M. Jaganmoorthy

M . Jagan Moorthy (born 10 May 1966) is an Indian politician and social activist of Tamilnadu. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from K. V. Kuppam of Tamil Nadu. He is the current President of the Puratchi Bharatham party (PBK). Moorthy became the president of the PBK on September 7, 2002, with the unanimous support of many senior party executives.

M. Jagan Moorthy
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byG. Loganathan
ConstituencyK. V. Kuppam
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byK. Bhavani Karunakaran
Succeeded byS. Ravi
ConstituencyArakkonam
President of
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi
Assumed office
September 2002
Preceded byPoovai M. Moorthy
Personal details
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 58)
Andersonpettai, Poonamallee, Madras State
(now in Thiruvallur District,
Tamil Nadu), India
Political party Puratchi Bharatham Katchi

In the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he made alliance with DMK front and contested Arakkonam constituency. He supported AIADMK in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. He continued his alliance with AIADMK in 2021 Tamilnadu Elections and he contested K. V. Kuppam constituency of Tamil Nadu and won in 2021 elections.

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Kilvaithinankuppam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKM. Jaganmoorthy 84,579 49.08% 3.32%
DMKK. Seetharaman73,99742.94%3.08%
NTKJ. Divya Rani10,0275.82%5.34%
NOTANota1,7981.04%-0.16%
DMDKP. Dhanaseelan1,4320.83%-1.69%
RPPRINATK. Elavarasan5470.32%
IJKK. Venkatasamy5190.30%
BSPD. Pushpalatha5190.30%0.02%
IndependentS. Selva Chenguttuvan3310.19%
IndependentE. P. Elanchezhiyan2420.14%
NDPOSIK. Sathu1330.08%
Margin of victory10,5826.14%0.24%
Turnout172,32675.83%-4.56%
Rejected ballots5530.32%
Registered electors227,241
AIADMK holdSwing3.32%
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arakkonam[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKM. Jaganmoorthy 66,338 47.17% +8.73
AIADMKS. Ravi58,78241.79%-13.29
DMDKR. Usha Rani9,1856.53%New
IndependentV. Ravi2,0921.49%New
BJPC. Vijayan1,5611.11%New
SPM. Amutha1,1430.81%New
Margin of victory7,5565.37%-11.27%
Turnout140,64673.90%10.36%
Registered electors190,314
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing-7.92%

References

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  1. ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.