K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder

K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Praja Socialist Party candidate from Palladam constituency in 1967, and 1971 elections.^[1][2]

K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976
Preceded by	R. Sengaliappan
Constituency	Palladam
Personal details
Political party	Praja Socialist Party

Electoral performance

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Palladam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder	34,876	57.57%	New
	INC	R. Sengaliappan	21,070	34.78%	−1.11
	CPI(M)	Arangaramurthi	4,637	7.65%	New
Margin of victory			13,806	22.79%	11.68%
Turnout			60,583	67.06%	−8.98%
Registered electors			99,853
	PSP hold		Swing	10.58%

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Palladam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder	31,977	46.99%	New
	INC	R. Sengaliappan	24,421	35.89%	−15.78
	Independent	M. V. Gounder	11,650	17.12%	New
Margin of victory			7,556	11.10%	−17.79%
Turnout			68,048	76.04%	2.83%
Registered electors			95,869
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	-4.67%

References

1. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1971" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
4. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.