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A. Soundarapandian
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byK. Kandaswamy
Succeeded byK. Ramachandran
ConstituencyCoonoor
Personal details
Born(1968-03-29)29 March 1968
S. P. Natham
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Alma materBharathiar University, Coimbatore
ProfessionBusiness, Lawyer

A. Soundarapandian is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Hailing from the Coonoor region of the Nilgiris district, he completed his undergraduate and law degrees (B.A., B.L.).[1] Representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, he contested and won from the Coonoor assembly constituency in the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[2]

Electoral Performance[edit | edit source]

2006[edit | edit source]

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Coonoor[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Soundarapandian 45,303 47.36% 8.98%
AIADMK Selvaraj. M 39,589 41.38%
DMDK Chidambaram. V 7,227 7.55%
BJP Anbarasan (Alias) Anbu. D 1,729 1.81%
Independent Ramachandran. P 594 0.62%
BSP Theinmathi. P 569 0.59%
Independent Annakili. A 405 0.42%
AIFB Arumugam. P 250 0.26%
Margin of victory 5,714 5.97% -11.52%
Turnout 95,666 64.85% 11.84%
Registered electors 1,47,524
DMK gain from TMC Swing -8.51%

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Tamil Nadu 2006". Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Thirteenth Assembly 2006. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. 2007. p. 353-354.
  3. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.