Sinthanai Selvan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2021 | |
| Speaker | M. Appavu |
| Preceded by | N. Murugumaran |
| Constituency | Kattumannarkoil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1966 South Arcot District, Madras State,India |
| Political party | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |
Mahimainathan Sinthanai Selvan is an Indian politician who is a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Kattumannarkoil as a Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate in 2021. [1] [2]
Sinthanai Selvan was born to A. Mahimainathan on 12 December 1966. [3]
He got his Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) from Government Higher Secondary School, Rishivandiyam in March 1981.
In April 1984, he obtained a Diploma in Mechanical engineering (DME) at Thanthai Periyar EVR Government Polytechnic College, Vellore.
Before entering politics, he worked as an Executive Engineer at Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) from February 1989 to April 2006.
He is married to Thangam. The couple has two sons.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | Sinthanai Selvan | 86,056 | 49.20% | +19.87 | |
| AIADMK | N. Murugumaran | 75,491 | 43.16% | +13.83 | |
| NTK | P. Nivedha | 6,806 | 3.89% | +3.25 | |
| AMMK | S. Narayanamoorthy | 1,904 | 1.09% | New | |
| MNM | Thanga Vikram | 1,415 | 0.81% | New | |
| Independent | A. Anandan | 991 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,565 | 6.04% | 5.99% | ||
| Turnout | 174,913 | 76.40% | −1.50% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 96 | 0.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 228,956 | ||||
| VCK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 19.87% | |||
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