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Periyannan Arasu | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | V. R. Karthik Thondaiman |
| Succeeded by | V. Muthuraja |
| Constituency | Pudukkottai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1968 Melakkottai, Pudukkottai District |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Politician |
Periyannan Arasu is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Hometown[edit | edit source]
Arasu hails from Pudukkottai town in Pudukkottai District.
Education[edit | edit source]
Periyannan Arasu completed his Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree at Poondi Pushpam College in Thanjavur.[1]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Periyannan Arasu belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He contested and won the election for the Pudukkottai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, subsequently becoming its Member of Legislative Assembly.[2]
Electoral Performance[edit | edit source]
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Periyannan Arassu | 66,739 | 39.19% | −5.37 | |
| AIADMK | V. R. Karthik Thondaiman | 64,655 | 37.97% | New | |
| Independent | M. Chokkalingam | 22,973 | 13.49% | New | |
| DMDK | Jahir Hussain | 7,810 | 4.59% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,637 | 0.96% | New | |
| NTK | M. Arunmozhichozhan | 1,625 | 0.95% | New | |
| IJK | G. Kumar | 1,061 | 0.62% | New | |
| Independent | A. Radhakrishnan | 913 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,084 | 1.22% | -0.99% | ||
| Turnout | 170,282 | 74.75% | −4.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 227,802 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.58% | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu 2011". Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO 2016. Chennai-600 009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. 27 December 2018. p. 528-530.
- ↑ "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 Apr 2022.