Durai Chandrasekar | |
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Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 12 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | P. Balaraman |
Succeeded by | P. Balaraman |
Constituency | Ponneri |
Personal details | |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | C. Subashini |
Children | C. Sachin Duraisamy C. Jothsana |
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Residence(s) | 2/220, Gandhi Street, Kummanur Village Vilangadupakkam (p), Redhills Chennai - 600052. |
Alma mater | Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Sir Theagaraya College |
Occupation | Advocate |
Profession | Lawyer |
Durai Chandrasekar is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Ponneri as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2021. [1] [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Durai Chandrasekar | 94,528 | 45.00% | New | |
AIADMK | P. Balaraman | 84,839 | 40.39% | -8.17 | |
NTK | A. Maheswari | 19,027 | 9.06% | +8.24 | |
MNM | D. Desingurajan | 5,394 | 2.57% | New | |
AMMK | Pon. Raja | 2,832 | 1.35% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,554 | 0.74% | -0.42 | |
BSP | J. Bhavani Ilavenil | 1,106 | 0.53% | -0.06 | |
Margin of victory | 9,689 | 4.61% | -5.17% | ||
Turnout | 2,10,054 | 78.57% | -0.36% | ||
Rejected ballots | 203 | 0.10% | |||
Registered electors | 2,67,345 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -3.56% |
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