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P. Benjamin is an Indian politician in Assembly of Tamil Nadu 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from the Maduravoyal constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK.

Jayalalithaa appointed Benjamin as Minister for School Education in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu. [1]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Maduravoyal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK K. Ganapathy 121,298 44.64% New
AIADMK P. Benjamin 89,57732.97%-7.15
MNM S. Padma Priya33,40112.29%New
NTK G. Ganeshkumar21,0457.74%+5.26
AMMK E. Lucky Murugan2,6600.98%New
NOTA NOTA2,1460.79%-1.89
Margin of victory31,72111.67%8.29%
Turnout 271,72460.34%-1.47%
Rejected ballots00.00%
Registered electors 450,296
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 4.52%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Maduravoyal [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK P. Benjamin 99,739 40.12% New
INC R. Rajesh91,33736.74%New
CPI(M) G. Beem Rao 19,6127.89%-44.2
PMK N. V. Srinivasan17,3286.97%-32.2
NOTA NOTA6,6552.68%New
NTK M. Vasu6,1812.49%New
IJK R. Anandapriya4,5821.84%New
Margin of victory8,4023.38%-9.53%
Turnout 248,59761.81%-7.18%
Registered electors 402,205
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing -11.97%

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References

  1. "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Maduravoyal Election Result" . Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.