R. Avudaiyappan

R. Avudaiyappan
11th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byD. Jayakumar
Member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
In office
11 May 2006 — 13 May 2011
Preceded byM. Sakthivel Murugan
Succeeded byDr. Esakki Subbaiah
ConstituencyAmbasamudram
In office
22 May 1996 – 21 May 2001
Preceded byR. Murugaiah Pandian
Succeeded byM. Sakthivel Murugan
ConstituencyAmbasamudram

R. Avudaiyappan is an Indian politician and former speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1996 and 2006 elections.[1][2]

In 2011 Tamil Nadu State Assembly election also he contested from Ambasamudram Constituency. However, he lost to E.Subaya (AIADMK). In 2016 election he contested and lost to Murugaiah pandian of AIADMK.In 2021 , he again lost to Esakki Subbiah He served as speaker of Tamil Nadu state assembly from 2006 to 2011.

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Political party Result Vote % Opposition Ref
Candidate Political party Vote %
1996AmbasamudramDMKWon48.89%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK28.02%[3]
2001AmbasamudramDMKLost43.55%M. Sakthivel MuruganAIADMK48.04%[4]
2006AmbasamudramDMKWon45.66%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK31.11%[5]
2011AmbasamudramDMKLost38.19%Dr. Esakki SubayaAIADMK55.11%[6]
2016AmbasamudramDMKLost38.12%R. Murugaiah PandianAIADMK45.80%[7]
2021AmbasamudramDMKLost38.80%Dr. Esakki SubayaAIADMK48.41%-

References

  1. ↑ 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.