P. G. Rajendran
P. G. Rajendran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly from Alangulam constituency.[1] He was previously elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from the same Alangulam constituency in 2001 election.[2]
He is called as PGR with the known people. He is from village called Thayarthoppu (near Surandai) from Tirunelveli District. He contested for Assembly twice in Alangulam and won on both occasions, first time -2001 defeated Aladi Aruna (former law minister), second time-2011 defeated Pongathai (former IT minister as well daughter of Aladi Aruna).
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. G. Rajendran | 78,098 | 47.29% | +6.31 | |
| DMK | Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna | 77,799 | 47.11% | +1.07 | |
| BJP | S. Sudalaiyandi | 2,664 | 1.61% | +0.01 | |
| BSP | E. Murugesan | 1,234 | 0.75% | −4.15 | |
| Independent | N. Rajendran | 1,099 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | S. Thanga Raja | 1,058 | 0.64% | New | |
| Independent | R. Ramalingam | 924 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 299 | 0.18% | −4.88% | ||
| Turnout | 165,134 | 81.02% | 7.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 203,826 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 1.25% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. G. Rajendran | 58,498 | 48.95% | New | |
| DMK | Aladi Aruna | 54,387 | 45.51% | −0.59 | |
| MDMK | S. S. Krishnasamy | 3,320 | 2.78% | −9.58 | |
| Independent | S. Vaikuntam | 1,561 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ravi Kumar | 821 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,111 | 3.44% | −17.58% | ||
| Turnout | 119,509 | 65.37% | −7.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 182,877 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.85% | |||
References
- ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.