1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election
The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam made significant in-roads in the election and emerged as the second party for the first time by winning 50 seats.
Constituencies
Two member constituencies were abolished in 1961 by the Two-Member Constituencies Act, 1961. 38 two member constituencies were abolished and an equal number of single member constituencies were established and reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheulde Tribe candidates. The total number of constituencies remained at 206.Background
was emerging as a major challenger to Indian National Congress party in Tamil Nadu. However, its popularity was limited to the urban areas surrounding Madras and North and South Arcot districts. It had lacked a major support base in rural central and southern Tamil Nadu, a strong base of the Congress party. It won three city elections of the five largest cities, Madras, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Coimbatore in Madras state in alliance with the Communist Party of India in 1959 capitalising on its powerful urban base.While trying to clarify DMK's position on "Northern domination", Annadurai said his party only meant that the existing Central Government was holding extraordinary powers over the States and his party only seeks to change this by "amendment of the Constitution through Constitutional methods'. Infuriated by the softening of DMK's position, E. V. K. Sampath condemned what he called Annadurai's "dictatorship".
Parties and issues
Indian National Congress contested the election alone. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy supported Congress headed by K. Kamaraj. He saidI am old. I may not live long. After I am gone, Kamaraj will safeguard the interest of the Tamils. He is my heir. Ultimately it is Kamaraj who counts-not others, candidates or even voters who are anyway unfit to judge what is right and good for them! Take my word, vote Congress and you will be well. If you dont, the ingenious Rajaji riding the DMK horse will trample you all without mercy.
Kamaraj fully made use of the popularity of E. V. Ramaswamy and identified himself with Tamil Nationalist aspirations. On February 1962, he introduced a bill Changing the name of Madras to Tamil Nadu for communications within the state and advocated to establish Madurai as the capital city of Madras.
As the 1962 election approached, the two wings of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam further polarised over the issue of electoral alliance. E. V. K. Sampath favoured alliance with Communist Party of India and Annadurai favoured alliance with the newly formed C. Rajagopalachari's Swatantra Party. Rajaji, the Chief Minister of Madras State between 1952 and 1954 had been a declared enemy of DMK and now he sought alliance with DMK. He said that the
Congress party is more communal than parties which are openly communal.
In 1961, Sampath left DMK to form his own party Tamil Nationalist Party with an objective and goal to establish an "autonomous Tamil State". Annadurai's idea to include Swatantra Party in the electoral alliance was not totally welcome in the DMK party and despite Rajaji's opposition DMK aligned with the Communist Party of India. It also formed coalition with Muthuramalinga Thevar's Forward Bloc and Mohammad Ismail's Muslim League.
Support from Tamil film industry
