversity.com. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.