M. C. Sampath

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M. C. Sampath

M. C. Sampath is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Cuddalore constituency. He is the former Minister for Industrial Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1][2]

Sampath was Minister for Special Program Implementation until November 2011 when a cabinet reshuffle by Jayalalithaa resulted in him becoming Minister for Rural Industries, where he replaced C. Shanmugavelu.[3]

Electoral performance[edit]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK G. Iyappan 84,563 46.46% +19.53
AIADMK M. C. Sampath 79,412 43.63% +2.56
NTK V. Jaladeepan 9,563 5.25% -1.98
MNM K. Anandraj 4,040 2.22% New
DMDK A. Gnanapandithan 1,499 0.82% New
NOTA NOTA 1,236 0.68% -0.51
Margin of victory 5,151 2.83% -11.31%
Turnout 182,001 76.35% 1.66%
Rejected ballots 391 0.21%
Registered electors 238,364
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 5.39%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. C. Sampath 70,922 41.07% -19.49
DMK Ela. Pugazhendi 46,509 26.93% -9.9
TMC(M) A. S. Chandarasekaran 20,608 11.93% New
PMK Pazha. Thamaraikannan 16,905 9.79% New
NTK Seeman 12,497 7.24% New
NOTA NOTA 2,062 1.19% New
BJP P. Selvam 1,964 1.14% +0.02
Margin of victory 24,413 14.14% -9.59%
Turnout 172,688 74.69% -3.33%
Registered electors 231,205
AIADMK hold Swing -19.49%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Cuddalore[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. C. Sampath 85,953 60.56% +17.27
DMK E. Pugazhendi 52,275 36.83% -10.93
BJP R. Gunasekaran 1,579 1.11% -0.17
Independent S. V. Rajan 892 0.63% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party T. E. Chithrakala 774 0.55% New
Margin of victory 33,678 23.73% 19.26%
Turnout 141,930 78.02% 6.48%
Registered electors 181,920
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 12.80%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Nellikkuppam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. C. Sampath 56,349 50.93% +20.67
DMK V. C. Shanmugham 48,967 44.26% -9.58
MDMK A. S. Soundhararajan 2,713 2.45% -2.96
Independent P. Jeyachandran 1,716 1.55% New
Independent K. Sekar 886 0.80% New
Margin of victory 7,382 6.67% -16.90%
Turnout 110,631 68.95% -3.64%
Registered electors 160,479
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -2.90%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of MLAs from T" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV. PTI. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Cuddalore Election Result". Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.