T. J. Govindrajan (15 January 1961) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu.[1] He represents Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency in Thiruvallur district. He became a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[2] representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[3][4] He won the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[5][6]

T. J. Govindarajan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 May 2021
Preceded byK. S. Vijayakumar
ConstituencyGummidipoondi
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseG. Geetha
Parent
  • S. V. Jayaraman (father)

Early life and education

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Govindrajan is from Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of S. V. Jayaraman. He Owns TJS Group of institutions, TJS Fuel station, TJS Brick Works, Motivational Speaker, Organic Farmer. He completed his S.S.L.C. in 1977 at Government Higher Secondary School.[1]

Career

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Govindrajan won the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency representing DMK Party. He polled 126,452 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Prakash M of PMK, by a margin of 50,938 votes.[3]

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. J. Govindrajan 126,452 57.40% +26.64
PMK M. Prakash 75,514 34.28% +14.19
NTK Usha 11,701 5.31% +4.73
DMDK K. M. Dilliy 2,576 1.17% −1.9
NOTA NOTA 1,783 0.81% +0.12
Margin of victory 50,938 23.12% 12.21%
Turnout 2,20,286 78.20% −3.95%
Rejected ballots 123 0.06%
Registered electors 2,81,688
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 15.73%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Govindarajan T.J(DMK):Constituency- GUMMIDIPOONDI(THIRUVALLUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Govindarajan T J : Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". www.news18.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gummidipoondi Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Govindarajan T J of DMK Wins". News18. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "🗳️ GOVINDARAJAN T.J winner in Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". LatestLY. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ TimesNow. "Gummidipoondi Assembly Election Results 2021 - Gummidipoondi Vidhan Sabha Election Results". TimesNow. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ Live, A. B. P. "Gummidipoondi Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing, Winners Tamil nadu Gummidipoondi Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Gummidipoondi Election Result". Retrieved 20 July 2022.