T. Thangappan

T. Thangappan was an Indian politician from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Madras State (later Tamil Nadu).

Political career

During the 1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election, Thangappan was elected from Ramanathapuram constituency by a margin of 8,610 votes. By his victory, he ended the three-term-streak of his predecessor Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi (the then Zamindar of Ramnad who contested as an Indian National Congress candidate).[1]

This feat made C. Rajagopalachari to describe Thangappan as the ‘Julius Caesar of South India’.[2][3]

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ramanathapuram[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. Thangappan 35,880 56.82% New
INC Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi 27,270 43.18% −18.74
Margin of victory 8,610 13.63% −22.99%
Turnout 63,150 76.81% 7.30%
Registered electors 84,526
DMK gain from INC Swing -5.11%

References

  1. ^ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ "The Julius Caesar of South India who defeated the Raja of Ramnad in 1967 - The Hindu". web.archive.org. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ^ "The Julius Caesar of South India who defeated the Raja of Ramnad in 1967". First Piper. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  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.


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