Karuppasamy Pandian

V. Karuppasamy Pandian is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. He is currently one of the prominent leader of the anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) party in Tirunelveli district.

Karuppasamy Pandian
Personal details
Political partyAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Career

Pandian was a supporter of AIADMK founder and former Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran. Both Ramachandran and party general secretary Jayalalithaa appointed him to various party roles from 1972, culminating in him becoming deputy general secretary of the party in 1996.[1]

Pandian was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an AIADMK candidate from Alangulam constituency in the 1977 elections.[2] He was re-elected, this time from the Palayamkottai constituency, in the 1980 elections.[3]

In 2000, Pandian was expelled from the AIADMK by Jayalalithaa. He joined the rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 2 May 2000, was given various posts by that party and had hopes of obtaining a state-level post within it.[1] In the 2006 elections, he was successful in contesting as a DMK candidate in the Tenkasi constituency.[4]

After being suspended from the DMK in May 2015 after allegedly attempting to have his son appointed to an official post within the party, Pandian remained silent for a while before being readmitted to the AIADMK on 26 July 2016 by Jayalalithaa. He had frequently severely criticised Jayalalithaa during his DMK member but after his expulsion had heaped praised upon her.[1] After her death in December 2016, V. K. Sassikala appointed him as one of the organising secretaries of the party. He resigned the post in February 2017 in protest against Sasikala's appointment of T. T. V. Dhinakaran as party deputy general secretary. He said, "I cannot digest the appointment of a person, who was removed from the party by Jayalalithaa in 2011 after branding him as 'traitor', as the deputy general secretary."[5]

Electoral performance
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tenkasi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SMK R. Sarathkumar 92,253 54.30% New
DMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 69,286 40.78% -9.2
BJP S. V. Anburaj 2,698 1.59% -2.13
ABHM S. Arumugam 1,507 0.89% New
Independent D. Mariappan 1,140 0.67% New
Independent M. Vethala Iyyankan 1,080 0.64% New
Independent S. Paramasivan 954 0.56% New
Margin of victory 22,967 13.52% 0.15%
Turnout 1,69,910 78.91% 4.24%
Registered electors 2,15,324
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 4.32%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tenkasi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 69,755 49.98% +5.8
MDMK Rama. Udayasuriyan 51,097 36.61% New
BJP K. Ravi Arunan 5,190 3.72% New
DMDK S. Kamaraj 5,081 3.64% New
BSP S. Chandran 2,607 1.87% New
Independent N. Mariappan 2,095 1.50% New
AIFB A. Muthuraja 1,645 1.18% New
Independent K. Bala Subramanian 1,166 0.84% New
Margin of victory 18,658 13.37% 6.13%
Turnout 1,39,570 74.66% 10.87%
Registered electors 1,86,929
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -1.44%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tenkasi[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Annamalai 62,454 51.41% New
DMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 53,662 44.18% New
Independent M. Sankarasubramanian Alias Lala M. Mani 2,064 1.70% New
Independent K. Balasubramanian 1,712 1.41% New
Independent S. Iyappan 861 0.71% New
Independent K. Subramanian 720 0.59% New
Margin of victory 8,792 7.24% -19.50%
Turnout 1,21,473 63.79% -5.22%
Registered electors 1,90,762
AIADMK gain from TMC(M) Swing -1.40%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Dharamalingam 45,141 46.11% +29.19
Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam V. Karuppasamy Pandian 38,250 39.07% New
IUML L. K. S. Muhammed Meeran Mohideen 12,429 12.69% -19.26
Margin of victory 6,891 7.04% 4.58%
Turnout 97,909 59.21% -7.42%
Registered electors 1,69,762
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 11.70%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Alangulam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. S. Ramasubbu 31,314 28.57% New
DMK M. P. Murugiah 30,832 28.13% -2.53
AIADMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 23,964 21.87% -32.62
AIADMK Aladi Aruna 20,867 19.04% -35.45
Margin of victory 482 0.44% -23.38%
Turnout 109,598 79.43% 3.67%
Registered electors 140,927
INC gain from AIADMK Swing -25.92%
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. S. T. Shamsulalam 45,209 51.92% +9.88
AIADMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 41,004 47.09% -10.86
Independent J. Gaspar Raja 855 0.98% New
Margin of victory 4,205 4.83% -11.08%
Turnout 87,068 70.66% 3.35%
Registered electors 1,27,308
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -6.03%
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Palayamkottai[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 45,049 57.96% +13.85
DMK Suba Seetharaman 32,680 42.04% New
Margin of victory 12,369 15.91% -5.20%
Turnout 77,729 67.31% 6.94%
Registered electors 1,16,635
AIADMK hold Swing 13.85%
1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Alangulam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian 20,183 28.43% New
JP R. Navaneetha Krishna Pandian 18,342 25.84% New
INC S. Ukkirama Pandian 17,997 25.35% -23.36
DMK P. Thambi Durai 11,592 16.33% -34.96
Independent S. Arulappan Nadar 1,024 1.44% New
AIFB T. Thirumaran 861 1.21% New
Independent S. Subbiah Thevar 663 0.93% New
Margin of victory 1,841 2.59% 0.01%
Turnout 70,987 62.89% -15.40%
Registered electors 114,602
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -22.86%

References
  1. "Karuppasamy Pandian back in AIADMK fold". The Hindu. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. Sudhakar, P. (15 February 2017). "Karuppasamy Pandian resigns as AIADMK organising secretary". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  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. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  8. "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2001". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  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.
  12. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  14. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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