M. Chakrapani
Indian politician
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M. Chakrapani is an Indian politician.[1] He is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vanur Constituency in 2016 and May 2021.[2][3][4]
Preceded byI. Janagiraman
Succeeded byGoutham Dravidamani
ConstituencyVanur
Born3 October 1954
Vanur, Madras State, India (present-day Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu)
M. Chakrapani | |
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| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 May 2016 – 6 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | I. Janagiraman |
| Succeeded by | Goutham Dravidamani |
| Constituency | Vanur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1954 Vanur, Madras State, India (present-day Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu) |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Chakrapani | 92,219 | 50.99% | +14.21 | |
| VCK | Vanni Arasu | 70,492 | 38.98% | New | |
| NTK | M. Latchoumy | 8,587 | 4.75% | New | |
| DMDK | P. M. Ganapathi | 5,460 | 3.02% | New | |
| MNM | M. Sandoshkumar | 2,500 | 1.38% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,363 | 0.75% | −0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,727 | 12.01% | 6.15% | ||
| Turnout | 180,845 | 79.83% | 1.00% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 209 | 0.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 226,539 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | 14.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Chakrapani | 64,167 | 36.79% | −19.2 | |
| DMK | R. Mydili | 53,944 | 30.93% | −9.22 | |
| PMK | P. Sankar | 27,240 | 15.62% | New | |
| VCK | D. Ravikumar | 23,873 | 13.69% | New | |
| BJP | D. Thiruselvakumar | 1,716 | 0.98% | +0.03 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,430 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,223 | 5.86% | −9.98% | ||
| Turnout | 174,428 | 78.83% | −2.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 221,269 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -19.20% | |||
