P. Mahalingam

P. Mahalingam
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Preceded by	U. Mathivanan
Constituency	Kilvelur
In office Apr 2011 - May 2016
Personal details
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

P. Mahalingam is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Kilvelur constituency. He represents the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.[1][2][3]

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	V. P. Nagaimaali	67,988	47.85%	+35.88
	PMK	S. Vadivel Ravanan	51,003	35.89%	+33.98
	NTK	S. Ponelavazhaki	15,173	10.68%	+9.55
	MNM	G. Sidhu	2,906	2.05%	New
	AMMK	M. Neethimohan	2,503	1.76%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	896	0.63%	−0.13
Margin of victory			16,985	11.95%	4.58%
Turnout			142,099	79.52%	−4.88%
Rejected ballots			378	0.27%
Registered electors			178,686
	CPI(M) gain from DMK		Swing	2.90%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	U. Mathivanan	61,999	44.95%	−3.44
	AIADMK	N. Meena	51,829	37.58%	New
	CPI(M)	V. P. Nagaimaali	16,499	11.96%	−37.03
	PMK	A. Vanitha	2,637	1.91%	New
	NTK	G. Palanivel	1,553	1.13%	New
	BJP	S. Kumar	1,142	0.83%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,049	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			10,170	7.37%	6.78%
Turnout			137,929	84.40%	−1.48%
Registered electors			163,415
	DMK gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-4.04%

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	V. P. Nagaimaali	59,402	48.99%	New
	DMK	U. Mathivanan	58,678	48.39%	New
	Independent	G. Devaki	1,487	1.23%	New
	BSP	J. Shajahan	743	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			724	0.60%
Turnout			121,254	85.88%
Registered electors			141,185
	CPI(M) win (new seat)

References

1. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
2. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Kilvelur Election Result". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "kilvelur Election Result". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
5. "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.
6. Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.