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 in Veerakeralampudur panchayat (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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Alangulam[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. G. Rajendran 78,098 47.29 Increase6.30
DMK Dr. Poongothai Aladi Aruna 77,799 47.11 Increase1.06
BJP S. Sudalaiyandi 2,664 1.61 Increase0.01
BSP E. Murugesan 1,234 0.75 Decrease4.14
Independent N. Rajendran 1,099 0.67
Independent S. Thanga Raja 1,058 0.64
Margin of victory 299 0.18 Decrease4.88
Total valid votes 165,134
Registered electors 203,826 Increase11.17
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase1.24
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Alangulam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. G. Rajendran 58,498 48.95 New
DMK Aladi Aruna 54,387 45.51 Decrease0.59
MDMK S. S. Krishnasamy 3,320 2.78 Decrease9.58
Independent S. Vaikuntam 1,561 1.31
Independent P. Ravi Kumar 821 0.69
Margin of victory 4,111 3.44 Decrease17.58
Turnout 119,555 65.37 Decrease7.55
Total valid votes 119,509
Rejected ballots 46 0.04 Decrease5.33
Registered electors 182,877 Increase9.05
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase2.85

References

  1. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  2. ↑ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
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