K. Venu is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Gummidipundi constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989, and 1996 elections.[1][2]

Electoral performance

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Sudarsanam 73,467 56.07% +23.73
DMK K. Venu 48,509 37.02% -12.66
PB E. Nedunchezhian 2,376 1.81% New
MDMK R. Balaji 2,311 1.76% -0.2
NCP J. Isabella John 1,613 1.23% New
Independent P. T. Vausuthevan 1,220 0.93% New
Independent E. Palani 769 0.59% New
Margin of victory 24,958 19.05% 1.70%
Turnout 1,31,019 62.59% -8.68%
Registered electors 2,09,468
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 6.39%
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Venu 61,946 49.69% +24.44
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 40,321 32.34% -22.43
PMK Jayavelu Durai 17,648 14.16% New
MDMK M. Natarajan 2,454 1.97% New
BJP M. Bhaskaran 788 0.63% -1.11
Margin of victory 21,625 17.35% -12.18%
Turnout 1,24,675 71.26% 1.75%
Registered electors 1,83,842
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -5.09%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK R. Sakkubai 61,063 54.77% +21.02
DMK K. Venu 28,144 25.24% -12.08
PMK S. Manoharah 18,321 16.43% New
BJP P. Sukumar 1,943 1.74% New
JP Deenadayalan 638 0.57% New
Margin of victory 32,919 29.53% 25.95%
Turnout 1,11,484 69.51% 3.15%
Registered electors 1,68,898
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 17.44%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Gummidipoondi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Venu 36,803 37.33% -6.11
AIADMK K. Gopal 33,273 33.75% -21.81
INC C. R. Dhasarathan 13,420 13.61% New
AIADMK R. S. Munirathinam 12,543 12.72% -42.84
Independent V. Selvaraj 1,240 1.26% New
Independent D. Arivalagan 723 0.73% New
Margin of victory 3,530 3.58% -8.54%
Turnout 98,590 66.36% -12.13%
Registered electors 1,51,862
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -18.23%

References

  1. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  4. Election Commission of India. "1996 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  5. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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