P. Moorthy[1] is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He represents Madurai East constituency as a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Previously, he represented Sholavandan constituency.[2][3] He also serves as Tamil Nadu's Minister of Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Law.
P. Moorthy | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Law | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Constituency | Madurai East |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | V. Chellammal |
| Children | 2 |
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 122,729 | 51.59% | +0.97 | |
| AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan | 73,125 | 30.74% | −4.6 | |
| NTK | J. Latha | 17,668 | 7.43% | +5.89 | |
| MNM | I. Muthukrishnan | 11,993 | 5.04% | New | |
| AMMK | T. Saravanan | 6,729 | 2.83% | New | |
| None of the above | None of the above | 1,944 | 0.82% | −0.7 | |
| PT | A. Balamurugan | 1,755 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 49,604 | 20.85% | 5.57% | ||
| Turnout | 237,892 | 72.31% | −2.48% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 53 | 0.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 328,990 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 0.97% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 108,569 | 50.62% | +11.32 | |
| AIADMK | P. Pandi | 75,797 | 35.34% | −19.95 | |
| CPI | P. Kalithasan | 11,599 | 5.41% | New | |
| BJP | M. Suseendran | 6,181 | 2.88% | +1.39 | |
| NTK | Sengannan | 3,296 | 1.54% | New | |
| None of the above | None of the above | 3,246 | 1.51% | New | |
| PMK | Alaguraja | 1,113 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,772 | 15.28% | −0.71% | ||
| Turnout | 214,473 | 74.79% | −2.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 286,766 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -4.67% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Tamilarasan | 99,447 | 55.29% | New | |
| DMK | P. Moorthy | 70,692 | 39.30% | New | |
| BJP | K. Srinivasan | 2,677 | 1.49% | −0.14 | |
| Independent | V. Govindaraj | 2,287 | 1.27% | New | |
| IJK | K. G. Gnanasekaran | 1,008 | 0.56% | New | |
| BSP | A. Dhavamani | 929 | 0.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,755 | 15.99% | 15.93% | ||
| Turnout | 233,061 | 77.18% | 6.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 179,869 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 17.09% | |||
References
edit- ^ "Commercial Taxes and Registration Department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Moorthy P(DMK):Constituency- MADURAI EAST(MADURAI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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