A. S. Kannan | |
|---|---|
| Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | K. Sundaram |
| Succeeded by | P. Balaraman |
| Constituency | Ponneri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1941 |
| Nationality | |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Profession | small scale business man |
A. S. Kannan is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He is from Ponneri town in the Thiruvallur district. A member of the Communist Party of India,he successfully contested the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Ponneri constituency and became a Member of the Legislative Assembly. [1] [2]
| 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% | |||