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S. Shanmugam
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
13 May 2001 – 11 May 2006
Preceded byD. Sudarsanam
Succeeded byD. Sudarsanam
ConstituencyPoonamallee
Personal details
Born(1943-04-19)19 April 1943
Kattuppakkam
Political partyPattali Makkal Katchi
ProfessionFarmer

S. Shanmugam is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He is from Porur town in the Thiruvallur district. A member of the Pattali Makkal Katchi party, he successfully contested the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Poonamallee constituency and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Electoral performance

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Poonamallee[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK S. Shanmugam 62,220 37.51% +29.97
DMK S. Chezhiyan 59,904 36.12% New
PB M. Moorthy 21,194 12.78% New
MDMK R. Andhridoss 17,628 10.63% −5.54
Independent B. Ramaiah Naidu 2,146 1.29% New
Independent A. Ashokan 1,827 1.10% New
Independent C. N. A. Gouthaman 941 0.57% New
Margin of victory 2,316 1.40% -34.09%
Turnout 165,860 54.14% −7.27%
Registered electors 306,344
PMK gain from TMC Swing -15.69%

References

  1. ↑ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Twelfth Assembly 2001. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. April 2002. p. 82-84.
  2. ↑ https://resultuniversity.com/election/poonamallee-tamil-nadu-assembly-constituency
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.