T. Arumugam (Thiruvottiyur MLA)

T. Arumugam
Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byT. C. Vijayan
Succeeded byK. P. P. Samy
ConstituencyThiruvottiyur
Personal details
Born(1962-01-11)11 January 1962
Nationality India
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Nettukkuppam, Ennore, Chennai
ProfessionFishermen

T. Arumugam is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from the Nettukuppam area of Chennai district. A Bachelor's degree holder, Arumugam belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.[1] In the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, he contested from the Thiruvottiyur Assembly constituency and emerged victorious to become an MLA. In this election, he defeated Kumari Ananthan, who contested as an independent candidate, by a margin of 34,041 votes.[2]

Electoral Performance

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvottiyur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T. Arumugam 113,808 54.94% +32.28
Independent Kumari Ananthan 79,767 38.50% New
MDMK S. G. Sekar 8,483 4.09% New
Independent Bullet J. Selvaraj 2,221 1.07% New
JD(S) S. Gunasekaran 1,446 0.70% New
Margin of victory 34,041 16.43% −25.10%
Turnout 207,167 47.85% −10.10%
Registered electors 432,947
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -9.25%

References

  1. ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Twelfth Assembly 2001. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. April 2002. p. 49-51.
  2. ^ https://www.oneindia.com/thiruvottiyur-assembly-elections-tn-10/
  3. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.