Indian politician
Durai Chandrasekaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected four times to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvaiyaru constituency in the 1989,[1] 1996,[2] 2006[3] and 2016 elections.[4] He lost the seat to P. Kaliyaperumal of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 1991 election[5] and to K. Ayyaru Vandayar of the same party in 2001.[6]
He is Thanjavur Central DMK District secretary.
This section is transcluded from Tiruvaiyaru Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 103,210 | 49.09% | −0.19 |
| BJP | S. Venkatesan | 49,560 | 23.57% | New |
| AMMK | V. Karthikeyan | 37,469 | 17.82% | New |
| NTK | D. Senthilnathan | 15,820 | 7.52% | +6.63 |
| PT | G. Uthirapathi | 1,215 | 0.58% | New |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,180 | 0.56% | −0.42 |
| Independent | P. S. Thirumaran | 1,093 | 0.52% | New |
Margin of victory | 53,650 | 25.52% | 18.45% |
Turnout | 210,250 | 78.35% | −3.49% |
Rejected ballots | 539 | 0.26% | |
Registered electors | 268,353 | | |
| DMK hold | Swing | -0.19% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | 100,043 | 49.27% | +5.63 |
| AIADMK | M. G. M. Subramanian | 85,700 | 42.21% | −8.9 |
| CPI(M) | V. Jeevakumar | 8,604 | 4.24% | New |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,987 | 0.98% | New |
| NTK | K. R. Shanmugham | 1,806 | 0.89% | New |
| PMK | R. Kanakaraj | 1,571 | 0.77% | New |
| TMMK | T. Kamaraj | 1,161 | 0.57% | New |
| IJK | S. Simiyon Xavier Raj | 1,072 | 0.53% | New |
Margin of victory | 14,343 | 7.06% | −0.40% |
Turnout | 203,030 | 81.84% | −1.94% |
Registered electors | 248,086 | | |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.84% | |
References
- ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "List of successful candidates" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Srinivasan, G. (8 May 2001). "Thiruvaiyaru: It is DMK vs. AIADMK". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 May 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 204. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Tiruvaiyaru Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.