V. Neelakandan
Indian politician
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V. Neelakandan is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar constituency in Chennai District. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]
V. Neelakandan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 May 2011 – 21 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by his own honesty.[2]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Sivakumar | 61,744 | 45.25% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 58,422 | 42.82% | −16.06 | |
| CPI(M) | Suganthi | 5,702 | 4.18% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,685 | 1.97% | New | |
| PMK | D. Vanithamani | 2,056 | 1.51% | New | |
| NTK | Gowri | 1,831 | 1.34% | New | |
| SDPI | Pushparaj | 925 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,322 | 2.43% | −21.26% | ||
| Turnout | 136,450 | 63.47% | −4.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 214,976 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -13.62% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Neelakandan | 72,887 | 58.87% | New | |
| INC | Dr. C. Natesan | 43,546 | 35.17% | New | |
| BJP | E. Karunanidhi | 3,561 | 2.88% | New | |
| IJK | Ajitha | 756 | 0.61% | New | |
| BSP | C. Sakthivel | 630 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,341 | 23.70% | |||
| Turnout | 123,807 | 68.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 181,243 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
