S. M. Balan

S. M. Balan
S. M. Balan
எசு. எம். பாலன்
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2001–2006
Preceded by	K. N. Nehru
Succeeded by	A. Soundara Pandian
Constituency	Lalgudi
Personal details
Born	17 July 1956 (age 69); Lalgudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Occupation	Farmer
Profession	Politician

ConstituencyLalgudi

Born17 July 1956 (age 69)

S. M. Balan was an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He hails from Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli district. Representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, he contested and won the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from the Lalgudi Assembly constituency to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. M. Balan	58,288	47.11%	*New*
	DMK	K. N. Nehru	56,678	45.81%	22.66
	MDMK	C. Adhanam	4,665	3.77%	6.72
	Independent	P. Stephen	1,412	1.14%	New
	Independent	R. Pappu	946	0.76%	New
	Independent	J. Akthar Ali	875	0.71%	New
	Independent	K. M. Mohankumar	512	0.41%	New
	Independent	S. N. Gunasekaran	343	0.28%	New
Margin of victory			1,610	1.30%	−47.14%
Turnout			123,719	67.15%	−9.70%
Registered electors			184,259
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-21.36%

2001

S. M. Balan
எசு. எம். பாலன்

Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 2001–2006
Preceded by	K. N. Nehru
Succeeded by	A. Soundara Pandian
Constituency	Lalgudi

Personal details
Born	(1956-07-17) 17 July 1956 (age 69) Lalgudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Occupation	Farmer
Profession	Politician