B. Ranganathan is an Indian politician and has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Purasawalkam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in the 1991[1] and 1996 elections.[2] He was elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2001 election.[3] In 2006 election he was elected as M.L.A. for Villivakkam constituency. He was re-elected to Villivakkam constituency in 2016. He was a staunch opponent of AIADMK and their policies. He is very active in Kolathur ex-Purasai area and lives in Jawahar Nagar near Perambur. B. Ranganathan has a reputation for field work and his fights with the opponents in and outside the assembly. He was once a confidant of P. Chidambaram when in Congress but moved to DMK after Mr Chidambaram merged his Peravai with Congress.

Elections Contested

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Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1989 Purasawalkam AIADMK(J) Lost 22.07 Arcot N. Veeraswami DMK 49.88
1991 Purasawalkam INC Won 39.68 Arcot N. Veeraswami DMK 26.99
1996 Purasawalkam TMC(M) Won 70.61 Gnanam. J. Kathipara INC 18.37
2001 Purasawalkam DMK Won 48.53 Vetriivel P TMC(M) 45.89
2006 Villivakkam DMK Won 45.63 G. Kalan AIADMK 40.70
2016 Villivakkam DMK Won 43.96 Thadi M. Raju AIADMK 37.75

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