M. K. Ashok
M. K. Ashok | |
|---|---|
 M.K. Ashok in 2021 | |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Constituency | Velachery |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M. K. Ashok is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Velachery constituency in Chennai District. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by Vagai Chanderasekar.[2] Ashok was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the recent flooding. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.[3]
On 22 June 2015, Ashok, his wife and a relative were injured in a car accident at the village of Pudusukkampatti, near Melur, Madurai.[4] The three, along with a driver who escaped uninjured, were on their way to attend a funeral in Paramakudi when the accident occurred.[citation needed]
Electoral performance[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. M. H. Aassan Maulaana | 68,493 | 39.15% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. K. Ashok | 64,141 | 36.66% | +1.75 | |
| MNM | Dr. Santhosh Babu IAS (Retd) | 23,072 | 13.19% | New | |
| NTK | M. Keerthana | 14,171 | 8.10% | +5.81 | |
| AMMK | M. Chandrabose | 1,977 | 1.13% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,742 | 1.00% | -1.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,352 | 2.49% | -2.57% | ||
| Turnout | 174,972 | 55.63% | -2.71% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 0.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 314,537 | ||||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | -0.82% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. K. Ashok | 82,145 | 53.91% | New | |
| PMK | M. Jayaraman | 50,425 | 33.10% | New | |
| Independent | E. Sarathbabu | 7,472 | 4.90% | New | |
| BJP | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | 7,048 | 4.63% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Senthil Kumar Arumugam | 1,225 | 0.80% | New | |
| IJK | K. N. Seshadri | 1,036 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,720 | 20.82% | |||
| Turnout | 152,364 | 67.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 227,249 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Kotteswaran, C. S. (5 April 2016). "MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu MLA injured in road accident near Madurai | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ 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.
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