V. Moorthy
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.
Moorthy was the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development of the Government of Tamil Nadu from November 2011.
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by S. Sudharsanam.
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Sudharsanam | 151,485 | 50.41% |  4.98 | |
| AIADMK | Madhavaram V. Moorthy | 94,414 | 31.42% |  8.34 | |
| NTK | R. Elumalai | 27,453 | 9.13% | 7.75 | |
| MNM | Ramesh | 15,877 | 5.28% | New | |
| AMMK | D. Dhakshnamoorthy | 7,104 | 2.36% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,166 | 0.72% | 0.88 | |
| Margin of victory | 57,071 | 18.99% | 13.31 | ||
| Turnout | 303,051 | 66.68% | 1.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 300,534 | ||||
| Registered electors | 454,474 | 15.85 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | 4.98 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Madhavaram V. Moorthy | 115,468 | 55.69% | New | |
| DMK | N. S. Kanimozhi | 80,703 | 38.93% | 7.67 | |
| 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% | 16.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 207,325 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 81 | 0.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 275,626 | 182.28 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.69 |
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