M. C. Sampath
Indian politician
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M. C. Sampath is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Cuddalore constituency. He is the former Minister for Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu), Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1][2]
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byP. Thangamani
Succeeded byT. R. B. Rajaa
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
M. C. Sampath | |
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| Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu), Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | P. Thangamani |
| Succeeded by | T. R. B. Rajaa |
| Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Tamil Nadu) & Nutritious Noon Meal Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu), Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2013–2016 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration (Tamil Nadu) Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Minister for Environment Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 27 September 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu) Government of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1958 |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Sampath was Minister for Department of Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu) until November 2011 when a cabinet reshuffle by Jayalalithaa resulted in him becoming Minister for Rural Industries, where he replaced C. Shanmugavelu.[3]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | G. Iyappan | 84,563 | 46.46% | +19.53 | |
| AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 79,412 | 43.63% | +2.56 | |
| NTK | V. Jaladeepan | 9,563 | 5.25% | −1.98 | |
| MNM | K. Anandraj | 4,040 | 2.22% | New | |
| DMDK | A. Gnanapandithan | 1,499 | 0.82% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,236 | 0.68% | −0.51 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,151 | 2.83% | −11.31% | ||
| Turnout | 182,001 | 76.35% | 1.66% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 391 | 0.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 238,364 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.39% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 70,922 | 41.07 | −19.49 | |
| DMK | Ela. Pugazhendi | 46,509 | 26.93% | −9.9 | |
| TMC(M) | A. S. Chandarasekaran | 20,608 | 11.93% | New | |
| PMK | Pazha. Thamaraikannan | 16,905 | 9.79% | New | |
| NTK | Seeman (Sebastian Simon)[6] | 12,497 | 7.24% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,062 | 1.19% | New | |
| BJP | P. Selvam | 1,964 | 1.14% | +0.02 | |
| Margin of victory | 24,413 | 14.14% | −9.59% | ||
| Turnout | 172,688 | 74.69% | −3.33% | ||
| Registered electors | 231,205 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 85,953 | 60.56% | +17.27 | |
| DMK | E. Pugazhendi | 52,275 | 36.83% | −10.93 | |
| BJP | R. Gunasekaran | 1,579 | 1.11% | −0.17 | |
| Independent | S. V. Rajan | 892 | 0.63% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | T. E. Chithrakala | 774 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 33,678 | 23.73% | 19.26% | ||
| Turnout | 141,930 | 78.02% | 6.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 181,920 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 12.80% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 56,349 | 50.93% | +20.67 | |
| DMK | V. C. Shanmugham | 48,967 | 44.26% | −9.58 | |
| MDMK | A. S. Soundhararajan | 2,713 | 2.45% | −2.96 | |
| Independent | P. Jeyachandran | 1,716 | 1.55% | New | |
| Independent | K. Sekar | 886 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,382 | 6.67% | −16.90% | ||
| Turnout | 110,631 | 68.95% | −3.64% | ||
| Registered electors | 160,479 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.90% | |||
2009 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. S. Alagiri | 320,473 | 42.81% | ||
| AIADMK | M. C. Sampath | 2,96,941 | 39.67% | 4.32% | |
| DMDK | M. C. Dhamotharan | 93,172 | 12.45% | ||
| Independent | S. Vasanthi | 13,400 | 1.79% | ||
| BSP | C. Arokiyadoss | 8,269 | 1.10% | 0.35% | |
| Independent | R. Parthiban | 5,492 | 0.73% | ||
| LJP | A. Kamaraj | 5,045 | 0.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,532 | 3.14% | −14.14% | ||
| Turnout | 7,48,594 | 76.04% | 12.93% | ||
| Registered electors | 9,86,030 | −18.30% | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | -9.82% | |||
