Durai Chandrasekaran

Durai Chandrasekaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected four times to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvaiyaru constituency in the 1989,^[1] 1996,^[2] 2006^[3] and 2016 elections.^[4] He lost the seat to P. Kaliyaperumal of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 1991 election^[5] and to K. Ayyaru Vandayar of the same party in 2001.^[6]

He is Thanjavur Central DMK District secretary. He is known for defeating the Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan in 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	103,210	49.09%	−0.19
	BJP	S. Venkatesan	49,560	23.57%	New
	AMMK	V. Karthikeyan	37,469	17.82%	New
	NTK	D. Senthilnathan	15,820	7.52%	+6.63
	PT	G. Uthirapathi	1,215	0.58%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,180	0.56%	−0.42
	Independent	P. S. Thirumaran	1,093	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			53,650	25.52%	18.45%
Turnout			210,250	78.35%	−3.49%
Rejected ballots			539	0.26%
Registered electors			268,353
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.19%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	100,043	49.27%	+5.63
	AIADMK	M. G. M. Subramanian	85,700	42.21%	−8.9
	CPI(M)	V. Jeevakumar	8,604	4.24%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,987	0.98%	New
	NTK	K. R. Shanmugham	1,806	0.89%	New
	PMK	R. Kanakaraj	1,571	0.77%	New
	TMMK	T. Kamaraj	1,161	0.57%	New
	IJK	S. Simiyon Xavier Raj	1,072	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			14,343	7.06%	−0.40%
Turnout			203,030	81.84%	−1.94%
Registered electors			248,086
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.84%

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	52,723	45.89%	+6.59
	AIADMK	Durai. Govindarajan	52,357	45.57%	−9.18
	DMDK	N. Mahendran	6,420	5.59%	New
	BJP	C. Kumaravelu	1,246	1.08%	New
	BSP	T. Suresh	868	0.76%	New
	Independent	K. Rajesh	688	0.60%	New
	Independent	A. Mathiazhagan	596	0.52%	New
Margin of victory			366	0.32%	−15.14%
Turnout			114,898	76.62%	11.80%
Registered electors			149,967
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-8.86%

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Ayyaru Vandayar	55,579	54.75%	+24.92
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	39,890	39.29%	−17.02
	MDMK	R. Madhiyazhagan	3,420	3.37%	New
	Independent	U. Vijayan	1,491	1.47%	New
	Independent	M. Chandrasekaran	636	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			15,689	15.45%	−11.03%
Turnout			101,519	64.81%	−8.69%
Registered electors			156,668
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-1.57%

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	57,429	56.32%	+17.76
	AIADMK	M. Subramanian	30,418	29.83%	−29.85
	CPI(M)	V. Jeevakumar	9,489	9.31%	New
	Independent	J. Vasuki Jayaraman	2,551	2.50%	New
	BJP	J. Sivakumar	826	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			27,011	26.49%	5.37%
Turnout			101,974	73.50%	5.18%
Registered electors			145,062
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.36%

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Kalaiperumal	57,648	59.68%	+45.77
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	37,249	38.56%	+0.28
	PMK	A. R. Govindasamy	1,037	1.07%	New
Margin of victory			20,399	21.12%	10.10%
Turnout			96,598	68.32%	−8.67%
Registered electors			145,334
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	21.40%

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tiruvaiyaru^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Durai Chandrasekaran	36,981	38.28%	New
	Independent	Sivaji Ganesan	26,338	27.26%	New
	INC	P. Arumugahonnamundar	14,346	14.85%	New
	AIADMK	Ko. Maruthaiyan Azhi	13,435	13.91%	−41.84
	Independent	M. Solomon Raj	2,457	2.54%	New
	Independent	Pazhanimanickam Ka	1,536	1.59%	New
	Independent	Ramaiyan Muthu	509	0.53%	New
	Independent	P. Maradhaiyan	497	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			10,643	11.02%	−4.52%
Turnout			96,617	76.99%	−1.38%
Registered electors			127,844
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-17.47%