Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
Who was the runner-up (a) if K. P. Ramalingam won the election?

### Inputs:
table_name: table, columns: ['Constituency', 'Winner', 'Party', 'Margin', 'Runner-up a', 'Party a']

### Response:
SELECT Runner-up a FROM table WHERE Winner = K. P. Ramalingam