actively campaigned for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. S. S. Rajendran, one of the popular actors contested and won from Theni Constituency. Shivaji Ganesan extended his support & actively campaigned to Congress Party. Congress party made a movie Vakkurimai by popular film actors which was played all across Tamil Nadu.Voting and results
Source: Election Commission of IndiaResults
Cabinet
Kamaraj's council of ministers during his third tenure as Chief MinisterList of elected members
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
| Acharapakkam | Venkatasubba Reddy | INC | V. Venka | DMK |
| Adiramapattinam | Dhandayuthapani Pillai | INC | Marimuthu | PSP |
| Aduthurai | K. S. Mani | DMK | Ramamirtha Thondaman | INC |
| Alangudi | P. Murugaiyan | DMK | V. R. Mangappan | INC |
| Alangulam | S. Chellapandian | INC | N. H. M. Pandian | SWA |
| Ambasamudram | G. Gomathisankara Dikshithar | INC | A. Nallasivan | CPI |
| Ambur | P. Rajagopal | INC | S. R. Muniswamy | REP |
| Anamalai | K. Ponniah | INC | Ramasamy | DMK |
| Andanallur | A. Chinnathurai Ambalakaran | INC | K. P. Annavi | DMK |
| Andhiyur | Perumalraju | INC | Kalimuthu | DMK |
| Andipatti | A. Krishnaveni | INC | T. Mokkayan | FB |
| Arakkonam | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | DMK | B. Bhaktavatsalu Naidu | INC |
| Aravakurichi | S. Sadasivam | INC | C. Muthusami Gounder | SWA |
| Arcot | Munirathinam | DMK | S. Khader Sheriff | INC |
| Arantangi | A. Durai Arasan | DMK | K. Ramanathan Servai | INC |
| Ariyalur | R. Narayanan | DMK | R. Viswanathan | INC |
| Arni | C. Kothandarama Bhagavathar | INC | A. C. Narasimhan | DMK |
| Aruppukkottai | T. Kadambavana Sundaram | INC | S. Sowdi Sundara Bharathi | FB |
| Athoor | V. S. S. Mani | DMK | M. A. B. Arumugasamy | INC |
| Attur | S. Angamuthu Naicker | INC | K. N. Sivaperumal | DMK |
| Avanashi | Marappa Gounder | INC | M. Ponnusami | SWA |
| Basin Bridge | T. N. Anandanayaki | INC | N. V. Natarajan | DMK |
| Bhavani | N. K. Ranganayaki | INC | A. M. Raja | DMK |
| Bhuvanagiri | Ramachandra Rayar | INC | Vaithialingam | DMK |
| Bodinayakanoor | a. S. Subbaraj | INC | R. Subbiah | IND |
| Chengapattu | C. G. Viswanathan | DMK | G. Rajarathana Nayagar | INC |
| Chengam | C. K. Chinnaraji Gounder | DMK | Y. Shanmugam | INC |
| Chennimalai | K. R. Nallasivam | SOC | K. S. periasami Gounder | INC |
| Cheyyar | K. Govindan | DMK | V. Dharmalinga Naicker | INC |
| Chidambaram | S. Sivasubramanian | INC | K. Arumugham | DMK |
| Coimbatore - I | G. E. Chinnadurai | INC | Rajamanickam | DMK |
| Coimbatore - II | K. P. Palanisamy | INC | N. Marudachalam | CPI |
| Colachel | A. Swamidhes Nadar | IND | Lourdammal Simon | INC |
| Coonoor | J. Matha Gowder | INC | J. Belli | DMK |
| Cuddalore | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | INC | R. Sambasiva Reddiar | DMK |
| Dharapuram | Parvathi Anjuman | INC | A. R. Subramanian | DMK |
| Dharmapuri | R. S. Veerappa Chettiar | IND | M. Subramania Gounder | DMK |
| Dindigul | R. Rengaswamy | INC | A. Balasubramanian | CPI |
| Egmore | Jothi Venkatachalam | INC | Anbazhagan | DMK |
| Erode | A. S. Dhakshinamoorthy Gounder | INC | M. Chinnasami Gounder | WT |
| Gandarvakottai | R. Krishnaswamy Gopalar | INC | Govindarasu Kalingarar | DMK |
| Gangaikondan | R. S. Arumugam | INC | S. Chelliah | IND |
| Gingee | Rajaram | INC | Aranganathan | SWA |
| Gobichettipalayam | Muthuvelappa Gounder | INC | Sundaramurthi | SWA |
| Gudiyatham | T. Manavalan | INC | C. Kuppuswamy | REP |
| Gummidipundi | A. Ragahava Reddy | SWA | K. Kamalambujammal | INC |
| Harbour | K. S. G. Haja Sheriff | INC | C. P. Chinnaraj | DMK |
| Harur | C. Manickam | DMK | M. K. Mariappa | INC |
