K. Sundaram is an Indian politician Former Minister and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Ponneri constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1989[1] and 1996 elections. The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.[2] He died on September 18th, 2024.

Electoral performance

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI A. S. Kannan 81,408 54.58% New
DMK K. Sundaram 54,018 36.22% −25.5
MDMK P. Duraikkannu 4,319 2.90% −2.31
Independent G. Devarajan 3,753 2.52% New
Independent A. D. Rathinam 2,211 1.48% New
Puratchi Bharatham M. Jayaseelan 1,326 0.89% New
Independent N. Maran 827 0.55% New
Margin of victory 27,390 18.36% −13.63%
Turnout 1,49,143 61.24% −6.56%
Registered electors 2,43,530
CPI gain from DMK Swing -7.13%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundaram 87,547 61.72% +31.49
AIADMK G. Gunasekaran 42,156 29.72% −35.02
MDMK R. Krishnamoorthy 7,379 5.20% New
CPI(ML)L S. Janakiraman 1,923 1.36% New
Independent C. Paccikrisawamy 1,443 1.02% New
BJP M. Annamalai 867 0.61% New
Margin of victory 45,391 32.00% −2.52%
Turnout 1,41,856 67.80% 1.16%
Registered electors 2,16,818
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -3.02%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundaram 51,928 44.53% +4.57
AIADMK K. Tamizharasan 44,321 38.01% −21.05
INC D. Yasodha 14,410 12.36% New
AIADMK K. P. K. Sekar Alias Kulasekaran 5,280 4.53% −54.53
Margin of victory 7,607 6.52% −12.57%
Turnout 1,16,616 71.28% −5.12%
Registered electors 1,66,812
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.52%

References

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  1. ^ . K. Sundaram owns marriage hall "Ezhil Mandapam' at Minjur TH Road. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.