N. Eramakrishnan

N. Eramakrishnan
Born (1949-07-30) 30 July 1949 (age 75)
Cumbum, Theni district, Tamil Nadu

N. Eramakrishnan (born 30 July 1949) is an Indian politician and a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Cumbum constituency. He represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and has previously represented the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).

N. Eramakrishnan was born on 30 July 1949 in Cumbum. He has a master's degree and is married with two children.[1]

N. Eramakrishnan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Cumbum in 1989 as a DMK candidate. The seat changed hands in the 1991 elections and it was not until those of 2006 that he was re-elected, this time as a candidate for MDMK. He returned to the DMK and won the seat in a by-election in 2009, followed by success in the 2011 state elections. He lost to S. T. K. Jakkaiyan in 2016.[2] He won the seat back in the 2021 state election.

In April 2012, Eramakrishnan was one of four DMK MLAs suspended from the legislature for ten days after they had staged a walk-out and shouted slogans at the Speaker, D. Jayakumar.[3]

Elections contested

Lok Sabha elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1982 By-Election Periyakulam DMK Lost 36.4 S. T. K. Jakkaiyan AIADMK 50.1
1991 Indian general election Periyakulam DMK Lost 27.0 R.Ramasamy AIADMK 61.3
1996 Indian general election Periyakulam MDMK Lost 28.5 R.Gnanagurusamy DMK 47.6

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1984 Cumbum DMK Lost 46.94 S. Subburayar AIADMK 52.17
1989 Cumbum DMK Won 46.17 Gopalan. R. T. M AIADMK(J) 32.64
2006 Cumbum MDMK Won 43.24 Selvendran P DMK 41.57
2009 By-Election Cumbum DMK Won 73.64 R. Arun Kumar DMDK 21.81
2011 Cumbum DMK Won 48.58 Murugesan. P DMDK 41.22
2016 Cumbum DMK Lost 41.16 S. T. K. Jakkaiyan AIADMK 46.94
2021 Cumbum DMK Won 51.81 S. P. M. Syed Khan AIADMK 30.84

References

  1. ^ "Thiru N. Eramakrishnan (DMK)". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Cumbum (Tamil Nadu) Election Results". Infobase. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "4 DMK members suspended from House". The Hindu. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2017.


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