P. Benjamin

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P. Benjamin is an Indian politician in Assembly of Tamil Nadu 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from the

Maduravoyal constituency
as a candidate of the AIADMK.

Jayalalithaa appointed Benjamin as Minister for School Education in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[1]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Maduravoyal[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Ganapathy 121,298 44.64% New
AIADMK P. Benjamin 89,577 32.97% -7.15
MNM S. Padma Priya 33,401 12.29% New
NTK G. Ganeshkumar 21,045 7.74% +5.26
AMMK E. Lucky Murugan 2,660 0.98% New
NOTA NOTA 2,146 0.79% -1.89
Margin of victory 31,721 11.67% 8.29%
Turnout 271,724 60.34% -1.47%
Rejected ballots 0 0.00%
Registered electors 450,296
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 4.52%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Maduravoyal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. Benjamin 99,739 40.12% New
INC R. Rajesh 91,337 36.74% New
CPI(M) G. Beem Rao 19,612 7.89% -44.2
PMK N. V. Srinivasan 17,328 6.97% -32.2
NOTA NOTA 6,655 2.68% New
NTK M. Vasu 6,181 2.49% New
IJK
R. Anandapriya 4,582 1.84% New
Margin of victory 8,402 3.38% -9.53%
Turnout 248,597 61.81% -7.18%
Registered electors 402,205
AIADMK gain from CPI(M) Swing -11.97%

References

  1. ^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Maduravoyal Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ "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.