K. S. Saravana Kumar

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Saravana Kumar is an Indian politician and is Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Periyakulam constituency in the by-election in 2019. [1] [2]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Periyakulam [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK K. S. Saravana Kumar 92,251 46.28% +6.77
AIADMK M. Murugan70,93035.58%-11.36
AMMK Dr. K. Kathirkamu 16,4248.24%New
NTK Vimala11,7945.92%+5.37
MNM S. Pandiyarajan5,6802.85%New
NOTA NOTA2,4511.23%+0.05
Margin of victory21,32110.70%3.26%
Turnout 199,34669.83%-5.11%
Rejected ballots100.01%
Registered electors 285,471
DMK hold Swing -0.66%
2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections  : Periyakulam [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK K. S. Saravana Kumar 88,393
AIADMK M. Mayilvel68,073
AMMK Dr. K. Kathirkamu 26,338
NTK Shobana5,825
MNM Prabhu5,727
Majority20,320
Turnout 1,96,62273.98
Registered electors 2,68,739
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

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References

  1. DMK announces list of candidates for 2019
  2. 13 DMK members sworn in as MLAs
  3. "Periyakulam Election Result" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. "Form 21E (Return of Election), 2019 By-Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.