P. Moorthy

P. Moorthy[1] is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He represents Madurai East constituency as a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Previously, he represented Sholavandan constituency.[2][3] He also serves as Tamil Nadu's Minister of Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Law.

P. Moorthy
Minister of Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Law
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016
ConstituencyMadurai East
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseV. Chellammal
Children2

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Moorthy 122,729 51.59% +0.97
AIADMK R. Gopalakrishnan 73,125 30.74% -4.6
NTK J. Latha 17,668 7.43% +5.89
MNM I. Muthukrishnan 11,993 5.04% New
AMMK T. Saravanan 6,729 2.83% New
None of the above None of the above 1,944 0.82% -0.7
PT A. Balamurugan 1,755 0.74% New
Margin of victory 49,604 20.85% 5.57%
Turnout 237,892 72.31% -2.48%
Rejected ballots 53 0.02%
Registered electors 328,990
DMK hold Swing 0.97%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Moorthy 108,569 50.62% +11.32
AIADMK P. Pandi 75,797 35.34% -19.95
CPI P. Kalithasan 11,599 5.41% New
BJP M. Suseendran 6,181 2.88% +1.39
NTK Sengannan 3,296 1.54% New
None of the above None of the above 3,246 1.51% New
PMK Alaguraja 1,113 0.52% New
Margin of victory 32,772 15.28% -0.71%
Turnout 214,473 74.79% -2.39%
Registered electors 286,766
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -4.67%
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Madurai East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Tamilarasan 99,447 55.29% New
DMK P. Moorthy 70,692 39.30% New
BJP K. Srinivasan 2,677 1.49% -0.14
Independent V. Govindaraj 2,287 1.27% New
IJK K. G. Gnanasekaran 1,008 0.56% New
BSP A. Dhavamani 929 0.52% New
Margin of victory 28,755 15.99% 15.93%
Turnout 233,061 77.18% 6.34%
Registered electors 179,869
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing 17.09%

References

  1. "Commercial Taxes and Registration Department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. "Moorthy P(DMK):Constituency- MADURAI EAST(MADURAI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  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.
  5. 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.


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