Saba Rajendran

• C. Sabapathy (father)

Saba Rajendran
Saba Rajendran
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 19 May 2016 –6 May 2026
Relatives	Saba Balamurugan (Younger Brother)
Education	Annamalai University J. M. I. T College
Profession	Agriculture

Saba Rajendran (born 18 June 1961) is an Indian politician and an incumbent Member of legislative assembly of Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. ^[1]

He was born in Sorathur. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and a B.E. in mechanical engineering.

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Neyveli constituency in the 2016 elections. Previously he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Nellikuppam constituency in the 2006 election. ^{[2] [3]} He again won the election in 2021 in Neyveli constituency.

Early life and education

Saba Rajendran, was born and brought up in Sorathur village, Cuddalore, Tamilnadu.

Political career

In the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Saba Rajendran contested the Nellikuppam constituency and won the election.

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he represented DMK and lost the election to a Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam candidate by a vote share difference of 6%.

Subsequently, in the 2016 and 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he won in the Neyveli constituency.

Electoral performance

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote Percentage
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Nellikkuppam	DMK	Won	46.16%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Panruti	DMK	Lost	44.27%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Neyveli	DMK	Won	34.10%
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Neyveli	DMK	Won	45.80%

Detailed performance

This section is transcluded from Neyveli Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Neyveli ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Saba Rajendran	75,177	45.80%	+11.7
	PMK	K. Jagan	74,200	45.21%	+32.81
	NTK	K. Ramesh	7,785	4.74%	+3.77
	AMMK	R. Baktharatchagan	2,230	1.36%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,171	0.71%	−0.36
	IJK	R. Ilangovan	1,011	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			977	0.60%	−10.58%
Turnout			164,130	75.08%	−4.13%
Rejected ballots			328	0.20%
Registered electors			218,603
	DMK hold		Swing	11.70%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Neyveli ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Saba Rajendran	54,299	34.10%	New
	AIADMK	R. Rajsekar	36,508	22.93%	−27.71
	TVMK	T. Velmurugan	30,528	19.17%	New
	PMK	K. Jagan	19,749	12.40%	−32.32
	CPI(M)	T. Arumugman	12,674	7.96%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,710	1.07%	New
	NTK	B. Kalaiselvan	1,557	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			17,791	11.17%	5.26%
Turnout			159,241	79.21%	−3.49%
Registered electors			201,040
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-16.54%

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Panruti ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	P. Sivakozhundu	82,187	50.91	+29.86
	DMK	Saba Rajendran	71,471	44.27	New
	IJK	R. Sankar	1,570	0.97	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	M. Deiveegadas	1,155	0.72	New
	BJP	R. M. Selvakumar	1,064	0.66	New
	Independent	N. S. Velmurugan	943	0.58	New
	BSP	K. K. Iyappan	859	0.53	New
Margin of victory			10,716	6.64	6.53
Turnout			161,443	83.25	1.59
Registered electors			193,924
	DMDK gain from PMK		Swing	12.73

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nellikkuppam ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Saba Rajendran	57,403	46.16%	+1.9
	MDMK	R. T. Sabapathi Mohan	45,323	36.44%	+33.99
	DMDK	P. Sivakolunthu	15,853	12.75%	New
	BJP	J. Sugumaran	1,160	0.93%	New
	Independent	M. Saravanan	1,043	0.84%	New
	BSP	K. Iyappan	947	0.76%	New
	Independent	P. Sarangapani	924	0.74%	New
	CPI(ML)L	N. Kaliyamoorthy	889	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			12,080	9.71%	3.04%
Turnout			124,365	75.66%	6.71%
Registered electors			164,369
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-4.78%

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References

1. "Members of Legislative Assembly taking oath". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly . Retrieved 27 July 2010.
2. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. Saba Rajendran profile at TN government website
4. "Neyveli Election Result" . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
5. "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.
6. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
7. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.