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

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.

Electoral performance

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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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