G. V. Markandayan

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G. V. Markandayan
ConstituencyVilathikulam
Personal details
Born1976 (age 4849)
Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Flag DMK.svg Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2020-Present)
Other political
affiliations
AIADMK OfficialFlag Vector.svg All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2020)
SpouseAnita
Children2
Residence(s)Nadu Theru, Ramachandirapuram, Vilathikulam Tk
EducationBL

G. V. Markandayan (born 1976) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vilathikulam constituency. He was last elected in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. [1]

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Early life and education

Markandayan is from Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of Varatharajan. He completed his B.L at Government Law College, Madurai in 2000. His wife is also an advocate. [2]

Career

Markandayan was first elected as an MLA from Vilathikulam Assembly constituency in the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He polled 72,753 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Perumalsamy. K of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 22,597 votes. [3] [4] He was denied a ticket in the 2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections by the AIADMK party and he lost as independent rebel candidate from the Vilathikulam constituency, finishing third with about 28000 votes. Later, AIADMK leadership expelled him from the party. Later, he joined the DMK and was elected from the same constituency in the 2021 Assembly election where he defeated P. Chinnappan of the AIADMK by a margin of 38,549 votes. [1]

In February 2016, during a debate on the interim budget he made some remarks about DMK and M K Stalin's son-in- law Sabareesan, which infuriated the DMK members that led to an argument with the speaker, P Dhanapal, who later ordered that some members who squatted to be forcefully removed. [5]

Electoral performance

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election

ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage
2011 Vilathikulam AIADMK Won54.58K. Perumalsamy INC 37.63
2019 By-Election Vilathikulam Independent Lost17.35 P. Chinnappan AIADMK 44.32
2021 Vilathikulam DMK Won54.38 P. Chinnappan AIADMK 31.18

References

  1. 1 2 "Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. "Markandayan V(DMK):Constituency- VILATHIKULAM(THOOTHUKUDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Vilathikulam 2011". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. "Vilathikulam Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. PTI (17 February 2016). "TN assembly ruckus: DMK MLAs thrown out after heated debate". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 June 2025.