T. J. Govindrajan

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T. J. Govindarajan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 May 2021

T. J. Govindrajan (15 January 1961) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. [1] He represents Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency in Thiruvallur district. He became a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly [2] representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. [3] [4] He won the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Govindrajan is from Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of S. V. Jayaraman. He Owns TJS Group of institutions, TJS Fuel station, TJS Brick Works, Motivational Speaker, Organic Farmer. He completed his S.S.L.C. in 1977 at Government Higher Secondary School. [1]

Career

Govindrajan won the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Gummidipoondi Assembly constituency representing DMK Party. He polled 126,452 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Prakash M of PMK, by a margin of 50,938 votes. [3]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Gummidipoondi [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK T. J. Govindrajan 126,452 57.40% +26.64
PMK M. Prakash75,51434.28%+14.19
NTK Usha11,7015.31%+4.73
DMDK K. M. Dilliy2,5761.17%−1.9
NOTA NOTA1,7830.81%+0.12
Margin of victory50,93823.12%12.21%
Turnout 2,20,28678.20%−3.95%
Rejected ballots1230.06%
Registered electors 2,81,688
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 15.73%

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