In the communal rotation system that was in place for the post, Kamakshi Jayaraman won the election held on November 29 that year, securing 74 votes as against the 47 votes polled by her nearest rival C.R. Narasimhan of the Swatantra Party. She was a DMK member like her husband. She also became the second woman Mayor of Madras
In the communal rotation system that was in place for the post, Kamakshi Jayaraman won the election held on November 29 that year, securing 74 votes as against the 47 votes polled by her nearest rival C.R. Narasimhan of the Swatantra Party. She was a DMK member like her husband. She also became the second woman Mayor of Madras