C. T. Dhandapani

C. T. Dhandapani
Member of Parliament
In office
1967–1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyDharapuram
In office
1980–1984
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byK. A. Raju
Succeeded byR. Anna Nambi
ConstituencyPollachi
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. Selvaraj
Succeeded byS. Maheswari
ConstituencyCoimbatore West
Personal details
Born(1933-03-19)March 19, 1933
DiedOctober 28, 2001(2001-10-28) (aged 68)

C. T. Dhandapani (March 19, 1933 – October 28, 2001) was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, 1971 and 1980 elections.[3][4]

He also served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Coimbatore West constituency in 1996 election.[5]

Elections contested

Lok Sabha Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1967 Indian general electionDharapuramDMKWon60.6S.R. ArumughamINC34.8
1971 Indian general electionDharapuramDMKWon64.38K ParamalaiINC(O)35.62
1977 Indian general electionPollachiDMKLost33.61K.A.RajuAIADMK64.48
1980 Indian general electionPollachiDMKWon51.41M. A. M. NatarajanAIADMK47.94
1984 Indian general electionNilgirisDMKLost47.94R. PrabhuINC60.31
1991 Indian general electionPollachiDMKLost37.03B. Raja Ravi VarmaAIADMK65.65

Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionAvanashiDMKLost30.53Annanambi. R.AIADMK(J)32.60
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoimbatore WestDMKWon62.47Raja ThangavelINC16.15
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoimbatore WestDMKLost38.58Maheswari SINC51.44

References

  1. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reference Made To The Passing Away Of Shri C.T. Dhandapani (Member 4 ... on 26 November, 2001". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine