M. Bhojarajan | |
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | R. Ganesh |
| Constituency | Udhagamandalam |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent(s) |
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| Education | Madras Law College (L.L.B) Madras Medical College (Diploma in Criminology) Government Arts College, Ooty (B.A) |
| Occupation | Agricultural planter, businessman, Advocate[1] |
M. Bhojarajan (born 1946) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is the sole Tamil Nadu BJP member to be elected to 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Udagamandalam Assembly constituency in 2026 election.[2][3] He had earlier contested in same constituency in 2021 election, but lost to R. Ganesh of Congress by 5,348 votes.[4]
Elections contested[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Bhojarajan[5] | 48,488 | 32.61 | −10.46 | |
| TVK | R. Ibrahim | 47,512 | 31.95 | New | |
| INC | B. Ramachandran | 45,658 | 30.70 | −16.2 | |
| NTK | Ragupathy Bheeman | 4,641 | 3.12 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,525 | 1.03 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 148704 | ||||
| Registered electors | 187425 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Ganesh | 65,530 | 46.90% | −1.44 | |
| BJP | M. Bhojarajan | 60,182 | 43.07% | +38.92 | |
| NTK | A. Jayakumar | 6,381 | 4.57% | +4.03 | |
| MNM | Dr. S. Suresh Babu | 4,935 | 3.53% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,376 | 0.98% | −1.09 | |
| AMMK | T. Lakshmanan | 1,273 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,348 | 3.83% | -3.61% | ||
| Turnout | 139,726 | 67.87% | −1.21% | ||
| Registered electors | 205,882 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.44% | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bhojarajan.M(Bharatiya Janata Party):Constituency- UDAGAMANDALAM(NILGIRIS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Charan, N. Sai (4 May 2026). "BJP reduced to one seat in Tamil Nadu Assembly, top leaders defeated". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Udhagamandalam election results 2026: BJP's Bhojarajan M wins with 48,488 votes". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Udhagamandalam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/partywisewinresult-369S22.htm
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