V. C. Chandhirakumar (born 1967)[1] is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Erode East Assembly constituency. He represented the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party and later shifted to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2]

Early life and education

Kumar is from Erode, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of R. Chokkalingam. He studied Class 10 at Sengunthar Higher Secondary School, Erode and passed the S.S.L.C. examinations in 1982. He and his wife are in real estate business.[1]

Career

Kumar won from Erode East Assembly constituency representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 2025 by-election. He defeated M. K. Seethalakshmi of the Naam Tamilar Katchi by a margin of 91,558 votes.[3][4][5] Earlier, he lost the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election for Erode East seat to K. S. Thennarasu of the AIADMK by a margin of 7,794 votes.[6] He first became an MLA winning the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election on AIADMK ticket as he defeated his DMK rival, S. Muthusamy, by a margin of 10,644 votes.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chandhirakumar V C(DMK):Constituency- ERODE (EAST)(ERODE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Milkipur, Erode By Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates: BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan wins in Milkipur; DMK's Chandhirakumar secures landslide victory in Erode". The Indian Express. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Erode East Election Result 2025 Highligts: DMK's Chandhirakumar Wins, Dedicates Victory To Tamil Nadu CM Stalin". News18. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Erode East Bypoll Election Result Live: DMK's Chandhirakumar wins, District election officer announces". The Times of India. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Erode (east) Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Erode (East) bypoll: DMK candidate Chandhirakumar's victory margin the third largest since 2009". The Hindu. 9 February 2025. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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