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J. L. Eswarappan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2016
Preceded byV.K.R. Srinivasan
ConstituencyArcot
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

J. L. Eswarappan is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Arcot as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016 and 2021.[1][2] He was elected as Arcot municipality chairman in 2006. He holds the position of the DMK youth Wing district Secretary.

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arcot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. L. Eswarappan 103,885 50.06% 8.67%
PMK Elavazagan. K. L 83,927 40.44%
NTK R. Kathiravan 12,088 5.82%
MNM A. R. Mohamed Raffi 2,860 1.38%
NOTA Nota 2,253 1.09% 0.10%
AMMK N. Janarthanan 2,190 1.06%
Margin of victory 19,958 9.62% 4.16%
Turnout 2,07,538 79.07% −3.33%
Registered electors 2,62,476
DMK hold Swing 8.67%


2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arcot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. L. Eswarappan 84,182 41.39%
AIADMK Ramadoss. K. V 73,091 35.94% −17.17%
PMK G. Karikalan 35,043 17.23%
MDMK Udhayakumar P N 5,387 2.65%
BJP Arulraman. D 2,648 1.30% 0.14%
NOTA None Of The Above 2,004 0.99%
Independent Muruganamtham. K 406 0.20%
Independent Sakuthala. A 359 0.18%
LJP Munusamy. C 272 0.13%
Margin of victory 11,091 5.45% -5.51%
Turnout 2,03,392 82.40% −0.80%
Registered electors 2,46,835
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -11.72%

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. "arcot Election Result". Retrieved 28 April 2022.