P. Karthikeyan is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Vellore as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.[1][2]

P. Karthikeyan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2016
Preceded byDr.V.S.Vijay
ConstituencyVellore
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Karthikeyan 84,299 47.24% −4.29
AIADMK S. R. K. Appu 75,118 42.09% +5.86
NTK N. Poonkundran 8,530 4.78% +3.82
MNM G. Vikram Chakravarthy 7,243 4.06% New
NOTA NOTA 1,441 0.81% −0.59
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi R. Naresh Kumar 928 0.52% New
Margin of victory 9,181 5.14% −10.16%
Turnout 178,458 70.52% 1.93%
Rejected ballots 324 0.18%
Registered electors 253,049
DMK hold Swing -4.29%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Karthikeyan 88,264 51.53% New
AIADMK Harun Rasheed 62,054 36.23% −14.59
BJP S. Elangovan 5,212 3.04% −0.04
PMK D. Lakshmi Narayanan 5,185 3.03% New
VCK A. R. Abdur Rahman 2,590 1.51% New
NOTA NOTA 2,400 1.40% New
NTK A. Manigandan 1,639 0.96% New
SDPI Shaik Meeran 1,100 0.64% New
Margin of victory 26,210 15.30% 4.52%
Turnout 171,279 68.59% −5.00%
Registered electors 249,715
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 0.71%

References

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  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Vellore Election Result". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Vellore Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ^ "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.