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Periyannan Arasu | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | V. R. Karthik Thondaiman |
| Succeeded by | V. Muthuraja |
| Constituency | Pudukkottai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1968 Melakkottai,Pudukkottai District |
| Nationality | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Residence(s) | Periyar Nagar,Pudukkottai District |
| Profession | Politician |
Periyannan Arasu is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Arasu hails from Pudukkottai town in Pudukkottai District.
Periyannan Arasu completed his Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree at Poondi Pushpam College in Thanjavur. [1]
Periyannan Arasu belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He contested and won the election for the Pudukkottai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election,subsequently becoming its Member of Legislative Assembly. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Periyannan Arassu | 66,739 | 39.19% | −5.37 | |
| AIADMK | V. R. Karthik Thondaiman | 64,655 | 37.97% | New | |
| Independent | M. Chokkalingam | 22,973 | 13.49% | New | |
| DMDK | Jahir Hussain | 7,810 | 4.59% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,637 | 0.96% | New | |
| NTK | M. Arunmozhichozhan | 1,625 | 0.95% | New | |
| IJK | G. Kumar | 1,061 | 0.62% | New | |
| Independent | A. Radhakrishnan | 913 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,084 | 1.22% | −0.99% | ||
| Turnout | 170,282 | 74.75% | −4.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 227,802 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.58% | |||