P. Benjamin is an Indian politician in Assembly of Tamil Nadu 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from the Maduravoyal constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK.
Jayalalithaa appointed Benjamin as Minister for School Education in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Electoral performance
This section is transcluded from Maduravoyal Assembly constituency. (edit | history)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Ganapathy | 121,298 | 44.64% | New | |
| AIADMK | P. Benjamin | 89,577 | 32.97% | −7.15 | |
| MNM | S. Padma Priya | 33,401 | 12.29% | New | |
| NTK | G. Ganeshkumar | 21,045 | 7.74% | +5.26 | |
| AMMK | E. Lucky Murugan | 2,660 | 0.98% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,146 | 0.79% | −1.89 | |
| Margin of victory | 31,721 | 11.67% | 8.29% | ||
| Turnout | 271,724 | 60.34% | −1.47% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 450,296 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.52% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | P. Benjamin | 99,739 | 40.12% | New | |
| INC | R. Rajesh | 91,337 | 36.74% | New | |
| CPI(M) | G. Beem Rao | 19,612 | 7.89% | −44.2 | |
| PMK | N. V. Srinivasan | 17,328 | 6.97% | −32.2 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 6,655 | 2.68% | New | |
| NTK | M. Vasu | 6,181 | 2.49% | New | |
| IJK | R. Anandapriya | 4,582 | 1.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,402 | 3.38% | −9.53% | ||
| Turnout | 248,597 | 61.81% | −7.18% | ||
| Registered electors | 402,205 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -11.97% | |||
References
- "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "Maduravoyal Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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