G. Iyappan

G. Iyappan
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Constituency	Cuddalore
In office May 2006 - Apr 2011
Personal details
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

G. Iyaappan (கோ. அய்யப்பன்) is an Indian politician and a member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. A native of Cuddalore district, his profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Real Estate, Farmer. G Iyappan's educational qualifications are: Post Graduate and is 63 years old now.^[1] He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Cuddalore constituency in 2006^[2] and 2021.^[3] He has two sons, Dr. Praveen and Vinoth.

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Iyappan	84,563	46.46%	+19.53
	AIADMK	M. C. Sampath	79,412	43.63%	+2.56
	NTK	V. Jaladeepan	9,563	5.25%	−1.98
	MNM	K. Anandraj	4,040	2.22%	New
	DMDK	A. Gnanapandithan	1,499	0.82%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,236	0.68%	−0.51
Margin of victory			5,151	2.83%	−11.31%
Turnout			182,001	76.35%	1.66%
Rejected ballots			391	0.21%
Registered electors			238,364
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	5.39%

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Cuddalore^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	G. Iyappan	67,003	47.76%	+2.15
	AIADMK	G. Kumar	60,737	43.30%	New
	DMDK	G. V. Jayakumar	7,866	5.61%	New
	BJP	P. Sivakumar	1,803	1.29%	New
	Independent	S. Sriramulu	797	0.57%	New
	Independent	J. Srivathsan	776	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			6,266	4.47%	4.44%
Turnout			140,286	71.54%	14.95%
Registered electors			196,095
	DMK hold		Swing	2.15%

References

1. "G Iyappan | Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18.
2. "Cuddalore Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
3. "Cuddalore Election Result 2021 LIVE: Cuddalore MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com.
4. "Cuddalore Election Result". Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
5. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.