T. R. Gajapathy
T. R. Gajapathy | |
|---|---|
| Member-Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | T. Palani |
| Succeeded by | G. Viswanathan |
| Constituency | Arcot Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Occupation | Politician |
T. R. Gajapathy (Thiruvaithiyur Ramanuja Gajapathy) is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Arcot Assembly constituency. Gajapathy belongs to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. As a DMK candidate, he contested and won the Arcot Assembly constituency in the 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Electoral Performance
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | T. R. Gajapathy | 34,775 | 36.50% | −2.46 | |
| AIADMK | K. V. Ramdoss | 20,470 | 21.49% | −37.47 | |
| AIADMK | T. Palani | 14,581 | 15.31% | −43.66 | |
| INC | A. K. T. Kannan | 12,053 | 12.65% | New | |
| Independent | G. Murthy | 11,476 | 12.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,305 | 15.02% | −4.98% | ||
| Turnout | 95,262 | 75.09% | −4.82% | ||
| Registered electors | 129,768 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -22.46% | |||
References
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha / 1989 / Tamil Nadu / Arcot". Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly” Who's Who 1989. Madras-600009: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat. December 1989. p. 39.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.