P. Rajarathnam
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P. Rajarathnam | |
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| Member, Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | M. Devarajan |
| Succeeded by | M. Rajkumar |
| Constituency | Perambalur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1961[1] Padalur |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Advocate |
P. Rajarathnam is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu.
He is a native of Padalur village in the Perambalur district. Rajarathnam holds a Master of Commerce (M.Com.) and a Bachelor of Laws (B.L.) degree. He belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He successfully contested the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Perambalur Assembly constituency and became an MLA of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Electoral Performance
[edit]2001
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| AIADMK | P. Rajarathnam | 67,074 | 53.45% | +18.22 | |
| DMK | S. Vallaban | 47,070 | 37.51% | −17.57 | |
| MDMK | S. Kannan | 6,960 | 5.55% | −0.19 | |
| Independent | P. Marimuthu | 4,395 | 3.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,004 | 15.94% | −3.91% | ||
| Turnout | 125,499 | 62.31% | −7.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 202,003 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -1.63% | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Twelfth Assembly 2001. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. 2002. pp. 478–480.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.