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Tiruvotriyur K P Shankar is a social worker, businessman, and Indian politician and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruvottiyur constituency in 2021.[1][2] He served as a Councillor of the Greater Chennai Corporation ward No.5 at Tiruvottiyur Zone and represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is the brother of former DMK MLA K.P.P.Samy.
K. P. Shankar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Constituency | Thiruvottiyur |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | S. Kasthuri S. Sridevi |
| Children | P. S. Dhileepan
P. S. Aravindan S. Ishwarya S. Soundarya |
| Residence(s) | 186-A, K.V.K Kuppam, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600019. |
He was removed from the post of the party's Tiruvottiyur West area secretary after he had reportedly attacked a city corporation engineer who was overseeing road-laying work in his constituency.[3]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. P. Shankar | 88,185 | 44.34% | +1.09 | |
| AIADMK | K. Kuppan | 50,524 | 25.40% | −15.29 | |
| NTK | Seeman | 48,597 | 24.43% | +22.35 | |
| MNM | D. Mohan | 7,053 | 3.55% | New | |
| AMMK | M. Soundara Pandian | 1,417 | 0.71% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,111 | 0.56% | −0.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,661 | 18.94% | 16.38% | ||
| Turnout | 198,885 | 64.99% | −1.93% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 81 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 306,004 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.09% | |||
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Member Names with Constituencies". www.assembly.tn.gov.in.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021". results.eci.gov.in.
- ^ "DMK removes Tiruvottiyur MLA KP Shankar from party post".
- ^ "Thiruvottiyur Election Result". Retrieved 18 June 2022.