M. Rajsekharan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thottiam constituency in the 2006 election. He was a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.[1] Later he joined in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Then in 2017, He joined Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam under leadership of T. T. V. Dinakaran
2019 Indian general election: Perambalur
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
DMK
|
Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar
|
683,697
|
62.45%
|
37.96%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
N. R. Sivapathy
|
2,80,179
|
25.59%
|
−19.80%
|
|
|
NTK
|
K. Shanthi
|
53,545
|
4.89%
|
|
|
|
AMMK
|
M. Rajasekharan
|
45,591
|
4.16%
|
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the above
|
11,325
|
1.03%
|
−0.10%
|
| Margin of victory
|
4,03,518
|
36.86%
|
15.96%
|
| Turnout
|
10,94,754
|
79.26%
|
−0.63%
|
| Registered electors
|
13,91,853
|
|
8.27%
|
|
|
DMK gain from AIADMK
|
Swing
|
17.06%
|
|
2014 Indian general election: Perambalur
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
R. P. Marutharajaa
|
462,693
|
45.40%
|
6.68%
|
|
|
DMK
|
S. Seemanur Prabu
|
2,49,645
|
24.49%
|
−23.58%
|
|
|
BJP
|
T. R. Paarivendhar
|
2,38,887
|
23.44%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
M. Rajasekharan
|
31,998
|
3.14%
|
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the above
|
11,605
|
1.14%
|
|
|
|
TNMK
|
K. Ramar Yadav
|
6,324
|
0.62%
|
|
| Margin of victory
|
2,13,048
|
20.90%
|
11.55%
|
| Turnout
|
10,19,221
|
80.25%
|
0.22%
|
| Registered electors
|
12,85,576
|
|
22.55%
|
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
-2.68%
|
|
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Musiri[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
N. R. Sivapathi
|
82,631
|
54.79%
|
+13.56
|
|
|
INC
|
M. Rajasekharan
|
38,840
|
25.75%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. Kannaiyan
|
19,193
|
12.73%
|
New
|
|
|
BJP
|
S. P. Rajendran
|
2,743
|
1.82%
|
+0.7
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. Panneerselvam
|
1,761
|
1.17%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. Balakrishnan
|
1,655
|
1.10%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
P. Tamilselvan
|
1,350
|
0.90%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
N. M. Neethi Muthu Manal
|
1,086
|
0.72%
|
New
|
|
|
Independent
|
P. Senthilvel
|
788
|
0.52%
|
New
|
| Margin of victory
|
43,791
|
29.04%
|
21.93%
|
| Turnout
|
184,922
|
81.55%
|
5.85%
|
| Registered electors
|
150,808
|
|
|
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
6.45%
|
|
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thottiam[3]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
M. Rajasekharan
|
43,080
|
34.84%
|
|
|
|
MDMK
|
Natarajan R.
|
43,027
|
34.80%
|
33.38%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Kannaiyan K
|
17,166
|
13.88%
|
|
|
|
DMDK
|
Manoharan P.
|
12,445
|
10.07%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Baskar V. P.
|
1,790
|
1.45%
|
|
|
|
BJP
|
Natesan N.
|
1,709
|
1.38%
|
|
|
|
BSP
|
Saraswathi G
|
1,635
|
1.32%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Senthilkumar P.
|
1,425
|
1.15%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Usha C
|
719
|
0.58%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Krishnan R
|
646
|
0.52%
|
|
| Margin of victory
|
53
|
0.04%
|
-11.26%
|
| Turnout
|
1,23,642
|
74.58%
|
7.93%
|
| Registered electors
|
1,65,785
|
|
|
|
|
INC gain from AIADMK
|
Swing
|
-14.54%
|
|