When Rajya Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu Confronted Contests

Rajya Sabha in Session. File picture

Contests for Biennial Elections to the Rajya Sabha Have, of Late, Bheso Unusual in Tamil Nadu. However they had been an integral a part of the ballot course of on many obcscines, nearly from the start.

In March 1956, eight months earlier than the re-organization of southern states, 10 candidates had been within the fray for six seats. The ruling congress fielded 4 incision vk Krishna menon, who was union minister with out portfolio and the Communist Social gathering of India (CPI), P. NARAYANA NAIR. There was 5 independents who included a. Ramaswami mudaliar, one of many early members of the justice occasion. Solely Menon and Nair Had been Declared Elected Within the First Depend, AS They Acquired Extra Votes Than the Requisite Variety of 31.58 Votes. Mudaliar, who go solely 22 votes initially, was the one impartial candidate to emerge efficiently within the second depend, in keeping with a perusal of studies publled by The Hindu in March 1956.

In March 1964, The Ruling Congress Fielded Veteran Journalist-Movie Producer-Director SSVASAN, and 4 Others Who Different The Muslim League and Swatantara Had One Every. Curiously, the fifth candidate of the Congress and Former President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, Okay. Rajaram Naidu, Misplaced Whereas All others WON. Two Years Later, The Congress Needed to face the identical expertise of getting certainly one of its nomines – P. Ramachandran (Who Later Turned Union Minister within the Janata Authorities Dering 1977-79) – biting the mud. The swatantara and the dravida munnetra kazhagam (DMK) Succeded in SENDING ONACH OF AACH OF AACH OHASIS to the Higher Home.

In March 1968, when the dmk had a cushty Majority within the state assemble, it has despatched two members to the rajya sabha. Its allies throughout the 1967 Meeting Election, CPI (Marxist), Muslim League and the Swatantara, Acquired One Member Every. The stay is one seat went to the Congress, which was the Principal Opposition Social gathering within the Meeting. One of many outgoing members of the higher home j. sivashanmugam pillai selected to enter the fray as an impartial as his occasion – the Congress – Had Nominated just one candidate (ks Ramaswamy). Pillai Had Misplaced Misrably, Polling 12 Votes.

Nevertheless it was in 1970 that state witnessed one of many closely-watched Electoral Contests, Due to C. Subramaniam, Who was most well-liked by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Be In ParliMent Account of His Defeat in GobichettiPalayam within the 1967 Lok Sabha Election. By then, there was two congress events on the all India stage – Congress Together with Jagjivan Ram and Indira Gandhi. Subramaniam, cs as he was data, was with the second group, which was weaker within the tamil nadu meeting and had eight luck within the assembled. The ruling dmk, which has all of the three nominees electriced to the higher home, had determined to not assist Subramaniam whereas the Congress (O) Had Requested Its Legislators to Forged Their Second Choice Votes Help of the swatantara, which has even in any other case been assured of Surplus Votes from the DMK. Ultimately, CS Misplaced, By Polling 23 Votes, Approach Behind the requisite Quota. One Nominee Every from the Congress (O), Swatantra and the Muslim League Romped Dwelling.

In July 1983, The CPI (M) Stalwart, P. Ramamurti, Suffered The Setback, as He Polled Solely 26 Votes Towards The Required 32.72 Votes. Within the fray, he and the Congress chief gk moopanar competed for the Sixth Slot. Thought the excess votes of the dmk was transferred to the marxist chief, he couldn’t get in. In June 1986, The DMK’s Tr Baalu, Who was the then Madras District Secretary of the occasion, Stunned Even by Securing 35 Votes within the first discovered although his occasion his occasion has 22 mlas. The DMK, at Finest, Had Hoped to Get 31 Votes with the assist of its allies – CPI, CPI (M) and the Muslim League, Totalling 9 Members. However 4 votes had apparently gone from the then aIadmk-Congress entrance. The loser then was the janata occasion’s period sezhiyan, a seasoned parliamentarian, who was additionally supported by the aiadmk. Ten Years Later, Thought S. Peter Alphonse of the Congress had received comfy, he determined a contest from his erstwhile collegue, udaya bhanu.

Later, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi of the DMK and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Ar elangovan fought for the sixth seat, whose it was clear from the beginning that the remail seats go to the remaining AIADMK and Its Ally, CPI. The assist from the Congress and a Couple of Different Smaller Events Ensured Kanimozhi’s Victory, even considering dmdk founder vijayakant haad Accused the AIDMK of Not directly Serving to The DMK CANDATE HELPING DMK CUNDATE HALPING Seat.