R. D. Shekar

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R. D. Shekar
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2019
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Perambur [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 105,267 52.93% +10.82
AIADMK N. R. Dhanapalan50,29125.29%−17.1
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi19,8219.97%+8.25
MNM A. Ponnusamy17,0728.58%New
AMMK E. Lakshmi Narayanan4,0422.03%New
NOTA NOTA1,5150.76%−0.92
Margin of victory54,97627.64%27.37%
Turnout 198,87262.96%−1.99%
Rejected ballots3900.20%
Registered electors 315,884
DMK hold Swing 10.55%
2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections: Perambur [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 106,394 56.32 +14.21
AIADMK R. S. Raajesh38,37120.31−22.09
MNM U. Priyadarshini20,50810.86+10.86
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi8,6114.56+2.84
AMMK P. Vetrivel 6,2813.32+3.32
NOTA None of the Above 2,5111.33NA
Majority68,02335.97
Turnout 1,89,09364.39
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

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  1. ↑ AMMK makes Perambur bypoll a triangular fight
  2. ↑ DMK cadre come to blows
  3. ↑ DMK takes a firm grip on the city
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Perambur Election Result" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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