V. Chandran

V. Chandran
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byTha. Kiruttinan
Succeeded byS. Gunasekaran
ConstituencySivaganga
Personal details
Born(1954-08-07)7 August 1954
Sivaganga
Nationality India
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ProfessionFarmer

V. Chandran is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from Sivaganga town in the Sivaganga district. Chandran, who studied up to the 10th standard in Sivaganga, belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He contested and won the Sivaganga assembly constituency in the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Electoral performance

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sivaganga[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Chandran 51,708 48.68% +19.09
DMK Pasumpon Tha. Krishnan 47,435 44.65% −15.99
MDMK N. Jeyaraman 3,149 2.96% −3.93
Independent J. K. Joseph 2,430 2.29% New
Independent M. Naina Mohammed 670 0.63% New
Margin of victory 4,273 4.02% −27.04%
Turnout 106,230 57.80% −5.72%
Registered electors 183,912
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -11.97%

References

  1. ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Twelfth Assembly 2001. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. April 2002. p. 593-595.
  2. ^ https://resultuniversity.com/election/sivaganga-tamil-nadu-assembly-constituency
  3. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.