K. Arumugam (Chengalpattu)

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K. Arumugam
Member of the Legislative Assembly-Tamilnadu
In office 2001–2006
	PMK	Arumugam. K	61,664	48.37%
	AIADMK	Arumugam. S	51,451	40.36%
	DMDK	Manjula . S	8,852	6.94%
	Independent	Jeevarathinam. M	1,880	1.47%
	Independent	Prakashbabu. P	871	0.68%
	BJP	Sriram. N	736	0.58%
	BSP	Amoor Beemrao. A	575	0.45%
		Vedapuri. M	315	0.25%
	Independent	Durairaj. V	261	0.20%
		Paramasivem. N	179	0.14%
	SP	Thulasiammal . R	175	0.14%
Margin of victory			10,213	8.01%	3.74%
Turnout			1,27,475	71.43%	12.30%
Registered electors			1,78,466
	PMK hold		Swing	4.87%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Chengalpattu ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	Arumugam K	52,465	43.50%
	DMK	Viswanathan V	47,316	39.23%	−18.30%
	MDMK	Sathya E	15,617	12.95%	7.95%
	Independent	Venkatesan V	1,663	1.38%
	Puratchi Bharatham	Ramesh K	990	0.82%
	Independent	Subramanian E	826	0.68%
		Gopalakrishnan N	572	0.47%
	JD(S)	Balaraman . S	507	0.42%
	Independent	Ramadoss. R	343	0.28%
	Independent	Amul Rani R	308	0.26%
Margin of victory			5,149	4.27%	−27.60%
Turnout			1,20,607	59.13%	−9.57%
Registered electors			2,04,010
	PMK gain from DMK		Swing	-14.03%

References

1. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly "WHO'S WHO Twelfth Assembly 2001. Chennai-600009: Legislature Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600009. April 2002. p. 64-66.
2. "Chengalpattu Assembly Constituency Election Result" . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. "Vidhan Sabha / 2001 / Tamil Nadu / Chengalpattu" . Retrieved 17 December 2025.