| Hosur | Ramachandra Reddy | INC | K. Shamanna | SWA |
| Jayankondam | Jagadambal Velayudam | DMK | S. Samikannu Padayachi | INC |
| Kadambattur | Ekambara Mudaliar | INC | Govindaswamy Naidu | SWA |
| Kadambur | S. Sangili | INC | M. Muthiah | SWA |
| Kadayam | A. B. Balagan | INC | R. V. Ananthakrishnan | CPI |
| Kallakurichi | T. Chinnasamy | DMK | P. Vedamanickam | INC |
| Kancheepuram | S. V. Natesa Mudaliar | INC | C. N. Annadurai | DMK |
| Kangayam | K. S. Nataraja Gounder | INC | M. Palanisamy Gounder | DMK |
| Kanyakumari | B. Natarajan | INC | S. Rassiah | PSP |
| Kapilamali | V. Velappa Gounder | DMK | P. K. Ramalinga Gounder | INC |
| Karaikudi | Saw Ganesan | SWA | A. I. Subbiah Ambalam | INC |
| Karur | T. M. Nallasamy | INC | K. S. Ramasamy | CPI |
| Katpadi | B. Rajagopal Naidu | INC | Natarajan | DMK |
| Kattumannarkoil | M. R. Krishnamurthi | DMK | G. Vageesam Pillai | INC |
| Killiyur | R. Ponnappan Nadar | INC | G. Devadas | IND |
| Kodaikanal | Alagarsamy | INC | Somasundaram | DMK |
| Kodavasal | P. Jayaraj | INC | P. Appasamy | CPI |
| Koilpalayam | M. P. Muthukaruppasami Kounder | INC | K. Gopal | DMK |
| Kovilpatti | N. V. Venugopalakrishnasami | INC | R. S. Appasami | SWA |
| Krishnagiri | Sreeramulu | DMK | P. M. Munisamy Gounder | INC |
| Kulittalai | V. Ramanathan | INC | N. Rathanam | DMK |
| Kumbakonam | Ramaswami | INC | Krishnamoorthy | DMK |
| Kunnathur | P. Appavoo | INC | A. Ratnam | REP |
| Kurinjipadi | N. Rajangam | DMK | Jayarama | INC |
| Lalgudi | P. Dharmalingam | DMK | I. Anthoniswamy | INC |
| Madhavaram | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | A. P. Arasu | DMK |
| Madurai Central | V. Sankaran | INC | S. Devasahayam | FB |
| Madurai East | P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan | INC | N. Sankariah | CPI |
| Maduranthakam | B. Parameswaran | INC | P. S. Ellappan | SWA |
| Mallasamudram | R. Nallamuthu | DMK | R. Kandasamy | INC |
| Manamadurai | K. Cheemaichamy | SWA | M. Amin Nainar Howth | INC |
| Manapparai | P. Chinniah Gounder | INC | S. Annavi | DMK |
| Mannargudi | T. S. Swaminatha Odayar | INC | P. Narayanasami | DMK |
| Mayuram | G. Narayanasamy Naidu | INC | Palanisamy Nadar | DMK |
| Melur | M. Sivaramanambalam | INC | V. V. N. Natarajan | DMK |
| Mettupalayam | N. Shamnugasundaram | INC | K. Vellingiri | CPI |
| Mettur | K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder | INC | M. Sundaram | PSP |
| Mudukulathur | T. L. Sasivarna Thevar | FB | Kasinatha Dorai | INC |
| Musiri | S. Ramalingam | INC | A. Dorairaju | DMK |
| Mylapore | Arangannal | DMK | A. Varadappa Chettiar | INC |
| Nagapattinam | A. M. P. S. Balagangadaran | INC | G. Bhaktavatchalam | CPI |
| Nagercoil | A. Chidambaranatha Nadar | INC | M. C. Balan | DMK |
| Nallur | K. Narayanasami | INC | T. Pichamuthu | DMK |
| Namakkal | S. Chinnayan | INC | K. V. Rasappan | DMK |
| Nambiyur | A. K. Kaliappa Gounder | INC | P. A. Saminathan | DMK |
| Nanguneri | M. G. Sankar | INC | S. Madasamy | SWA |
| Nannilam | M. D. Thiagaraja Pillai | INC | Ramiah Mudaliar | DMK |
| Nellikuppam | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | DMK | L. Subbarayalu Reddiar | INC |
| Nilakkottai | Abdul Aziz | INC | Anbuchezhiyan | DMK |
| Oddanchatram | A. Senapathi Gounder | INC | Nachimuthu Gounder | DMK |
| Ottapidaram | A. L. Ramakrishna Naicker | INC | K. Vaiyappan | SWA |
| Padmanabapuram | Kunjan Nadar | IND | Francis | CPI |
| Palani | Venkidusamy Gounder | IND | Lakshmipathy Raju | INC |
| Palladam | Sengaliappan | INC | P. S. Chinnadurai | PSP |
