R. Eswaran Explained

R. Eswaran
Office:Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Vasudevanallur
Term Start:1984
Term End:2006
Predecessor:R. Krishnan
Successor:Dr.T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar
Party:Indian National Congress (1984-1996), Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (1996-2006)
Occupation:Politician

R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Vasudevanallur constituency, in the 1984,[1] 1989,[2] and 1991 elections[3] as an Indian National Congress candidate. He then won the same seat in 1996[4] and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate.[5] .Before becoming an MLA he took charge as the President of Ramanathapuram Panchayat in Tirunelveli District.

Personal Life

He hasfive daughters and a son.

Electoral Career

Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections

ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC45.65R. KrishnanCPI(M)50.51
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC62.34M. S. PeriasamyCPI(M)34.55
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC32.15R. KrishnanCPI(M)31.72
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurINC58.28S. MadasamyCPI(M)36.63
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurTMC(M)32.50P. Suresh BabuINC31.89
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionVasudevanallurTMC(M)47.05P. Suresh BabuPT35.73

Notes and References

  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. Web site: Election Commission of India . 10 . Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 . 2017-05-06.
  5. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India