K. P. Shankar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
7 May 2021
ConstituencyThiruvottiyur
Personal details
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)S. Kasthuri
S. Sridevi
ChildrenP. S. Dhileepan

P. S. Aravindan S. Ishwarya

S. Soundarya
Residence(s)186-A, K.V.K Kuppam, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600019.

Tiruvotriyur K P Shankar is a social worker, businessman, and Indian politician and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruvottiyur constituency in 2021.[1][2] He was served a Councillor of the Greater Chennai Corporation ward No.5 at Tiruvottiyur Zone and represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is the Brother of former DMK MLA K.P.P.Samy.

He was removed from the post of the party's Tiruvottiyur West area secretary after he had reportedly attacked a city corporation engineer who was overseeing road-laying work in his constituency.[3]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Thiruvottiyur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. P. Shankar 88,185 44.34% +1.09
AIADMK K. Kuppan 50,524 25.40% -15.29
NTK Seeman 48,597 24.43% +22.35
MNM D. Mohan 7,053 3.55% New
AMMK M. Soundara Pandian 1,417 0.71% New
NOTA NOTA 1,111 0.56% -0.98
Margin of victory 37,661 18.94% 16.38%
Turnout 198,885 64.99% -1.93%
Rejected ballots 81 0.04%
Registered electors 306,004
DMK hold Swing 1.09%

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Member Names with Constituencies". www.assembly.tn.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021". results.eci.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "DMK removes Tiruvottiyur MLA KP Shankar from party post".
  4. ↑ "Thiruvottiyur Election Result". Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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