| Panjapatti | K. Karunagiri Muthiah | INC | A. S. Ganapathy | DMK |
| Papanasam | R. Subramanian | INC | N. Somasundaram | DMK |
| Paramakudi | C. Srinivasa Iyengar | INC | S. P. Thangavelan | DMK |
| Pattukkottai | V. Arunachala Thevar | DMK | R. Srinivasa Iyer | INC |
| Pennagaram | M. V. Karivengadam | DMK | S. Hemalatha Devi | INC |
| Perambur | D. Sulochana | INC | Satyavani Muthu | DMK |
| Peranamallur | P. Ramachandra | INC | V. D. Annamalai Mudaliar | DMK |
| Perambalur | T. P. Alagamuthu | DMK | R. Rama Reddiar | INC |
| Perundurai | N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Manrdadiar | INC | N. K. Palaniswami | CPI |
| Pollachi | N. Mahalingam | INC | Rangaswamy | DMK |
| Polur | Kesava Reddiar | DMK | Periasami | INC |
| Ponneri | T. P. Elumalai | INC | P. Nagalingam | DMK |
| Porayar | K. R. sambandam | INC | S. Ganesan | DMK |
| Pudukkottai | A. Thiagarajan | DMK | V. Arunachala Thevar | INC |
| Puliyangudi | P. Urkavala Kudumban | INC | P. Dorairaj | DMK |
| Purasawalkam | Bashyam Reddy | INC | Pakkiriswami Pillai | SL |
| Radhapuram | N. Soundrapandian | INC | P. R. Carmel | SWA |
| Rajapalayam | R. Krishnasamy Naidu | INC | V. Ramakrishna Raja | SWA |
| Ramanathapuram | Shanmuga Rajeshwara Sethupathi | INC | S. Abdul Rahim | ML |
| Ranipet | Abdul Khaleel | DMK | A. E. Chandrasekara Naicker | INC |
| Rasipuram | N. P. Sengottuvel | DMK | Muthuswamy Gounder | INC |
| Rishivandiyam | L. Anandan | INC | M. Anadan | DMK |
| Saidapet | Munu Adhi | DMK | Vinayakam | INC |
| salem - I | C. Venkataram | INC | E. R. Krishnan | DMK |
| Salem - II | A. Rathnavel Gounder | INC | S. M. Ramiah | CPI |
| Saliamangalam | A. Appavoo Thevar | INC | Abdul Samad | ML |
| Samayanallur | P. Kakkan | INC | G. R. Muniyandi | CPI |
| Sankarankoil | S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib | INC | S. Krishnan Servai | DMK |
| Sankarapuram | K. Parthasarathi | INC | S. P. Pachaiya Pillai | DMK |
| Sankari | K. S. Subramania Gounder | INC | B. Pandarinathan | DMK |
| Sathankulam | K. T. Kosalram | INC | A. P. Rajsingh | WT |
| Sathyamangalam | Gopal Kounder | INC | Anthonisamy | IND |
| Sattur | K. Kamaraj Nadar | INC | P. Ramamoorthy | SWA |
| Sendamangalam | V. R. Periannan | DMK | P. B. K. Thiagaraja Reddiar | INC |
| Sholavandan | V. Ponnammal | INC | A. Muniandi | DMK |
| Sholinghur | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | INC | V. Munuswamy | DMK |
| Sivaganga | R. V. Swaminathan | INC | Kalailingam | SWA |
| Sivakasi | S. Ramasamy Naidu | INC | K. Doraisamy Thevar | SWA |
| Sirkazhi | R. Thangavelu | INC | K. B. S. Mani | IND |
| Sriperumbudur | M. Bhaktavatsalam | INC | Annamalai | DMK |
| Srirangam | N. Subramanian Chettiar | INC | T. Oraisamy | DMK |
| Srivaikuntam | A. P. C. Veerabahu | INC | S. Pechi | DMK |
| Srivilliputhur | M. Chelliah | INC | G. Gurusamy | DMK |
| Sulur | C. Kolantaiammal | INC | K. N. Chinnaiyan | CPI |
| Talavasal | A. Doraiswamy | INC | K. R. Thangavel | DMK |
| Tanippadi | A. Arumugam | INC | P. S. Santhanam | DMK |
| Taramangalam | N. S. Sundararajan | INC | P. R. Nallathambi Gounder | DMK |
| Tenkasi | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | INC | Reboi Sahib | ML |
| Thanjavur | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar | INC |
| T. Nagar | Kanchi Manimozhiar | DMK | Guntur Narasimha Rao | INC |
| Theni | S. S. Rajendran | DMK | N. R. Thyagarajan | INC |
| Thirupparangundram | Chinnakaruppa Thevar | INC | Janakiammal | CPI |
| Thiruthuraipundi | A. K. Subbaiah | CPI | V. VEdaiyan | INC |
