G. Rangothaman

G. Rangothaman
Member of the Madras
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	A. G. Padmavathi
Succeeded by	R. Sundaramurthy
Constituency	Mugaiyur
Personal details
Born	(1939-06-20)20 June 1939 Marungiyur
Nationality	India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Profession	Farmer

G. Rangothaman (born 20 June 1939) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from Marungiyur village in the Villupuram district. He studied at the Government Higher Secondary School in Vettavalam. He is affiliated with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). In the 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mugaiyur constituency.^[1]

Electoral Performance

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Mugaiyur^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Rangothaman	31,531	45.74%
	DMK	M. Shanmugam	18,248	26.47%	−33.51%
	JP	P. G. Krishnaswamy	12,012	17.43%
	INC	G. Janakiraman	4,970	7.21%	−23.14%
	Independent	I. Elumalai	834	1.21%
	Independent	S. Pandurangan	740	1.07%
	Independent	T. S. Mohamad Usman	598	0.87%
Margin of victory			13,283	19.27%	−10.36%
Turnout			68,933	64.87%	−7.60%
Registered electors			108,393
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-14.24%

References

1. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ”Who's Who” 1977. Madras-600009: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. November 1977. p. 311-312.
2. "Mugaiyur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved Sep 14, 2025.
3. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 Oct 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.