Kannan Sundar (born 5 June 1954) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu for the Uthiramerur Constituency. He's also the District Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party, for the Kanchipuram South region. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Uthiramerur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989,[1] 1996,[2] 2006,[3] 2016[4] and for the fifth time in the 2021 election.

Kannan Sundar
Sundar in 2019
District Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Kanchipuram (South)
Assumed office
26 December 2014
Personal details
Born
Kannan Sundar

(1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 70)
Salavakkam, India
Tamil Nadu
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Parent(s)Father: S.C. Kannan
Mother: Thiripurasundari
Residence(s)Salavakkam, Kancheepuram Dt., Tamilnadu, India 603107
EducationBachelor of Science
Alma materPachaiyappa's College, Chennai
Occupation
  • Farmer
Websiteksundar.com

Early life and family

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Sundar is the first son of S.C. Kannan and Thiripura Sundari Ammal. He was born in Salavakkam on 5 June 1954. Sundar studied at the Salavakkam High School. He completed his undergraduate course and holds a Maths degree from Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai of University of Madras. Sundar married K.S. Vasantharani on March 4, 1983 and has two children. His son is S. Vetriselvan, his daughter is Porchelvi.

Politics

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His political career began when, as an 11-year-old, he started with Hindi agitation. He continued his support to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam during his college days Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai 1972. After his graduation he kept working for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Meanwhile, he also served as the Panchayat president of Salavakkam in the year 1986 and he became the Secretary for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Uthiramerur Union in 1988.

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundar 93,427 44.38% +1.36
AIADMK V. Somasundaram 91,805 43.61% +6.7
NTK S. Kamacthi 11,405 5.42% New
AMMK R. V. Ranjithkumar 7,211 3.43% New
MNM A. Susaiappar 2,100 1.00% New
Margin of victory 1,622 0.77% −5.35%
Turnout 210,529 80.86% −2.15%
Rejected ballots 442 0.21%
Registered electors 260,367
DMK hold Swing 1.36%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundar 85,513 43.02% −0.53
AIADMK P. Ganesan 73,357 36.90% −14.85
PMK N. Gangadharan 24,221 12.19% New
DMDK M. Rajendran 9,184 4.62% New
NOTA NOTA 1,647 0.83% New
Margin of victory 12,156 6.12% −2.08%
Turnout 198,773 83.00% −3.45%
Registered electors 239,472
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -8.73%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundar 70,488 48.75% +13.4
AIADMK V. Somasundaram 58,472 40.44% −16.04
DMDK D. Murugesan 10,335 7.15% New
Independent K. K. Venkatesan 2,070 1.43% New
Independent R. Lakshimi Narasiman 1,043 0.72% New
BJP T. Rajavelu 1,010 0.70% New
Margin of victory 12,016 8.31% −12.82%
Turnout 144,596 79.25% 12.68%
Registered electors 182,455
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -7.73%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Somasundaram 73,824 56.48% +30.09
DMK K. Sundar 46,202 35.35% −17.5
MDMK G. Radha Krishnan 2,668 2.04% −0.71
Independent C. Ravi Chandran 2,499 1.91% New
Independent T. Tamil Vendan 2,399 1.84% New
Puratchi Bharatham D. Parvendan 1,293 0.99% New
Independent V. Managa 834 0.64% New
Margin of victory 27,622 21.13% −5.33%
Turnout 130,716 66.57% −7.38%
Registered electors 196,375
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 3.63%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundar 66,086 52.84% +27.23
AIADMK N. K. Gnanasekaran 32,994 26.38% −29.07
PMK V. Kamalambal 19,143 15.31% New
MDMK K. P. Janakiraman 3,446 2.76% New
Independent Gv. Mathiazhagan 1,401 1.12% New
Margin of victory 33,092 26.46% −3.38%
Turnout 125,058 73.95% 3.36%
Registered electors 176,287
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -2.61%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kanchi Panneerselvam 63,367 55.46% +33.09
DMK K. Sundar 29,273 25.62% −9.09
PMK R. Viswanathan 20,552 17.99% New
Margin of victory 34,094 29.84% 17.50%
Turnout 114,265 70.59% 9.30%
Registered electors 166,439
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 20.75%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Uthiramerur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundar 31,304 34.71% −4.89
AIADMK P. Sundar Raman 20,175 22.37% −34.84
INC Era. Anbarasu 12,057 13.37% New
Independent R. Selvaraj 12,019 13.33% New
AIADMK S. Jagathrakshakan 8,921 9.89% −47.32
Independent A. V. Devraj 2,307 2.56% New
Independent C. Elumalai 1,784 1.98% New
Independent K. M. Elango 473 0.52% New
Margin of victory 11,129 12.34% −5.27%
Turnout 90,191 61.29% −16.52%
Registered electors 150,706
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -22.50%

References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Uthiramerur Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  9. ^ Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.