P. V. Kathiravan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Usilampatti constituency. He represents the All India Forward Bloc party.[1] He is the National deputy chairman and Tamil Nadu state general secretary of the party.

P. V. Kathiravan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byI. Mahendran
Succeeded byP. Neethipathi
ConstituencyUsilampatti
Personal details
BornUsilampatti
Political partyAll India Forward Bloc

Kathiravan is a nephew of P. N. Vallarasu, who won the Usilampatti constituency in 1989 and 1996.[2]

Electoral Career edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested edit

Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %
2001 Usilampatti Independent Lost 10.86 L. Santhanam AIFB 43.32
2006 Usilampatti DMK Lost 38.88 I. Mahendran AIADMK 42.17
2011 Usilampatti AIFB Won 51.22 S. O. Ramasamy DMK 42.33
2016 Usilampatti AIFB Lost 2.55 P. Neethipathi AIADMK 52.88
2021 Usilampatti AIFB Lost 30.01 P. Ayyappan AIADMK 33.53

References edit

  1. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  2. ^ Mani, C. D. S. (9 April 2011). "In Usilampatti, political parties fight to bridge the great divide". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2017.