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1979 Nagapattinam (SC) Lok Sabha seat by-election

← 1977 17 June 1979 1980 →
 
Candidate K. Murugaiyan M. Mahalingam
Party CPI AIADMK

On 17 June 1979 a by-election was held in for the Nagapattinam seat in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India).[1][2][3] The by-election was called after the murder of the incumbent Communist Party of India parliamentarian S.G. Murugaiyan, one of three prominent communist leaders killed in the state of Tamil Nadu in 1979.[3][4] The Nagapattinam constituency was reserved for Scheduled Castes.[5]

By 1979, CPI had moved away from the Indian National Congress (I).[3] The CPI candidate K. Murugaiyan had the support from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3] The CPI candidate, himself a bonded labourer, had overwhelming support from the Dalit communities in the constituency.[3][6]

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate M. Mahalingam had the support from the Congress(I).[3] The Nagapattinam by-election was held simultaneously as a by-election in the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency.[7] AIADMK supported the Congress(I) candidate in Thanjavur, and AIADMK supremo M.G. Ramachandran toured both constituencies during the election campaign.[7] Nevertheless, the Congress(I) leader Indira Gandhi only campaigned in Thanjavur.[7]

Result[edit]

Candidate Party Votes %
K. Murugaiyan Communist Party of India 288,000 51.12
M. Mahalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 272,059 48.29
A.P. Salvam Independent 2,200 0.39
V.M. Emmanuel Ramaraj Independent 1,141 0.20

Sources:[1][8]

Aftermath[edit]

The CPI hailed the by-election as a victory for left and democratic forces.[9] However, the CPI(M) state chief took a more cautious tone, stating that the by-election outcome "show that autocratic forces are still strong in Tamil Nadu".[9] The head of the Pradesh Congress Committee (I) bitterly accused M.G. Ramachandran of not having supported the party candidate in Nagapattinam sufficiently.[9]

K. Murugayian lost the Nagapattinam seat in the subsequent 1980 Lok Sabha election to the DMK candidate Thanzai M. Karunanidhi.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Indian and Foreign Review. Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1978. p. 125.
  • ^ The Indian Journal of Political Studies. 1985. p. 77.
  • ^ a b c d e f Kathleen Gough (June 1989). Rural change in southeast India: 1950s to 1980s. Oxford University Press. p. 470.
  • ^ Asian Almanac. V.T. Sambandan. 1979. p. 9727.
  • ^ a b Communist Party of India. National Council (1980). Review of 1980 mid-term Lok Sabha elections and resolutions adopted by the National Council of the Communist Party of India, New Delhi, 30 January to 3 February 1980. Communist Party of India. p. 55.
  • ^ Narendra Subramanian (1999). Ethnicity and Populist Mobilization: Political Parties, Citizens, and Democracy in South India. Oxford University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-19-564316-9.
  • ^ a b c K. Mohandas (1992). MGR, the man and the myth. Panther Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-85457-09-3.
  • ^ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952–95
  • ^ a b c Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1979. p. 1076.

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