K. Murugaiyan is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was a bonded labourer.
K. Murugaiyan was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) from the Nagapattinam seat a June 1979 by-election. The by-election had been called after the murder of the incumbent CPI parliamentarian S.G. Murugaiyan.
K. Murugaiyan lost the Nagapattinam seat in the 1980 Indian general election.Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) He finished in second place with 49.02% of the votes. He was close to regaining the seat in the 1984 Indian general election, finishing in second place with 49.53% of the votes.Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1984 TO THE EIGHT LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)
Elections contested Lok Sabha Elections ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage 1979 By-ElectionNagapattinamCPI51.12M. MahalingamAIADMK48.29 1980 Indian general electionNagapattinamCPI49.02Thazhai KarunanithiDMK50.98 1984 Indian general electionNagapattinamCPI49.53M. MahalingamAIADMK49.91
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