C. H. Sekar
Indian politician
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C.H.Sekar is an Indian politician and was a member of the Fourteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Gummidipundi Constituency from 2011.
C.H.Sekar. | |
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| Occupations | Politician and businessman. |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | chsekar |
Background
Sekar was born in 1979. He is an entrepreneur and has various businesses. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering.[citation needed]
Political career
He represented Gummidipoondi assembly constituency as a Vijayakant’s DMDK Party candidate in the 2011 TN Legislative Assembly. He left DMDK and joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and was appointed the Deputy Secretary of the Party’s IT Wing. After being denied a United States visa he decided to enter politics.[1]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. S. Vijayakumar | 89,332 | 41.68% | New | |
| DMK | C. H. Sekar | 65,937 | 30.76% | New | |
| PMK | M. Selvaraj | 43,055 | 20.09% |  18.02 | |
| DMDK | K. Geetha | 6,585 | 3.07% | 51.33 | |
| BJP | M. Bhaskaran | 2,092 | 0.98% | 0.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,484 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,395 | 10.91% | 5.38 | ||
| Turnout | 214,354 | 82.16% | 1.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 214,348 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.00% | 0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 260,912 |  21.10 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | 12.72 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | C. H. Sekar | 97,708 | 54.40% | 40.49 | |
| PMK | K. N. Sekar | 68,452 | 38.11% | 2.15 | |
| Independent | R. Selvakumar | 1,892 | 1.05% | ||
| BJP | B. Chakravarthi Sriraman | 1,883 | 1.05% | 0.63 | |
| JMM | G. Munikrishnan | 1,836 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | N. Velu | 1,462 | 0.81% | ||
| Puratchi Bharatham | G. Asokan | 1,425 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | A. Raja | 1,411 | 0.79% | ||
| RPI | M. Sudhakar | 1,228 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,256 | 16.29% | 16.14 | ||
| Turnout | 179,722 | 83.42% | 3.46 | ||
| Total valid votes | 179,616 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 106 | 0.06% | 0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 215,443 | 10.24 | |||
| DMDK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 13.99 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. S. Vijayakumar | 63,147 | 40.41% | 16.53 | |
| PMK | Durai Jeyavelu | 62,918 | 40.26% | New | |
| DMDK | C. H. Sekar | 21,738 | 13.91% | New | |
| Independent | R. Sekar | 2,147 | 1.37% | ||
| SP | K. Sekar | 1,096 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 229 | 0.15% | 18.33 | ||
| Turnout | 156,263 | 79.96% | 3.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 156,263 | ||||
| Registered electors | 195,425 | 1.08 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | ||||
