J. L. Eswarappan is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Arcot as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016 and 2021.[1][2] He was elected as Arcot municipality chairman in 2006. He holds the position of the DMK youth Wing district Secretary.

J. L. Eswarappan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2016
Preceded byV.K.R. Srinivasan
ConstituencyArcot
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. L. Eswarappan 103,885 50.06% +8.67
PMK K. L. Elavazagan 83,927 40.44% +23.21
NTK R. Kathiravan 12,088 5.82% New
MNM A. R. Mohamed Raffi 2,860 1.38% New
NOTA NOTA 2,253 1.09% +0.1
AMMK N. Janarthanan 2,190 1.06% New
Margin of victory 19,958 9.62% 4.16%
Turnout 207,538 79.07% −3.33%
Rejected ballots 265 0.13%
Registered electors 262,476
DMK hold Swing 8.67%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK J. L. Eswarappan 84,182 41.39% New
AIADMK K. V. Ramadoss 73,091 35.94% −17.17
PMK G. Karikalan 35,043 17.23% −24.91
MDMK P. N. Udhayakumar 5,387 2.65% New
BJP D. Arulraman 2,648 1.30% +0.14
NOTA NOTA 2,004 0.99% New
Margin of victory 11,091 5.45% −5.51%
Turnout 203,392 82.40% −0.80%
Registered electors 246,835
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -11.72%

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. ^ "arcot Election Result". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Arcot Election Result". Retrieved 15 October 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.