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 edit

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 Sivaji 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 edit

  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.[dead link]
  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.