J. Karunanithi

• K. Jayaraman (father)

J. Karunanithi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2021
Residence(s)	3/1, Rengaiya Garden, 11th Avenue Road, Ashok Nagar,Chennai

J. Karunanithi is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Thiyagaraya Nagar as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is the younger brother of Chennai J. Anbazhagan . Anbazhagan and Karunanithi learned politics together under the guidance of M. K. Stalin. Karunanithi brought in good infrastructure projects for his constituency. These include South Usman Road Flyovers, multiple Urban Primary Health Centers, and an integrated stormwater system. Anbazhagan endorsed Karunanithi as his political successor and gave him the opportunity to serve as a member of Corporation in 2006.

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thiyagarayanagar ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	J. Karunanithi	56,035	41.05%	+5.8
	AIADMK	B. Sathiyanaarayanan	55,898	40.95%	+3.48
	MNM	Pala. Karuppiah	14,567	10.67%	New
	NTK	S. Sivasankari	8,284	6.07%	+4.61
	NOTA	NOTA	1,617	1.18%	−1.33
	AMMK	R. Bharaneeswaran	782	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			137	0.10%	−2.12%
Turnout			136,497	55.71%	−2.22%
Rejected ballots			84	0.06%
Registered electors			245,005
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.58%

References

1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
2. "Thiyagarayanagar Election Result" . Retrieved 27 April 2022.
3. "Elected Representatives, Chennai District". www.chennai.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Thiyagarayanagar Election Result" . Retrieved 18 June 2022.