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I. Karunanithi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
19 May 2016 – 6 May 2026
Preceded byS. Rajendran
Succeeded byP. Dhansingh
ConstituencyPallavaram
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

I. Karunanithi is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Pallavaram as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.[1][2]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. Karunanithi 126,427 47.50% +2.56
AIADMK S. Rajendran 88,644 33.30% −2.82
NTK Minishree Kanagaraj 21,522 8.09% +6.3
MNM Senthil Arumugam 20,774 7.80% New
NOTA NOTA 1,945 0.73% −1.59
DMDK Murugesan 3,719 1.40% New
Margin of victory 37,783 14.19% 5.37%
Turnout 266,190 61.03% −0.72%
Registered electors 436,175
DMK hold Swing 2.56%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Pallavaram[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK I. Karunanithi 112,891 44.94% +0.91
AIADMK C. R. Saraswathi 90,726 36.12% −16.58
MDMK C. Veeralakshmi 14,083 5.61% New
BJP Dr. Gopi Ayyaswamy 11,781 4.69% New
PMK R. Venkatesan 9,339 3.72% New
NOTA NOTA 5,823 2.32% New
NTK P. Srinivasa Kumar 4,488 1.79% New
Margin of victory 22,165 8.82% 0.16%
Turnout 251,204 61.75% −10.45%
Registered electors 406,839
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -7.76%

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "Pallavaram Election Result". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Pallavaram Election Result". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. "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.