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| name = S. Pugazhenthi<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|6|6|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Nellikuppam<br />
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| office1 = Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly<br />
| constituency1 = [[Maduranthakam Assembly constituency|Maduranthakam]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2016<br />
| term_end1 = 2021<br />
| predecessor1 = [[S. Kanitha Sampath]]<br />
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| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
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| profession = Farmer<br />
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'''S. Pugazhenthi''' is an [[Politics of India|Indian politician]] and former member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. He is from [[Nellikuppam]] town in the [[Cuddalore district]]. Pugazhenthi holds a master's degree in arts. He belongs to the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party. He contested and won the [[Maduranthakam Assembly constituency]] in the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], thus becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).<ref>Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO 2016. Chennai-600 009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. 27 December 2018. p. 111-113.</ref><br />
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==Electoral performance==<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Maduranthakam<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|access-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-date= 30 Apr 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430083638/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2016/AC%20WISE%20CANDIDATE%20COUNT.pdf|title=Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu|website=www.elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=S. Pugazhenthi |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=73,693 |percentage=41.43% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[C. K. Thamizharasan]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=70,736 |percentage=39.77% |change=-13.88 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=E. Adhikesavan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=16,215 |percentage=9.12% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Thennarasu |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=11,773 |percentage=6.62% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes=1,525 |percentage=0.86% |change= ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,957 |percentage=1.66% |change= -10.86% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=177,879 |percentage=81.29% |change= -0.57% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 218,831 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.22% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021]]</div>
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