M. Govindarasu
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M. Govindarasu is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA). He hails from Peravurani town in Thanjavur District. Govindarasu, who studied up to the tenth standard, belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.[1][2] He contested and won the Mayiladuturai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming an MLA.[3]
Preceded byArun Pandian
Succeeded byPeravurani N. Ashokkumar
ConstituencyPeravurani
Born1 August 1950
Peravurani
M. Govindarasu | |
|---|---|
| Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Pandian |
| Succeeded by | Peravurani N. Ashokkumar |
| Constituency | Peravurani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1950 Peravurani |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Profession | Farmer |
Electoral Performance
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Govindarasu | 73,908 | 45.65% | New | |
| DMK | Peravurani N. Ashokkumar | 72,913 | 45.04% | New | |
| CPI | T. Thamayanthi | 5,816 | 3.59% | New | |
| BJP | R. Elango | 4,612 | 2.85% | +0.93 | |
| NTK | K. Baladhandayutham | 1,602 | 0.99% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,294 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 995 | 0.61% | −4.52% | ||
| Turnout | 161,897 | 78.83% | −1.98% | ||
| Registered electors | 205,368 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | 9.23% | |||