D. Rajarathinam
Indian politician
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D. Rajarathinam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Sriperumbudur Constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971 elections.[1][2] He was elected from Poonamallee Constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 and 1980 elections.[3][4]
D. Rajarathinam | |
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967 - 1972 1971 - 1976 | |
| Constituency | Sriperumbudur |
| In office 1977 - 1982 1980 - 1985 | |
| Constituency | Poonamallee |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Sudarsanam | 68,392 | 55.50% |  31.43 | |
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 44,240 | 35.90% |  12.21 | |
| PMK | R. K. Kothandan | 7,544 | 6.12% | New | |
| BJP | V. Sampath | 1,866 | 1.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,152 | 19.60% | 4.43 | ||
| Turnout | 126,397 | 59.46% | 7.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 123,225 | ||||
| Registered electors | 212,565 | 15.42 | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.39 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. Anantha Krishna | 55,129 | 55.97% | New | |
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 40,562 | 41.18% | 7.65 | |
| Independent | S. Subramani | 1,150 | 1.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,567 | 14.79% | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 101,638 | 66.97% | 10.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 98,506 | ||||
| Registered electors | 151,761 | 9.13 | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 7.14 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 38,018 | 48.83% | 12.34 | |
| GKC | Sambandan | 26,930 | 34.59% | New | |
| Independent | Poovai P. Chinnasamy | 8,547 | 10.98% | New | |
| Independent | M. Moorthy | 2,246 | 2.88% | New | |
| BJP | G. Thiruven Gadam | 1,605 | 2.06% | New | |
| Independent | T. Lakshmipathy Naidu | 514 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,088 | 14.24% | 7.52 | ||
| Turnout | 78,888 | 56.73% | 4.97 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,860 | ||||
| Registered electors | 139,060 | 2.92 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | 12.34 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 26,552 | 36.49% | New | |
| AIADMK | Era. Kulasekaran | 21,659 | 29.76% | New | |
| JP | J. Madan Raj | 16,660 | 22.89% | New | |
| INC | A. Palapandvan | 7,357 | 10.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,893 | 6.72% | |||
| Turnout | 74,148 | 51.76% | |||
| Total valid votes | 72,774 | ||||
| Registered electors | 143,250 | ||||
| DMK win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 46,617 | 59.15% | +5.01 | |
| INC | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar | 32,201 | 40.85% | −1.68 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,416 | 18.29% | 6.69% | ||
| Turnout | 78,818 | 72.42% | −9.94% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,11,779 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 5.01% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | D. Rajarathinam | 41,655 | 54.13% | +6.31 | |
| INC | M. Bhaktavatsalam | 32,729 | 42.53% | −7.1 | |
| Independent | Guindirathinam | 1,640 | 2.13% | New | |
| Independent | Subramanian | 558 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,926 | 11.60% | 9.78% | ||
| Turnout | 76,949 | 82.37% | 7.06% | ||
| Registered electors | 96,287 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.50% | |||
