M. Bhojarajan
Indian politician
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M. Bhojarajan (born 1946) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is the sole Tamil Nadu BJP member to be elected to 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Udagamandalam Assembly constituency in 2026 election.[2][3] He had earlier contested in same constituency in 2021 election, but lost to R. Ganesh of Congress by 5,348 votes.[4]
M. Bhojarajan | |
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | R. Ganesh |
| Constituency | Udhagamandalam |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent |
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| Education | Madras Law College (L.L.B) Madras Medical College (Diploma in Criminology) Government Arts College, Ooty (B.A) |
| Occupation | Agricultural planter, businessman, Advocate[1] |
Elections contested
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Bhojarajan[5] | 48,488 | 32.61 | −10.46 | |
| TVK | R. Ibrahim | 47,512 | 31.95 | New | |
| INC | B. Ramachandran | 45,658 | 30.70 | −16.2 | |
| NTK | Ragupathy Bheeman | 4,641 | 3.12 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,525 | 1.03 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 148704 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 187,425 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Ganesh | 65,530 | 46.90% | −1.44 | |
| BJP | M. Bhojarajan | 60,182 | 43.07% | +38.92 | |
| NTK | A. Jayakumar | 6,381 | 4.57% | +4.03 | |
| MNM | Dr. S. Suresh Babu | 4,935 | 3.53% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,376 | 0.98% | −1.09 | |
| AMMK | T. Lakshmanan | 1,273 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,348 | 3.83% | −3.61% | ||
| Turnout | 139,726 | 67.87% | −1.21% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 357 | 0.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 205,882 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.44% | |||
