K. Sundaram

K. Sundaram is an Indian politician Former Minister and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Ponneri constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1989 and 1996 elections. The constituency was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. He died on September 18th, 2024.

Electoral performance

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ponneri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI A. S. Kannan 81,408 54.58% New
DMK K. Sundaram 54,018 36.22% Decrease25.50
MDMK P. Duraikkannu 4,319 2.90% Decrease2.30
Independent G. Devarajan 3,753 2.52% New
Independent A. D. Rathinam 2,211 1.48% New
Puratchi Bharatham M. Jayaseelan 1,326 0.89% New
Margin of victory 27,390 18.36% Decrease13.64
Turnout 149,148 61.24% Decrease6.56
Total valid votes 149,143
Registered electors 243,530 Increase12.32
CPI gain from DMK Swing Decrease7.14
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ponneri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundaram 87,547 61.72% Increase31.50
AIADMK G. Gunasekaran 42,156 29.72% New
MDMK R. Krishnamoorthy 7,379 5.20% New
CPI(ML)L S. Janakiraman 1,923 1.36% New
Independent C. Paccikrisawamy 1,443 1.02% New
BJP M. Annamalai 867 0.61% New
Margin of victory 45,391 32.00% Decrease2.51
Turnout 147,013 67.80% Increase1.15
Total valid votes 141,856
Registered electors 216,818 Increase16.54
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease3.02
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ponneri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundaram 51,928 44.53% Increase4.57
AIADMK K. Tamizharasan 44,321 38.01% New
INC D. Yasodha 14,410 12.36% New
AIADMK K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran 5,280 4.53% New
Margin of victory 7,607 6.52% Decrease12.57
Turnout 118,907 71.28% Decrease5.13
Total valid votes 116,616
Registered electors 166,812 Increase16.57
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease14.52

References

  1. ↑ . K. Sundaram owns marriage hall "Ezhil Mandapam' at Minjur TH Road. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.