Durai Chandrasekaran

Durai Chandrasekaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected four times to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvaiyaru constituency in the 1989,[1] 1996,[2] 2006[3] and 2016 elections.[4] He lost the seat to P. Kaliyaperumal of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 1991 election[5] and to K. Ayyaru Vandayar of the same party in 2001.[6]

He is Thanjavur Central DMK District secretary.

Electoral performance
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 103,210 49.09% -0.19
BJP S. Venkatesan 49,560 23.57% New
AMMK V. Karthikeyan 37,469 17.82% New
NTK D. Senthilnathan 15,820 7.52% +6.63
PT G. Uthirapathi 1,215 0.58% New
NOTA NOTA 1,180 0.56% -0.42
Independent P. S. Thirumaran 1,093 0.52% New
Margin of victory 53,650 25.52% 18.45%
Turnout 210,250 78.35% -3.49%
Rejected ballots 539 0.26%
Registered electors 268,353
DMK hold Swing -0.19%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 100,043 49.27% +5.63
AIADMK M. G. M. Subramanian 85,700 42.21% -8.9
CPI(M) V. Jeevakumar 8,604 4.24% New
NOTA NOTA 1,987 0.98% New
NTK K. R. Shanmugham 1,806 0.89% New
PMK R. Kanakaraj 1,571 0.77% New
TMMK T. Kamaraj 1,161 0.57% New
IJK S. Simiyon Xavier Raj 1,072 0.53% New
Margin of victory 14,343 7.06% -0.40%
Turnout 203,030 81.84% -1.94%
Registered electors 248,086
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -1.84%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 52,723 45.89% +6.59
AIADMK Durai. Govindarajan 52,357 45.57% -9.18
DMDK N. Mahendran 6,420 5.59% New
BJP C. Kumaravelu 1,246 1.08% New
BSP T. Suresh 868 0.76% New
Independent K. Rajesh 688 0.60% New
Independent A. Mathiazhagan 596 0.52% New
Margin of victory 366 0.32% -15.14%
Turnout 114,898 76.62% 11.80%
Registered electors 149,967
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.86%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Ayyaru Vandayar 55,579 54.75% +24.92
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 39,890 39.29% -17.02
MDMK R. Madhiyazhagan 3,420 3.37% New
Independent U. Vijayan 1,491 1.47% New
Independent M. Chandrasekaran 636 0.63% New
Margin of victory 15,689 15.45% -11.03%
Turnout 101,519 64.81% -8.69%
Registered electors 156,668
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -1.57%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 57,429 56.32% +17.76
AIADMK M. Subramanian 30,418 29.83% -29.85
CPI(M) V. Jeevakumar 9,489 9.31% New
Independent J. Vasuki Jayaraman 2,551 2.50% New
BJP J. Sivakumar 826 0.81% New
Margin of victory 27,011 26.49% 5.37%
Turnout 101,974 73.50% 5.18%
Registered electors 145,062
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -3.36%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Kalaiperumal 57,648 59.68% +45.77
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 37,249 38.56% +0.28
PMK A. R. Govindasamy 1,037 1.07% New
Margin of victory 20,399 21.12% 10.10%
Turnout 96,598 68.32% -8.67%
Registered electors 145,334
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 21.40%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tiruvaiyaru[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Durai Chandrasekaran 36,981 38.28% New
Independent V. C. Sivajiganesan Alias Ganesan 26,338 27.26% New
INC P. Arumugahonnamundar 14,346 14.85% New
AIADMK Ko. Maruthaiyan Azhi 13,435 13.91% -41.84
Independent M. Solomon Raj 2,457 2.54% New
Independent Pazhanimanickam Ka 1,536 1.59% New
Independent Ramaiyan Muthu 509 0.53% New
Independent P. Maradhaiyan 497 0.51% New
Margin of victory 10,643 11.02% -4.52%
Turnout 96,617 76.99% -1.38%
Registered electors 127,844
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -17.47%

References
  1. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. "List of successful candidates" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. Srinivasan, G. (8 May 2001). "Thiruvaiyaru: It is DMK vs. AIADMK". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 204. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  7. "Tiruvaiyaru Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  10. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  11. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  12. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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