Durai Krishnamurthy

Durai Krishnamurthy
துரை கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி
Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byS. Natarajan
Succeeded byS. N. M. Ubayadullah
ConstituencyThanjavur
Personal details
Born(1954-11-04)4 November 1954
Thanjavur
Nationality India
PartyIndian National Congress
ProfessionAgriculturist

Durai Krishnamurthy is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Hailing from Keezhavasal in the Thanjavur district, Krishnamurthy completed his school education at Thanjavur. A member of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1984 Tamil Nadu state elections, representing the Thanjavur Assembly constituency.[1][2]

Electoral performance

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thanjavur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Durai Krishnamurthy 48,065 49.90% New
DMK P. S. Thangamuthu Nattar 46,304 48.08% −2.53
INC(J) M. K. Gadhadaran 1,327 1.38% New
Independent T. A. Bakthavachalam 618 0.64% New
Margin of victory 1,761 1.83% 0.62%
Turnout 96,314 72.78% 9.20%
Registered electors 135,351
INC gain from DMK Swing -0.70%

References

  1. ^ தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப் பேரவை “யார் - எவர்” 1985. சென்னை: தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப் பேரவைச் செயலகம். திசம்பர் 1985. p. 412-414
  2. ^ "1984 Vidhan Sabha / Assembly election results Tamil Nadu". India Votes. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 Jan 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.