Durai Chandrasekar

Durai Chandrasekar is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Ponneri as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2021.^[1][2]

Durai Chandrasekar
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Preceded by	P. Balaraman
Constituency	Ponneri
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	C. Subashini
Children	C. Sachin Duraisamy C. Jothsana
Parent	M. Durai (father)
Residence(s)	2/220, Gandhi Street, Kummanur Village Vilangadupakkam (p), Redhills Chennai - 600052.
Alma mater	Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Sir Theagaraya College
Occupation	Advocate
Profession	Lawyer

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Ponneri Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Durai Chandrasekar	94,528	45.00%	New
	AIADMK	P. Balaraman	84,839	40.39%	−8.17
	NTK	A. Maheswari	19,027	9.06%	+8.24
	MNM	D. Desingurajan	5,394	2.57%	New
	AMMK	Pon. Raja	2,832	1.35%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,554	0.74%	−0.42
	BSP	J. Bhavani Ilavenil	1,106	0.53%	−0.06
Margin of victory			9,689	4.61%	−5.17%
Turnout			2,10,054	78.57%	−0.36%
Rejected ballots			203	0.10%
Registered electors			2,67,345
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.56%