K. Kannaiyan is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Kannaiyan was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Thottiam constituency in the 1989[1] and 1996 elections.[2] He stood again in the election of 2001, when he lost to P. Annavi of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).[3] He had also contested and lost the seat in 1991, when he finished second to N. R. Sivapathi of the AIADMK.[4]
Kannaiyan contested the Thottiam seat as an independent in the 2006 elections and was placed third behind candidates from the Indian National Congress (INC) and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[5] His decision to stand as an independent was driven by local discord that had resulted from an electoral pact involving the DMK, as part of the Democratic Progressive Alliance, which had caused it to cede contesting of the seat to a candidate from the INC.[6] He did a similar thing in the 2011 election from the Musiri constituency, into which much of Thottiam had been moved following boundary changes.[7] He again finished in third place, behind the AIADMK victor and an INC candidate.[8]
Kannaiyan is married to K. Suseela and has a daughter.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1989 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 176. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1991 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 302. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 412. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ a b "DMK ex-MLA files papers as Independent". The Hindu. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Ganesan, S. (31 March 2011). "Former Minister and ex-MLA likely to queer pitch for Congress". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 317. Retrieved 15 May 2017.