V. Moorthy
Indian politician
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V. Moorthy is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Madhavaram constituency. He represented All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]
Moorthy was the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development of the Government of Tamil Nadu from November 2011.[2]
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by S. Sudharsanam.[3]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Sudharsanam | 151,485 | 50.04% | +4.61 | |
| AIADMK | V. Moorthy | 94,414 | 31.19% | −8.56 | |
| NTK | R. Elumalai | 27,453 | 9.07% | +7.69 | |
| MNM | Ramesh | 15,877 | 5.25% | New | |
| AMMK | D. Dhakshnamoorthy | 7,104 | 2.35% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,166 | 0.72% | −0.88 | |
| Margin of victory | 57,071 | 18.85% | 13.18% | ||
| Turnout | 302,700 | 66.63% | −1.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 454,327 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | 4.61% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Moorthy | 115,468 | 55.69% | New | |
| DMK | N. S. Kanimozhi | 80,703 | 38.93% | New | |
| BJP | B. Sivakumar | 2,599 | 1.25% | New | |
| Independent | P. Kumaran | 2,135 | 1.03% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | A. Ramesh | 1,964 | 0.95% | New | |
| BSP | N. Janakiraman | 1,280 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,765 | 16.77% | |||
| Turnout | 275,626 | 75.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 207,325 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
