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
| 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 | ||
| Registered electors | 450,296 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.52 | |||
| 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
- ^ “Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23”. The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ “Maduravoyal Election Result”. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ “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.