E. Madhusudhanan

E. Madhusudhanan
7th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office 21 August 2017 – 5 August 2021
Coordinator	O. Panneerselvam
Joint Coordinator	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	K. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded by	A. Tamil Mahan Hussain
In office 5 February 2007 – 10 February 2017
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa V. K. Sasikala
Preceded by	K. Kalimuthu
Succeeded by	K. A. Sengottaiyan
Minister of Handlooms and Textiles (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Preceded by	S. P. Sarguna Pandian
Succeeded by	S. P. Sarguna Pandian
Constituency	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-01)1 July 1941 Madras, Madras State, British Raj (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 80)
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Politician

E. Madhusudhanan (1 July 1941 - 5 August 2021) was a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Since 2007, he was the Presidium Chairman of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party till his death.[1][2] One of the oldest party members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, since its inception he was also a former Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet and former spokesman.[3][4] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in 1991 assembly election.[5] He served as Minister of Handlooms and Textiles in First Jayalalithaa ministry.[6]

Electoral performance

2017 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly By-election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[7] [8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. T. V. Dhinakaran	89,013	50.32	N/A
	AIADMK	E. Madhusudhnan	48,306	27.31	−28.56
	DMK	N. Marudhu Ganesh	24,651	13.94	−19.2
	NTK	Kalaikottuthayam	3,802	2.15	N/A
	None of the Above	NOTA	2,373	1.34	−0.31
Margin of victory			40,707	23.01	+0.28
Turnout			1,76,890	77.68	+9.32
	Independent gain from AIADMK		Swing

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	E. Madhusudhanan	66,710	60.30%	+35.26
	JD	V. Rajasekaran	41,758	37.74%	New
	IUML	A. M. Gulam Huseien	941	0.85%	New
	BJP	V. R. Jaganathan	636	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			24,952	22.55%	2.28%
Turnout			110,639	56.86%	−10.73%
Registered electors			199,052
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	14.99%

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. P. Sarguna Pandian	54,216	45.31%	−1.81
	AIADMK	E. Madhusudhanan	29,960	25.04%	New
	Independent	V. Rajasekaran	20,731	17.32%	New
	INC	Venugopal	12,863	10.75%	−39.96
Margin of victory			24,256	20.27%	16.68%
Turnout			119,660	67.59%	0.58%
Registered electors			179,625
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-5.40%

References

1. "AIADMK presidium chairman, E. Madhusudhanan, no more". The Hindu. 5 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
2. "அதிமுக அவைத் தலைவராக மதுசூதனன் தேர்வு!!!". oneindiatamil (in Tamil). 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
3. "Know your Candidate: E Madhusudhanan". Deccan Chronicle. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
4. "AIADMK sacks Madhusudhanan: All you need to know about party's second-in-command". The Indian Express. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
5. 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
6. Mariappan, Julie (5 August 2021). "Madhusudhanan Death: E Madhusudhanan, AIADMK presidium chairman, dies in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
7. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
8. "EC announces by-election to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar constituency, voting on April 12". Indian Express. 9 March 2017.
9. "R.K. Nagar bypoll | Live updates: Dhinakaran wins R.K. Nagar bypoll". The Hindu. 24 December 2017.
10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
11. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.