B. M. Mubarak Explained

B. M. Mubarak
Office1:Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Gudalur
Term1:1996 - 2001
Predecessor1:K. R. Raju
Successor1:A. Miller
Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

B. M. Mubarak was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Gudalur constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.[1]

Mubarak was chief whip for the DMK between 1996–2001 and unsuccessfully stood again for election to the Assembly in the 2016 elections. On that occasion he contested the Coonoor constituency.[2] The seat had long been held by the DMK but supporters of the incumbent, K. Ramachandran, had threatened to rebel after he was deselected in favour of Mubarak, who had also been given the post of district secretary of the party in Nilgiris. Ramachandran had been stripped of that district secretary office in 2014.[3]

Elections Contested

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition candidateOpposition partyOpposition vote percentage
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionGudalurDMK59.43K. R. RajuAIADMK22.35
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionCoonoorDMK42.96Ramu. AAIADMK45.71

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Commission of India . 8 . Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 . 2017-05-06.
  2. News: The Times of India . 20 May 2016 . AIADMK wins back Coonoor seat after a gap of 25 years . 2017-05-06 .
  3. News: DMK protest over nominee: Chappals hurled at A Raja . B. . Ravichandran . 23 April 2016 . The Asian Age . 2017-05-06.