| Thousand lights | K. A. Mathialagan | DMK | Indrani Chengalvarayan | INC |
| Thurinjapurma | S. Murugaiyan | DMK | Nataraja Mudaliar | INC |
| Tindivanam | A. Thangavelu | DMK | P. Veerappa Gounder | INC |
| Tiruchendur | M. S. Selvarajan | INC | S. P. Adithanar | WT |
| Tiruchengode | T. M. Kaliannan | INC | T. A. Rajavelu | DMK |
| Tiruchili | A. Perumal | FB | M. Vellathurai | INC |
| Tiruchirappalli - I | M. S. Mani | DMK | E. P. Mathuram | INC |
| Tiruchirappalli - II | M. Kalyanasundaram | CPI | T. N. Rajendran | INC |
| Tirukoshtiyur | S. Madhavan | DMK | N. V. Chokkalingam Ambalam | INC |
| Tirumangalam | Thiruvengada Reddiar | INC | M. C. M. Muthurama Thevar | SWA |
| Tirukoilur | Lakshminarasimma Ammal | INC | Balasubramaniam | DMK |
| Tirumayam | V. Ramaiah | INC | V. Balakrishnan | IND |
| Tirunelveli | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | INC | Ramasami | SWA |
| Tiruppattur | K. Thirupathy Gounder | DMK | R. C. Samanna Gounder | INC |
| Tiruppur | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | INC | Ponnulinga Gounder | CPI |
| Tiruvadanai | KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam | SWA | S. Ramakrishna Thevar | INC |
| Tiruvannamalai | P. Palani Pillai | INC | P. U. Shanmugham | DMK |
| Tiruttani | C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu | IND | E. S. Thyagarajan Mudaliar | INC |
| Tiruvallur | V. S. Arunachalam | INC | S. M. Durairaj | DMK |
| Tiruvarur | C. M. Ambikapathy | INC | S. Vadivelu | CPI |
| Tiruvayar | Palani | INC | Vaiyapuri Nattar | DMK |
| Tondamuttur | V. Ellama Naidu | INC | L. Arputhaswamy | CPI |
| T. Palur | S. Ramasami | DMK | T. K. Subiah | INC |
| Triplicane | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | DMK | Sivanesan | INC |
| Tuticorin | Ponnusamy Nadar | INC | K. R. Ramalingam | DMK |
| Udagamandalam | T. Karchan | INC | K. Bojan | SWA |
| Uddanapalli | Chinna Munisamy Chettiar | SWA | K. Muni Reddy | INC |
| Udumalpet | R. rajagopalasami Naicker | INC | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK |
| Uppiliapuram | V. A. Muthiah | INC | N. Pethu Reddiar | DMK |
| Usilampatti | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | FB | Thinagarasamy Thevar | INC |
| Uthamapalayam | M. Rajangam | DMK | K. S. Rajagopal | INC |
| Uthiramerur | O. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC | Doraisamy Naicker | IND |
| Uttangarai | M. Kamalanathan | DMK | T. Theerthagiri Gounder | INC |
| Vadamadurai | M. Maruthanayagam Pillai | INC | A. Nallathambi | DMK |
| Valavanur | K. M. Krishna Kounder | INC | A. Govindasamy | DMK |
| Valappadi | Ramasamy Udayar | INC | Ponnumalai | DMK |
| Vandavasi | S. Muthulingam | DMK | D. Dasarathan | INC |
| Vaniyambadi | M. P. Vadivel | DMK | T. Karia Gounder | INC |
| Vanur | A. G. Balakrishnan | DMK | S. Kannana | INC |
| Vedaranyam | N. S. Ramalingam | INC | N. Dharmalingam | DMK |
| Vedasandur | S. Nanjunda Roy | INC | V. Madanagopal | CPI |
| Vengalam | S. Mani | DMK | M. Ayyakannu | INC |
| Veerapandi | S. Arumugam | DMK | A. Mariappan | INC |
| Vellore | R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar | INC | M. P. Sarathy | DMK |
| Vilavancode | M. William | INC | D. Gnanasigamony | CPI |
| Villupuram | M. Shanmugam | DMK | V. P. Sarangapani Gounder | INC |
| Virinchipuram | Sampangi Naidu | DMK | Krishnamurthi | INC |
| Vridachalam | G. Boovaraghan | INC | M. Selvaraj | DMK |
| Ulundurpet | Manonmani | SWA | M. Kandaswamy Padayachi | INC |
| Washermanpet | M. Mayandi Nadar | INC | M. Vedachalam | DMK |
| Yercaud | M. Kolandaisamy Gounder | INC | Chinna Gounder | DMK |