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K. Karthikeyan | |
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Santhosh |
| Succeeded by | Vijayakanth |
| Constituency | Rishivandiyam |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Vasantham K. Karthikeyan is a politician in the Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was selected as a member of legislative assembly from Rishivanthiyam in 2016 and 2021, [1] [2] representing the D.M.K Party.
Karthikeyan was born at Santhnur Village in 1978. Karthikeyans parents were Kannan and Gandimathi
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote % | Runner-up | Runner-up Party | Runner-up vote % |
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| 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Rishivandiyam | DMK | Won | 51.27% | S. A. Santhosh | ADMK | 39.81% |
| 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Rishivandiyam | DMK | Won | 49.16% | K. Dhandapani | ADMK | 31.77% |
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