J. Mohammad Gani | |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Assembly-Member | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Rajakumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman |
| Succeeded by | A. Periannan |
| Constituency | Pudukkottai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1955 Pudukkottai |
| Nationality | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Profession | Trader |
J. Mohammad Gani is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He belongs to Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. Gani contested and won the Pudukkottai assembly constituency election on behalf of the Congress party in the 1984 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. In this election,out of the 137,340 voters in the constituency 107,384 votes were polled (78.2%). Mohammad Gani secured 63,877 votes and defeated Subbiah of the Communist Party of India (CPI),who came in second,by a margin of 37,663 votes. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. Mohammad Gani | 63,877 | 62.37% | +12.66 | |
| CPI | K. R. Subbiah | 26,214 | 25.60% | −22.79 | |
| INC(J) | S. Chelladhuri | 7,354 | 7.18% | New | |
| Independent | A. Sundaravel Udayar | 3,018 | 2.95% | New | |
| Independent | R. Samiaiah Kadavarar | 1,023 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | M. Lakshmanan | 690 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,663 | 36.77% | 35.45% | ||
| Turnout | 102,418 | 78.19% | 4.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 137,340 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 12.66% | |||